Needle Lace - Studies in Modern Lace-Making - 1896-1898

Price $29.00

Originally published as Volumes of metropolitan Art Serie by The Butterick Publishing Company - taken from the pages of Delineator magazine. Gives the history of battenburg lace, examples of lace tapes (some of which are still available) and additions to the lace, the different stitches used in the making of the lace, and examples of the lace made. Lots and lots of pictures but no patterns BUT it’s easy to do with the pictures included. A big thick book which is advertised as the most complete and authoritative resource.

Battenberg Lace Pattern Book - edited by Jules & Kaethe Kliot

Price $14.00

Here is a wonderful resource of designs from the heyday of Battenberg Lace of the late Victorian early Edwardian eras. Included are basic directions for making lace, how to shape and stitches that are used as well as a brief section on making the stitches with your sewing machine. Also included is a section of the different types of lace tapes used to make this style of needlelace (some are still available today). You won’t find any drawn out patterns but lots of designs that you can easily blow up with a copy machine place your tape along the lines and create the shapes.