Primarily of interest to textile artists, the needle lace techniques in this updated book have been tweaked and adapted to use as stitches to enhance the art of hand embroidery. It is written with the novice needle lace embroiderer in mind starting with general tips, basic knowledge and how to get started using this fascinating and beautiful technique in your hand embroidery, adding it to your repertoire of embroidery stitches. It includes patterns and instructions for 23 Numbered Stitches, 4 Beaded Needle Lace Stitches, 7 Needle Lace Filler Patterns, 10 Needle Lace Edging Patterns and 5 Needle Lace Extras.