battenburg lace

Battenburg tape lace, also (more correctly) named Battenberg tape lace, is named after the German town of Battenberg. It is one of the simplest forms of Renaissance lace, itself a form of tape lace. Battenburg tape lace is a coarser form of Brussels tape lace and uses tapes that are about 8 mm in width. The tape is usually dense and straight sided.

As a collector of lace bits, a couple years ago at a flea market, I purchased a small quantity of lace tape. I was intrigued as to what to do with it. I have always loved Battenburg lace, well at least the stuff that is not made in China, that is. Gratifying is the sight of a well made, older Battenburg lace object no matter what form. On line I found: How to Make Battenberg and Point Lace, by Nellie Clark Brown, The Priscilla Publishing Company, Boston Mass, Copyright 1900…

As a collector of lace bits, a couple years ago at a flea market, I purchased a small quantity of lace tape. I was intrigued as to what to...

"Lace" is one of the most evocative words in our language. It suggests an elegant sensibility , a delicacy offering a diverse variety of sty...

Today, I thought I’d show you some photos of a large piece of Battenberg Lace and tell you a little bit about how this piece came about. This is a large piece of Battenberg lace trimming the base of an alb, which is a white garment worn by a priest underneath the chasuble (which is ...

What we know as Romanian Point Lace (aka Macramé Crochet, Braidwork, etc.) is usually categorized as a form of "Tape Lace". A few months ago I came across this book, The Technique of Tape Lace by Ineke van den Kieboom and Anny Huijben, and discovered that it contained a chapter on using crocheted cord for…

1 p.l., 43 p. 26 cm

BATTENBURG LACE GOWN and COAT, 1905 - 1910. Trained ivory gown having short sleeve, square neck edged in tulle, bodice trimmed with pale gold satin and a silk and velvet corsage, flared skirt with train and a Cream lace coat having oversized collar and bell sleeve with floral worked in tapes, mixed lace fillings and trim, silk gauze lining.