Punto in aria (literally “stitch in air”) is an early form of needle lace devised in Italy. It is considered the first true lace because it was the first...

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were popular and were frequently reprinted. Reticella developed into Punto in Aria. Italy, 16th-17th century - Needlepoint (Reticella) Lace Square - 1920...

in Italy. Initially, scrolling patterns worked in punto in aria were most evident, changing at the end of the century to reticella. The punto in aria...

commercially produced. Centered in the coastal town of Ipswich, Massachusetts north of Boston, a community of lacemaking arose in the 18th century. Puritan...

specialty in Genoa, and was popular in the 19th century. There, "Its roots were in a 16th-century technique of knotting lace known as punto a groppo"...

embroidery on any fabric and the Punto in Aria of linen threads made with a needle, or gold and silver threads.": 10  In 1595, Morosina Morosini, another...

which are used for practical construction as well as decorative effect. In German, tatting is usually known by the Italian-derived word Occhi or as Schiffchenarbeit...

also featured small patterns worked in satin stitch. The technique originated in 16th century eastern Europe—probably in what is now the Czech Republic—but...

bobbins to manage them. As the work progresses, the weaving is held in place with pins set in a lace pillow, the placement of the pins usually determined by...

used in these techniques led to needle lace. : 56–57  A second expert puts the development of needle lace in the following century, the 16th, in Italy...

as Bedfordshire lace. Another guipure lace is Cluny lace, which originated in France, but spread elsewhere, such as the English lacemaking areas. Elizabeth...

France, in a tradition dating from the 17th century. The famous silk laces were introduced in the 18th century. Chantilly lace, was also produced in the 19th...

loop-forming process in which the yarn is fed into the knitting zone, parallel to the fabric selvage. It forms vertical loops in one course and then moves...

mechanical knitting machine used in the textiles industry. It was invented by William Lee of Calverton near Nottingham in 1589. Its use, known traditionally...

means "spider web" in Guaraní, the official, indigenous language of Paraguay. The lace is worked on fabric which is stretched tightly in a frame. The pattern...

is a needle lace that originated in Alençon, France. It is sometimes called the "Queen of lace." Lace making began in Alençon during the 16th century and...

and the resultant shape of the ground are an important diagnostic feature in lace identification, as different lace styles use different grounds. Point...

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needlelace occurred in this period. Geometric reticella deriving from cutwork was elaborated into true needlelace or punto in aria (called in England "point...

stitches, which results in a visual difference in appearance between the two kinds of stitch. Filet crochet forms patterns by filling in parts of a mostly chain...

almost entirely undocumented in written records until the late nineteenth century when archaeological finds generated interest in Europe. Museum examples of...

net (either hand-made or machine-made) (Filet) Sol laces are embroidered in a circular pattern on radiating spokes of threads. These include Tenerife...

"liminota" patterns. Their name comes from the Italian "Punto Tagliato", a kind of a cut design popular in Italy during the 16th century, According to the Cyprus...

word used for all the different techniques of embroidery on knotted net (or in French broderie sur filet noué). It is a hand made needlework created by weaving...

Bobbinet tulle or genuine tulle is a specific type of tulle which has been made in the United Kingdom since the invention of the bobbinet machine. John Heathcoat...

Veil". Cleveland Museum of Art. 31 October 2018. "Bobbin Lace Flounce: Punto di Milano". Cleveland Museum of Art. 30 October 2018. Anonymous (2018-10-31)...

bobbin lace that is made in Cogne, in the Aosta Valley in Italy. It takes the form of strips of lace, due to the manner in which it is made on a drum...

the Irish needlework tradition. Both needlepoint and bobbin laces were made in Ireland before the middle of the eighteenth century, but never, apparently...

used in the textile industry. It was invented by William Lee of Calverton near Nottingham in 1589. Framework knitting, was the first major stage in the...