Punto in aria (literally “stitch in air”) is an early form of needle lace devised in Italy. It is considered the first true lace because it was the first...

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in Italy. Initially, scrolling patterns worked in punto in aria were most evident, changing at the end of the century to reticella. The punto in aria...

were popular and were frequently reprinted. Reticella developed into Punto in Aria. Italy, 16th-17th century - Needlepoint (Reticella) Lace Square - 1920...

specialty in Genoa, and was popular in the 19th century. There, "Its roots were in a 16th-century technique of knotting lace known as punto a groppo"...

commercially produced. Centered in the coastal town of Ipswich, Massachusetts north of Boston, a community of lacemaking arose in the 18th century. Puritan...

embroidery on any fabric and the Punto in Aria of linen threads made with a needle, or gold and silver threads.": 10  In 1595, Morosina Morosini, another...

which are used for practical construction as well as decorative effect. In German, tatting is usually known by the Italian-derived word Occhi or as Schiffchenarbeit...

also featured small patterns worked in satin stitch. The technique originated in 16th century eastern Europe—probably in what is now the Czech Republic—but...

bobbins to manage them. As the work progresses, the weaving is held in place with pins set in a lace pillow, the placement of the pins usually determined by...