Handmade Lace & Patterns by Annette Feldman

This fascinating picture-filled volume is unique in that it describes lace and lacemaking through the ages: the old and exquisite as well as the modern and easier-to-make. In Part I, "The Story of Lace," the author traces the primitive householder's experiments with the knotting and netting of several strands of coarse natural fiber to the final accomplishment, centuries later, of exquisitely fine needlepoint and bobbin laces. Part II tells how to make today's beautiful laces. The chapters include Edgings, Insertions, Motifs, Home Decor, Fashion, Crochet Directions, Hairpin Lace Directions, Knitting Directions and Tatting Directions.