A privately distributed pattern book of 1870 by S. H. Lilla Hailstone, offering forty photo-chromo-lithographed plates of historic and original lace designs. A text introduction covers the history of needlework and lace, working methods (Point de Venise, Point Coupé, Point Conté, tape and point lace, and cushion lace), materials such as flax thread and leather backing, and how to make the thorns (picots). The plates reproduce 16th to 18th century Italian, English, Greek, Neapolitan and Belgian lace, plus original designs, each captioned with type and date.