Product Description: Of all Italian laces, the Milanese style is recognized the world over as the most beautiful. With 50 exciting patterns ready for copying, plus close-up photos of the finished work, crafters of all levels can now take advantage of these specialized stitches to create lush and spectacular designs...read more

Milanese lace designs are curves and elegant scrolls in floral and leaf forms. The lace is made in sections called 'free' or 'part' lace, and these are then put together by means of sewings. This book contains both traditional and modern work on the art of Milanese lacemaking.