Armenian lace

Armenian Knotted Needle Lace Explained Armenian needle lace (also known as Bebilla, Nazareth Lace and Knotted Lace) is a pure form of needlelace made using...

Armenian needle lace (also known as Bebilla, Nazareth Lace and Knotted Lace) is a pure form of needlelace made using only a needle, thread and pair of scissors. It was thought for years that these were little woven transmutation circles

needle lace, with bobbin lace, one of the two main kinds of lace. In needle lace the design is drawn on a piece of parchment or thick paper, cloth-backed. An outlining thread stitched onto this serves as a supporting framework, and the lace is worked with a needle and a single thread in a succession of buttonhole stitches in varying degrees of tightness and in straight lines that support further stitches. The needle never penetrates the backing. When the work is finished, a knife is passed…

The Priscilla Armenian needlepoint lace book, containing full directions for making edgings, insertions, round doilies, square and triangular insets, ...

Alma Boghosian making Armenian needle lace. Photo by Kathy Condon

Priscilla Armenian Lace c.1923 Rare Ethnic Needle Lace | Etsy

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These are a few pages from the Priscilla Armenian (yeah ok) Lace Book that I thought I'd share to those who want to learn a little bit more ...

Armenian Knotted Lace - Square Loops: This is an Armenian knotted lace tutorial showing how to do the square loop stitch as well as how to add new working thread.