The varieties of needle laces are:
a. Venise (fond or base composed of brides or bars).
b. Reticella (Venise lace of geometric design and made without brodes or outlining relief cords).
c. Rose Point (Venise with a design of fine branches and tendrils).
d. Brussels Point or Needle Point (very fine lace in which a gauze mesh replaces the bars employed in Venise).
II.—Bobbin Lace
Bobbin laces fall under two groups: (1) Those made with cut threads, and (2) those made with continuous threads.
1. Laces made with cut threads, or of repeated details, are executed on a round cushion, which can be easily turned and they require but a limited number of bobbins (generally not more than two dozen). They may be said to be composed essentially of a braid which grows wider or narrower as it follows all the variations of the pattern, and is interrupted as often as is necessary.
The parts in process of operation are attached to those already finished by veritable running knots made with the aid of a little crochet needle, a tool absolutely indispensable to the making of this kind of lace. The design of the whole is divided into portions so small that they cover only the middle of the cushion. It is necessary to have all around the detail, space for the bobbins, each of which carries a thread about four inches long.