Original sentence: In its purist form the only equipment and materials used are a needle, thread and scissors.Needle lace is characterized by the use of a needle to stitch up hundreds of little stitches to form the lace itself.Some consider Needle lace to be the pinnacle of lace-making arts, as it is the most flexible, and also the most time-consuming.Starting in the 17th century a variety of styles developed where the work is started by securing the main, heavier guiding threads onto a stiff background (eg thick paper) with stitches that can later be removed.Structures of Antique Lace.The work is then built up using a variety of stitches - the most basic being a variety of blanket stitch.This form of lace making may have originated in Armenia where there is evidence of a lace making tradition dating back to the pre-christian era
Edited sentence: It consists of using a needle to stitch up hundreds and hundreds of little stitches to form the lace itself.Needle lace is truly the pinnacle of lace-making arts, as it is the most flexible, and also the most time-consuming.The work then in a variety of stitches - the most basic being a variety of blanket stitch.Work is generally started by securing the main, heavier guiding threads onto a stiff background (eg thick paper) with stitches that can later be removed