Needle-Made Laces and Net Embroideries: Reticella Work, Carrickmacross Lace, Princess Lace and Other Traditional Techniq

by Doris Campbell Preston

1984

Publication

Dover Publications (1984), Paperback, 160 pages

Status

Available

Description

Classic guide gives complete instructions and stitch diagrams for beautiful designs of single-thread and needlestyle of lace-making. Reticella Work, Carrickmacross Lace, Princess Lace, Irish crochet, tatting, tambour Limerick, filet lace, and much more. 77 black-and-white illustrations.

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LibraryThing member astherest
The biggest problem with using these reprints from Dover is that, since they were written decades or centuries ago, they assume you can get materials by certain names that just aren't available. So I did not find this helpful from learning to make lace. However, once I found a good book to get me
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started, this was very enlightening
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Language

ISBN

0486247082 / 9780486247083

Original publication date

1938
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