Antique lace: beautiful and delicate handiwork from the 16th to the 20th century Keiko Ichikawa - Japanese Craft Book

Release Date: November 21, 2020
Language: Japanese
Hardcover: 192 pages

Antique lace, known as the "jewel of thread," is introduced with beautiful, detailed visuals that reveal every stitch. It's a must-have for lace lovers, featuring explanations of its history and varieties, as well as a family tree showing the evolution of antique lace.

[Contents]

● The Origins of Lace
● Needle Lace
● Bobbin Lace
● Mixed Lace and Machine Lace
● Handicraft Lace

Antique Lace: History and Types - ... -

◆ History of Lace
◆ Types of Antique Lace

Filet / Brat / Dronwork / Reticella

Punto in Aria / Gros Point de Venise / Rose Point / Point Plat de Venise /
Coralline / Point d'Espagne / Point de Neige / Point de Venise à les Eaux /
Point de France / Point de Sedan / Alençon / Argentan / Point d'Alençon /
Point de Guards / Yor / Branot / Aemilia Ars

Passman / Van Dycke Lace / Flemish / Genoese / Milanese / Brussels Bobi Lace /
Brabant / Mechelen / Lille / Valenciennes / Binche / Chantilly / Blonde /
Maltese Lace / Torchon / Tunnel / Russian Lace / Cantu /
Honiton / Bedfordshire Lace / Bedfordshire Maltese /
Buckinghamshire Lace / Northamptonshire Lace /

Carrickmacross / Limerick

Brussels Needlepoint / Point d'Angleterre / Application of Bruxelles / Duchesse Lace

Irish Crochet / Knitting / Knotted Lace / Tatting

◆Dates and Genealogies of Major Laces