Punto in aria - Revision history

Arrienne at 22:25, 1 January 2010

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	Punto in aria was worked by sewing threads to a piece of parchment with the lace pattern drawn on it and then embroidering over the lace.		Punto in aria was worked by sewing threads to a piece of parchment with the lace pattern drawn on it and then embroidering over the lace.
	One of the first pattern books containing true reticella patterns was Singuliers et Nouveaux Pourtraicts, published in 1587 by Federico Vinciolo in France. This book also contains patterns labeled as 'punto in aria'. ~~Here is a link to an online facsimile: http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/vinciolo/~~		One of the first pattern books containing true reticella patterns was Singuliers et Nouveaux Pourtraicts, published in 1587 by Federico Vinciolo in France. This book also contains patterns labeled as 'punto in aria'.

	Many books with embroidery and lace patterns were published in the 16th century.		Many books with embroidery and lace patterns were published in the 16th century.
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	Most of the lace displayed in museums are the finest examples of their collections.		Most of the lace displayed in museums are the finest examples of their collections.
	Some museums have cutwork made with coarser thread that they do not have on display.		Some museums have cutwork made with coarser thread that they do not have on display.

			== external links ==

	Here is a website with more information on Punto in Aria:		Here is a website with more information on Punto in Aria:
	http://www.arrienne-lace.com/Lace_home.htm		http://www.arrienne-lace.com/Lace_home.htm

			Here is a link to an online facsimile of Singuliers et Nouveaux Portraicts: http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/vinciolo/

	Here is a picture of someone in the SCA wearing a cutwork partlet.		Here is a picture of someone in the SCA wearing a cutwork partlet.

Arrienne at 21:55, 1 January 2010

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 Reticella was a lace in which threads were drawn out of the fabric and some embroidery stitches used to embellish and hold the remaining stitches in place (as a decorated framework.
 After a while, the laces became more and more "lacy" with more and more gaps - so many threads were pulled out that the fabric became flimsy. Eventually the lacemakers realised that, rather than starting with whole-cloth and removing threads, they could start with nothing, and simply build the framework themselves out of needle-made stitches.
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 This was the birth of true needle lace. Freed from having to use the structure of the warp/weft of the fabric, Punto in Aria developed flowing, curving structures, triangles and starburst patterns that are often seen in the pictures of lace collars and ruffs from this time-period.
-The triangles and starburst patterns were also used in reticella patterns.
+The triangles and starburst patterns were also used in reticella patterns.  Both reticella and punto in aria patterns were used in ruffs.  However the curved lace edgings on ruffs would be either bobbin lace or punto in aria.
 Punto in aria was worked by sewing threads to a piece of parchment with the lace pattern drawn on it and then embroidering over the lace.
 Here is a website with more information on Punto in Aria:
 http://www.arrienne-lace.com/Lace_home.htm

Arrienne at 21:50, 1 January 2010

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	This was the birth of true needle lace. Freed from having to use the structure of the warp/weft of the fabric, Punto in Aria developed flowing, curving structures, triangles and starburst patterns that are often seen in the pictures of lace collars and ruffs from this time-period.		This was the birth of true needle lace. Freed from having to use the structure of the warp/weft of the fabric, Punto in Aria developed flowing, curving structures, triangles and starburst patterns that are often seen in the pictures of lace collars and ruffs from this time-period.
			The triangles and starburst patterns were also used in reticella patterns.

			Punto in aria was worked by sewing threads to a piece of parchment with the lace pattern drawn on it and then embroidering over the lace.
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Arrienne at 20:28, 1 January 2010

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	This was the birth of true needle lace. Freed from having to use the structure of the warp/weft of the fabric, Punto in Aria developed flowing, curving structures, triangles and starburst patterns that are often seen in the pictures of lace collars and ruffs from this time-period.		This was the birth of true needle lace. Freed from having to use the structure of the warp/weft of the fabric, Punto in Aria developed flowing, curving structures, triangles and starburst patterns that are often seen in the pictures of lace collars and ruffs from this time-period.
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			Here is a website with more information on Punto in Aria:
			http://www.arrienne-lace.com/Lace_home.htm

User 144: categorising

2006-05-22T12:25:35Z

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	This was the birth of true needle lace. Freed from having to use the structure of the warp/weft of the fabric, Punto in Aria developed flowing, curving structures, triangles and starburst patterns that are often seen in the pictures of lace collars and ruffs from this time-period.		This was the birth of true needle lace. Freed from having to use the structure of the warp/weft of the fabric, Punto in Aria developed flowing, curving structures, triangles and starburst patterns that are often seen in the pictures of lace collars and ruffs from this time-period.
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Taryn: Description and explanation

2003-12-12T02:02:16Z

Description and explanation

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'''Punto in Aria''' is one of the earliest forms of [[needle lace]]. It is closely related to [[Reticella]] lace, and the name means "points in the air" due to the technique used to create it.

Reticella was a lace in which threads were drawn out of the fabric and some embroidery stitches used to embellish and hold the remaining stitches in place (as a decorated framework.

After a while, the laces became more and more "lacy" with more and more gaps - so many threads were pulled out that the fabric became flimsy. Eventually the lacemakers realised that, rather than starting with whole-cloth and removing threads, they could start with nothing, and simply build the framework themselves out of needle-made stitches.

The lace-makers felt they were building their stitches "in the air", thus the name of this technique.

This was the birth of true needle lace. Freed from having to use the structure of the warp/weft of the fabric, Punto in Aria developed flowing, curving structures, triangles and starburst patterns that are often seen in the pictures of lace collars and ruffs from this time-period.