Gallery Academic Research & Textile Practice Macroscopic analysis of antique lace Technical analysis Early bobbin lace, 16th century Reticella, late 16th century Rose Point de Venise, c. 1660-1690 Flemish bobbin lace, late 17th century Bobbin lace, Italy, 17th century Bobbin lace, candelabrum style, c. 1700 Brussels and Honiton lace, c. 1720-1770 Microscopic fibre analysis Cataloguing 19th-century baby caps Bobbin lace, Valenciennes, c. 1730-1745 Baby cap, Holliepoint, 18th century Brussels bobbin lace, mid-18th century Needle lace, Burano, c. 1800 Baby cap, Ayrshire, early 19th century Baby cap, Ayrshire, early 19th century Pelerine collar, whitework, c. 1840 Iconographic analysis Needle lace, Youghal, c. 1880-1900 Original Work Executed according to own design and pattern Christening gown in the style of the late 19th century Machine embroidery with lace inserts Detail: machine embroidered christening dress Detail: machine embroidered christening dress Design for contemporary Jacobean crewelwork Colour design with stitch guide Unicorn beneath the Tree of Life (crewelwork) Hand embroidery with quilting Needle lace being worked Free-style machine embroidery Experimental stitch sampling Design for appliqué embroidery Appliqué embroidery Free-style experimental embroidery Free-style machine appliqué Free-style machine quilting © 2026 Dr Louisa Gienger. All rights reserved. Opens in a new tabOpens in a new tabOpens in a new tab Legal Notice Privacy Policy