This is a practical guide to lace identification and technical variations, which also covers care and preservation. The distinctions between bobbin and needle laces and other techniques are shown, as are comparisons with machine laces which often cause confusion. A particular feature is the numbered key, a systematic method of arriving at the identity of the lace by means of the techniques used. Antique lace yarns are studied. A section on lace care deals with handling, washing, storage, display and presentation.
- ISBN10 0713441402
- ISBN13 9780713441406
- Publish Date October 1988 (first published 29 September 1983)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 February 1993
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Pavilion Books
- Imprint Batsford Ltd
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 192
- Language English