A 1920 guide to bobbin lace by Gertrude Whiting, founder of the Needle and Bobbin Club, written for lace makers and collectors. It has introductory and advice chapters, a five-language lace nomenclature (English, French, Italian, Spanish, German), and detailed rules for making 145 bobbin lace grounds and fillings. These are arranged by line and column of the author's sampler (Torchon, Valenciennes, Devonshire, Flemish, Italian spiders, Buratto/filet, and her own 'Trude' grounds), each with a halftone photograph and a pricking or stitch diagram. The second half is a very large bibliography of lace and needlework literature, followed by an index of the grounds and a description of the accompanying sampler held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

A 1920 illustrated guide to the historic laces of Europe for collectors and lovers of lace. It opens with an introduction distinguishing needle lace from bobbin lace, then surveys laces by country: Italy (Reticello, Punto in Aria, Venetian points, Milan, Genoese, Burano, Macramé), Flanders (Guipure, Mechlin, Antwerp, Point d'Angleterre, Binche, Duchesse, Brussels), France (Alençon, Argentan, Valenciennes, Lille, Chantilly), Spain, England and Ireland (Irish crochet, Limerick). Numbered photographic plates show specimens with period captions, and the book ends with a glossary of grounds and an index.

A practical handbook for learning bobbin (pillow) lace, with a historical summary of European lace, chapters on pillows, bobbins, pins, patterns and thread, and a graded course of fifty patterns. The patterns are grouped by type: Russian, Torchon, Maltese and Cluny, plaited lace, and Saxony guipure. Each pattern has a pricking diagram and step-by-step working instructions, and photographs show finished pieces. The book ends with a bibliography, a glossary of technical terms and a table of comparative thread sizes.

A handbook for identifying antique and modern lace, written by Mary Sharp for collectors and owners. It surveys needle lace and pillow lace by country and type: Italian (reticella, cut-work, Venetian points, Genoese, Milanese, Maltese), Spanish, French (Alençon, Argentan, Valenciennes, Lille, Chantilly), Flemish (Brussels, Mechlin, Binche, Antwerp), and English and Irish (Honiton, Buckinghamshire, Carrickmacross), with a short section on machine-made lace. Each variety is described by its construction, grounds (réseau, brides) and history, and illustrated with photographic plates of specimens. A glossary, list of illustrations, summary and index are included.