Lacemaking

Arachne's Web is the interkingdom lace guild throughout the Knowne World; this webpage is for the Atlantian part of the guild.

Arachne's Web Server is dedicated to the lacemaker's art. Due to personal bias, the contents will tend to lean heavily towards 16th and early 17 century laces, and lacemaking in the SCA.

The illustrati ons from the Mendel and Landauer Housebooks , indexed by profession and with lists of items found in each illustrati on.

Lots of old documents. Mostly OOP for the SCA - however, in the book section is a copy of Musterbuch für Stickereien und Spitzen by Parasole in 1616. Many of the designs are very similar to period patterns.

Photos of embroidery, brocades, and lace patterns from the 12th-16th centuries.

Mezza mandolina is a lace form that many lacemakers have heard of, but nobody seems quite sure of what it is exactly, or how it's made. There are far-flung paintings of ladies wearing mezza partlets or dress embellishm ents. There are precious few existing examples of pre-1600 mezza.

Museums of the city of Venice.

Photos and discussion of Italian lacemaking styles. Volume 1 includes lacis, drawn-thread work, buratto, punto a reticello, and punto in aria; Volume 2 covers bobbin lace from Venice, Genoa, Milan, and Abruzzi.

A class handout with an overview of medieval needlework & textile techniques, with an extensive bibliography.

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