A Bobbin Lace Sample Book
Jane Garrett, a skilled lacemaker, spinner, weaver, and knitter, made these bobbin lace samples, which are still treasured today.
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Jane Garrett, a skilled lacemaker, spinner, weaver, and knitter, made these bobbin lace samples, which are still treasured today.
My family on my father’s side came to America in the 1600s. Through the centuries, they produced samplers, lace edgings, quilts, and shawls.
Where knitting has knit and purl stitches, bobbin lace has crosses and twists; where knitting has needles, bobbin lace has bobbins.
A Sweet Embroidered Necklace to Make and Wear
Toni Rexroat re-created the pattern from one of the pieces of lace brought to Oklahoma from Wales by Linda Ligon’s mother’s stepmother. Here is the lovely result.
Enjoy a dazzling display of color and craft that happens every August.
Polish Crocheted Lace
Belgium was known to have the greatest lacemaking centers in all of Northern Europe.
Antique patterns make a wonderful starting point to create new designs.
Doilies are regaining popularity—no longer your great-aunt’s dust collectors, they’re now cool vintage décor.
Olga Fedorova created her unique color-coded system in the late 1960s when she became quality-control master for the Orenburg knitting cottage industry.
It took Shirley K. Egan eight years (1996–2004) to complete a bobbin-lace veil for her daughter’s wedding.