This is not the first time that I have found myself the victim of my own conceit! Scroll back a few months and I was congratulating myself for a most comprehensive post on Broomstick Lace. Thanks to reader Tanya I have now discovered Continental Looping.
In truth, I have only found one reference to Continental Looping. Possibly it is now known by a different name or has fallen out of fashion altogether. It appears to be a cross over between crochet and netting. When I say netting I am not really talking about fishing nets but more akin to something very delicate your great grandmother might have made. (This quick video will give you an idea about that kind of netting.)
Both techniques use a flat gauge. My searches have shown these gauges are hard to find, so you might be forced to make your own, or customise one. For the purpose of experimentation a thin ruler might suffice. As it doesn't actually use a broomstick perhaps it's exclusion from the earlier post is forgivable!
The instructions I have, can be found in The 1982 Batsford publication; The Techniques of Crocheted & Openwork Lace, by Ena Maidens. The information is limited and confusing, to say the least. I am having to be creative with my interpretation! There appear to be at least two ways to make the loops used in this type of work.
Method One
This method uses double loop stitches.
Chain any number of stitches.
Forward row:
Enlarge the last loop on the hook and slide it onto the gauge. Do not remove the hook from this loop.
Bring the hook and the length of chain to the top edge of the gauge. The length of chain hangs down the front, the working yarn to the back and the hook is held parallel to the top of the gauge.
With the hook still in the enlarged loop, place the hook down through the first chain. I'm working into the back bump but you should do whatever feels right to you.
With the working yarn to the back of the gauge, bring the yarn down the back and up the front. Allow the yarn to wrap over the hook before taking it down the back and bringing it up the front again.
The next bit is tricky but after much frustration you will quickly find the knack!!!
Take that second wrap on the hook and pull it under the first wrap. Try using your left hand thumb to pull that first loop over the hook. 
Now give the hook a gentle tug and bring the hook through the chain stitch as well. You have two loops remaining on the hook.
Yarn over the hook and bring through the remaining two loops.
* Now with the loop on the hook place the hook down through the next chain. Wrap the yarn as before and pull the 2nd wrap through the 1st and the chain. YO and pull through the remaining two stitches.
Repeat from* to the end of the row.
Return row:
Remove the loops from the gauge and make a short length of chain to be the same height as the gauge.
Make a Slip-stitch into each pair of loops to the end of the row. Work the last loop on it's own.
At the end of the row enlarge the loop on the hook and repeat the forward and return rows.
On the forward row, work into the slip-stitches instead of the foundation chain.
Method Two
This method creates more complex designs using groups of loop stitches. The chain stitches are not made first, but rather at the same time the loops are made. It uses single Loop stitches.
There are different elements which we can use together to form more complex patterns.
For instance:
Row1
Chain2, enlarge the loop on the hook and slide onto the gauge. This time the chain stitches and working yarn run along the base of the gauge.
(Put the hook into the first chain pull up a loop and Chain2, enlarge the new loop and slide onto the gauge) 
repeat to the desired length.
Row2
For the next row either:
- Fasten off at the end of the previous row and begin the new one with a slip knot on the hook,
- Chain to the height of the gauge as we did in Method One, Or
- Bring
the working yarn up to the top of the first loop, put the hook into
this loop, pull through the yarn and Chain1,then Dc into the same loop. Now remove the first row from the gauge. Pull up a new loop and place on the gauge.
We can gather together the loops as we might with Broomstick Lace.
And we can make lengths of chain between each loop or each group of loops.
We can put more than one loop into each preceding loop or chain stitch.
For instance:
Begin as before with Chain2, enlarge the loop on the hook and slide onto the gauge.
(Put the hook into the first chain, pull through the yarn and Chain1, enlarge the loop on the hook and slide onto the gauge) repeat until there are 4 loops on the gauge.
*Put the hook back into the same base chain, pull through the yarn again and Chain8. Enlarge the loop on the hook and slide onto the gauge.
(Put the hook into the 7th chain this time, pull through the yarn and Chain1, enlarge the loop on the hook and slide onto the gauge) repeat until there are 4 loops on the gauge.
Repeat from* to make groups of four loops until reaching the desired length.
There are a few stitch designs in the publication but I'm afraid they have defeated me on this occasion! If you want to try them for yourself you will have to look for a copy of; 'The Techniques of Crocheted & Openwork Lace' by Ena Maidens, published by Batsford 1982. ISBN 0713425687. If you are able to work any of them out I would be grateful if you would explain it to me!
Fastening off... 
