NEEDLE LACE, RETICELLA, EDGING

Overview

Intricate and beautiful hand embroidered reticella needlelace edging.

This insertion for a ladies’ gown in mid 19th C.

Worked on linen fabric, the edges in pulled fabric four-sided stitch. Centre, threads are withdrawn, certain remaining threads woven together, other threads laid diagonally and whipped or buttonhole stitches to create lacey pattern.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-78-2024.23
Width
70 mm
Height or length
800 mm
Last modified
Thursday, 14 August, 2025
Completeness
61
Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum

Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum

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Reticella edging
Reticella edging

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