A German-language instruction book on bobbin lace (Klöppelspitzen) by Gussy von Reden, published in Leipzig in 1909 by the Deutsche Moden-Zeitung. It opens with a history of bobbin lace and a survey of lace types (Genoese, Brabant, Brussels, Mechlin, Cluny, Honiton and others), then teaches the basic techniques, materials and stitches (Flechtschlag, Löcherschlag, Netzschlag, Leinenschlag, Formschlag). About 100 numbered patterns follow, from narrow edgings and insertions to wide church lace, handkerchief corners, rosettes, doilies, collar and tie ends, and ribbon-type (Bandspitze) lace in Russian and Hungarian styles. Each pattern gives bobbin pair count, thread size, a description and working instructions keyed to pricking sheets (Klöppelbriefe). Photographs of historic and model laces, including models from the Vienna lace course, illustrate it. Publisher advertisements are at the end.

Type

Book

Date

1909

Language

German

Pages

64

Archive notes

Scanned images provided by Tess Parrish. Pattern sheets added as Part 4, July 5, 2005