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Bobbin Lace Introduction
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The bobbinlace section of this website contains a variety of photos and
information:
Photos of historical bobbin laces (bobbin lace identification):
Antique Bobbin Lace
Some examples of historic bobbin laces
that you will find on these pages.
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Laces by Living Lacemakers: what we are all doing now, some simple, some
complex (modern bobbin lace).
- New Revival: c. 1970 to present. An
exciting time when some of us are ferreting out the details of very old
laces, but also designing entirely new pieces, sometimes using the old
forms, and sometimes wildly original.
- My Bobbin Lace: all designed by me and
made by me (a few friends helped)
- Harz: a free pattern designed and donated
by Ilske Thomsen of Hamburg
- Waterlily: a free pattern designed
and donated by Ilske Thomsen of Hamburg
- Learning Bobbin Lace: photos of
the very simple pieces a student might make in various workshops, some by
me, some by my students and others, advice and book list to help you learn
bobbinlace.
Achieving a basic understanding of the various kinds of bobbin lace, how to
get started, what to expect. The different kinds of bobbin lace use
different ways of solving problems. Bobbin lacemaking.
- Two structures: what part
lace/straight lace means, structural differences between various
regional/period styles (lace identification).
- Make a pillow: How to make
your own pillow out of wood and wool -- a roller pillow and a cookie pillow
- Learning bobbin lace: What the
simple kinds look like, what equipment and tools you will need, recommended
books, what kinds to start with (so you don't end up in over your head)
- My Books and Patterns: My
Torchon Lesson Book, Introduction to Russian Tape Lace, my Torchon
Pattern Book, and my other pattern sets, for sale on paper or as downloads.
Contact me at
lhalley@bytemeusa.com
1-11-10