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Encyclopedia > Punto in Aria

Punto in Aria (literally stitch in air) is an early form of Needle lace. Categories: Stub | Lace ...



Lace types
Needle Punto in Aria | Point de Venise | Point de France | Alençon | Argentan | Argentella | Hollie Point | Point de Gaze | Youghal | Limerick
Embroidered: Reticella | Buratto | Filet/Lacis | Tambour | Teneriffe | Needlerun Net
Cut Work: Broderie Anglaise | Carrickmacross
Bobbin Ancient: Antwerp | Pottenkant | Ecclesiastical | Freehand | Torchon
Continental: Binche | Flanders | Mechlin | Paris | Valenciennes
Point ground: Bayeux | Blonde | Bucks point | Chantilly | Tønder | Beveren | Lille
Guipure: Genoese | Venetian | Bedfordshire | Cluny | Maltese
Part laces: Honiton | Brugges | Brussels
Tape: Milanese | Flemish | Russian | Peasant
Tape:  Mezzopunto | Princess | Renaissance | Romanian point
Knotted:  Macramé | Tatting
Crocheted Irish crochet | Hairpin | Filet Crochet
Knitted:  Shetland | Estonian | Icelandic | Danish | German
Machine-made:  Warp Knit | Leavers | Pusher | Barmen | Curtain Machine | Chemical
Hand Finished: Hand-run Gimps

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DragonBear: SCA Documentation: Needlelace Handkerchief (770 words)
The two terms most often found for early needlelace are "reticella" (or more strictly "punto reticello") and "punto in aria" ("stitches in the air").
The point at which reticella needlelace separates from cutwork ("punto tagliato" or "point coupe") and drawn thread work ("punto sfilato") is debatable since the techniques and time periods overlap.
"Punto in aria" was developed by the mid 16th c.
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