Portion of a Flounce of Needlepoint Lace, French, early 18th century, "Point de France.
Of the middle of the 17th century, the designs for which were often adaptations from those made for such needlepoint lace as that of the Jabot in fig.
Needlepoint lace is made with needle and thread and principally in buttonhole stitches.
However this may be, it is certain that in a few years the rise and development of Needlepoint lace-making was little short of phenomenal, and every convent was busy making it and teaching their poorer lay sisters the art.
Abraham is dressed in a red under-garment on waxed paper, in heavy folds with a belt and edge of stamped-out metal, a blue flowing cape and high boots, all worked in needlepoint lace in coloured silks.
The edges of the petals are bound with a fine gold twist, as are also the edges and outlines of the leaves, and most of these parts are worked in coloured silks, mixed with fine metal threads, in needlepoint lace-stitch.
The red cloak is worked in needlepoint lace, and is in deep folds in high relief.
Needlepoint lace of coarse thread, made exclusively in Ireland.
Needlepoint lace in floral pattern with the designs very close together and connected by brides ornamented with picots.
First, with a needle, when the work is known as "needlepoint lace.
Needlepoint lace-making may be regarded as a species of embroidery, whilst bobbin or pillow lace-making is closely allied to the twisting and knotting together of threads for fringes.
The first-named branch is needlepoint lace-making; the second, bobbin or pillow lace-making.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "needlepoint lace" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
