Beeton's Book of Needlework was originally published in Great Britain in 1870 by Ward, Lock and Tyler. A facsimile edition was first published in USA in 1986 by Exeter Books.
It has a chapter on Point lace - machine made braids tacked to a pattern and the design completed with needle lace fillings (variations on button-hole stitch mostly). There are a few patterns - is this what you are looking for? Jay in Sydney, Australia -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Susan Sent: Friday, 26 June 2015 3:14 AM To: Arachne Subject: [lace] Needle lace resources? Hello All! I'm looking for an online resource for needle lace circa 1860. When I checked the Arizona Digital Archives, the closest I found was Therese de Dillmont 1900 & 1910. There doesn't seem to be a search function on the Arizona site so while I tried to read thru all the descriptions, I may have missed some. Google wasn't much help either. Should I look elsewhere? I'm trying to get a sense of what needle lace motifs were in vogue in that timeframe. Any suggestions? Many thanks. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA Sent from my iPad - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
