Describes lace and lace-making through the ages and tells how to make today's beautiful laces.

Presents twenty-two patterns for crochet lace items, including scarves, bags, shawls, tunics, a dress, and skirt, with information on techniques and yarn sources.

Donatella Ciotti teaches the reader how to make tatted lace, also known as "frivolite" - a durable yet delicate form of lace constructed using a series of knots and loops. Although it has been a traditional craft for centuries, Donatella's step-by-step instructions focus on more modern needle techniques, making the craft accessible to a contemporary audience. In recent years, tatted lace has come back into fashion and is now popular in high fashion...

Focuses on fashion during the first decades of the 20th century while charting the rise of the automobile, the birth of suffragettes, and the impact of World War I on couture.