The Art of Modern Lace-Making (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Learn the art and craft of modern lace-making with clear, hands-on guidance you can use today.

This guide explores how modern lace comes to life, from the early ideas to today’s practical techniques. It explains the difference between needle-made point lace and pillow lace, and shows how American creativity helped popularize new styles. The book gathers tools, braids, and methods used to design and complete laces for items like doilies, edging, and center-pieces.

Inside you’ll find practical steps, material lists, and project ideas that fit a range of skills. It emphasizes choosing the right braid and thread for each lace variety, and it explains how to plan designs on tracing cloth and foundation materials. The instructions aim to be approachable for beginners while still useful to more experienced crafters.

• How modern lace-making began in the United States and evolved into varied forms.


• Guidance on selecting braids, threads, and tools for different lace types.


• Step-by-step approaches to planning designs, mounting patterns, and finishing edges.


• Examples of project outcomes, from simple edging to elaborate center-pieces.

Ideal for readers who enjoy needlework, embroidery, and home arts, and who want to understand modern lace techniques for practical use.

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