This European 19th century lace edging or collar is made of linen. Battenberg lace is made with woven tape and needle lace stitches. The technique is similar to needlelace, but with a tape outlining the pattern motifs and tacked in place instead of the foundation threads and buttonhole stitches, which made lace more quickly. In the 17th century, imitations of Venetian needlelace were made with tapes, but Battenberg lace was particularly popular in the US in the 19th century.
