reticella

thumb|Italy, Venice, 17th century - Needlepoint (Reticella) and Bobbin Lace Pillow Case - Cleveland Museum of Art right|250px|thumb|Elizabeth of Bohemia|Princess Elizabeth Stuart, later Queen of Bohemia, wearing a reticella collar worked with the English royal [[coat of arms, unknown artist, 1613, National Portrait Gallery, London.]] Reticella (also reticello or in French point coupé or point couppe) is a needle lace dating from the 15th century and remaining popular into the first quarter of the 17th century.

Reticella was originally a form of cutwork in which threads were pulled from linen fabric to make a "grid" on which the pattern was stitched, primarily using buttonhole stitch. Later reticella used a grid made of thread rather than a fabric ground. Both methods resulted in a characteristic geometric design of squares and circles with various arched or scalloped borders.