Needle lace is a type of lace created using a needle and thread to create hundreds of small stitches to form the lace itself.
Needle lace borders from the Ore Mountains of Germany in 1884, displayed in the Victoria and Albert Museum
Needle lace, detail
Parchment With Unfinished Needle Lace (England), 17th century (CH 18637569)
Runner (ST557) - Lace-Needle Lace - MoMu Antwerp
Lace is a delicate fabric made of yarn or thread in an open weblike pattern, made by machine or by hand. Generally, lace is split into two main categories, needlelace and bobbin lace, although there are other types of lace, such as knitted or crocheted lace. Other laces such as these are considered as a category of their specific craft. Knitted lace, therefore, is an example of knitting. This article considers both needle lace and bobbin lace.
Valuable old lace, cut and framed for sale in Bruges, Belgium
Square Lace "Sampler," 1800-1825, Brooklyn Museum
Unknown Holland painter, Portrait of woman, 17th century, National Gallery of Armenia
Needle lace, showing button hole stitch