needlepoint lace

Linen thread was used by nuns to make needlepoint lace.

Kenmare needlepoint lace begins with two pieces of cloth.

Hollie Point is a flat needlepoint lace with rows of knotted buttonhole stitches worked over stretched threads.

"Needlepoint lace" is also an older term for needle lace, a historic lacemaking technique.

In the 19th century, sisters of the Poor Clare convent introduced needlepoint lace to the women and girls of the locality.

Kenmare Lace is a handmade needlepoint lace originally made in Kenmare, Ireland.

Naaldkant (needlepoint lace), which developed in Italy, was predominantly made in Brussels while kloskant (bobbin lace) is believed to have originated in Bruges.

Two books of designs for needlepoint lace, hand-painted by the nuns of St Clares Convent in the late 19th century, on display at the Kenmare Lace and Design Centre, Kenmare.

Draw these parts separately on to a piece of strong wrapping paper or thin card, or you can buy a special waxed fabric like the waxed linen our grandmothers and great-grandmothers used for making braid, Irish crochet lace or the genuine fine needlepoint laces.