Reticella is a needle lace dating from the 15th century and remaining popular into the first quarter of the 17th century. This attempts to reproduce the style in bobbin lace.
Pattern:
Bobbins: 22 pairs
Style: Plaited lace
Size: 1.5 inches square
Stitches:
plaits
picot
cloth stitch
joining pairs
twist pair
Description:
Follow the links above for explanation of how to work the different parts of the lace.
The pattern marks with a number where the pairs start, sometimes in the middle of the lace. The "*" mark where the pairs are tied off. The different colours show which pairs can be reused.
There are a lot of internal picots. Be careful what order you do the plaits, otherwise you'll have to do a picot amoung pins, which is not easy!
Close up of the lace, so you can see the working in more detail
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