. A history of hand-made lace : dealing with the origin of lace, the growth of the great lace centres, the mode of manufacture, the methods of distinguishing and the care of various kinds of lace . Regency Point Lace, made in Bedfordshire ; early nineteenth century. O. i94 HISTORY OF HAND-MADE LACE. Reticella. This needle-point lace is considered the earliest of all laces, for cut-work anddrawn-work, which preceded it, are not veritable laces, but rather lace-like , or Greek Point laces, were made chiefly from 1480 to 1620, thedesigns being always of the stiff geometrical type.
. A history of hand-made lace : dealing with the origin of lace, the growth of the great lace centres, the mode of manufacture, the methods of distinguishing and the care of various kinds of lace . Regency Point Lace, made in Bedfordshire ; early nineteenth century. O. i94 HISTORY OF HAND-MADE LACE. Reticella. This needle-point lace is considered the earliest of all laces, for cut-work anddrawn-work, which preceded it, are not veritable laces, but rather lace-like , or Greek Point laces, were made chiefly from 1480 to 1620, thedesigns being always of the stiff geometrical type. Large quantities were usedfor the decoration of ecclesiastical vestments and cere cloths ; shrouds also weremade of, or decorated with, it. The earliest Reticellas were formed by stiff linesbuttonholed over, picots or pearls being set at intervals along them. The simplestgeometrical outlines were used for these early specimens. Greater variety was shown later : the patterns were moresolid, and the bars more ornate. Thedesigns, though always formal, wereoften arranged with excellent artisticeffect. Circles and triangles in needle-point work were added, and wheelsintroduced as seen in the illustration. Needle-point Guipure (Point Gotico); Towards the middle of th
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