Antique Lace

Identifying Types and Techniques

By: HEATHER TOOMER

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Hardcover | 1 June 2002

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Lace, like silver or porcelain, can be classified by type and its date and place of origin often can be identified. But in the absence of marks giving maker or date, lace must be judged on its technical features and style. This new edition gathers fascinating and useful information in an easy to read and well-organized text covering needlepoint laces, embroideries, lace knitting and tatting, and bobbin laces made in Europe from the 16th century forward, including 19th century revivals. Each type is described and illustrated with hundreds of photographs and line drawings to show the technical characteristics and particular regard to the way one lace compares with another. A glossary, notes on cleaning, care, and conservation, and a price guide make this an essential reference for lace makers, designers, and lace collectors alike. AUTHOR: Author Heather Toomer is a respected expert on old lace. She has studied and collected antique lace for over 25 years, lectured, organized a touring exhibit of lace, and advised museums on displaying their lace collections. She lives near Bath, England._x000D_Cynthia Voysey took most of the photographs for this book. She is an authority on Honiton lace-making who has taught extensively in England and written and co-authored several books about lace._x000D_

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Non-Fiction Antiques, Vintage & Collectables Antiques & Collectables for Carpets, Rugs & Textiles Handicrafts, Decorative Arts & Crafts Needlework & Fabric Crafts Lace & Lacemaking

Acknowledgments	p. 6
Preface	p. 7
Introduction	p. 9
How to Identify a Lace	p. 11
General Characteristics	p. 14
Needlepoint Laces	p. 14
Bobbin Laces	p. 17
Nine Worked Examples	p. 22
Needlepoint Laces
Reticella Needlework	p. 32
Braid-based Reticella Needlework	p. 36
Punto in aria and Related Early Needleworks	p. 38
Venetian Needlepoints	p. 42
French Needlepoints	p. 50
Mesh-grounded Flat Points	p. 64
Burano	p. 66
Brussels Needlepoints	p. 68
Hollie Point (England)	p. 81
Youghal (Ireland)	p. 83
Embroideries & Minor Techniques
Tatting	p. 84
Macrame	p. 85
Irish Crochet	p. 86
Sol or Ruedas (sun or wheel) Laces, including Tenerife (Teneriffe) and Nanduti (Nandutti)	p. 94
Bibila (Oya)	p. 96
Tape Laces with Needlepoint Fillings	p. 98
Filet Lace (lacis) and Burato (Buratto)	p. 104
Embroidered Machine Nets	p. 108
Carrickmacross	p. 113
Lace Knitting	p. 116
Bobbin Laces
Torchon	p. 118
Early Bobbin Laces in Geometric and Simple Trail Designs and Later Copies	p. 120
Milanese and North Italian	p. 124
Flemish Laces in the Italian Baroque and French Styles	p. 132
Central and Eastern European Bobbin Laces	p. 140
Brussels, Including Mixed Bobbin and Needlepoint Laces	p. 144
East Devon (Honiton)	p. 162
Flemish Bobbin Laces Including Potten Kants	p. 173
Valenciennes and Binche	p. 176
Mechlin (Malines/Mechelen)	p. 184
Point de Paris	p. 190
Lille and Related Bobbin Laces	p. 194
East Midlands (Buckinghamshire) Point	p. 200
Blonde	p. 208
Chantilly	p. 212
Maltese	p. 218
Le Puy	p. 222
East Midlands (Bedfordshire) Guipure	p. 226
Loose Ends
Common Hand-made Net Grounds	p. 230
Machine-made Laces	p. 233
Cleaning, Care, and Conservation	p. 239
Reading List	p. 241
Price Guide	p. 242
Glossary	p. 244
List of The Portraits and Fashion Plates	p. 245
Index	p. 246
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