Withof

35 members Latest Activity: Jul 31, 2016

Withof Duchesse bobbin lace is a 20th century invention, derived from Sluis Duchesse (Dutch duchesse).  The major innovation is the use of a…

Mixed Tape Laces

41 members Latest Activity: Nov 28

Specific types are Battenberg lace, Branscombe point, Princess lace, Borris lace or Romanian Needlepoint Lace.

These laces have a narrow…

Irish Crochet and Crochetted Lace

96 members Latest Activity: Sep 17

Irish crochet is made with a typical crochet hook, but always includes shaped motifs and may have some raised cords or layered bits.  It is…

Point Ground Laces

142 members Latest Activity: Sep 17

Point ground laces include Bucks point, Tonder, Bayeux, Chantilly, Blonde, Beveren and others that use the CTTT ground.  During the 19th century…

Identification-History

125 members Latest Activity: on Wednesday

For discussions of lace history and lace identification.  You can post a photo into a comment box for a lace you want to discuss.  Bobblin…

Maltese

21 members Latest Activity: Sep 4, 2017

Maltese bobbin lace is generally considered to be a guipure straight lace,  It often, but not always, uses a braid based (plait based) ground.  It…

Knitted Lace and Lace Knitting

67 members Latest Activity: Jul 18

Knitted lace can be made into clothing, veils and shawls, tablecloths.  And it can use very fine yarns.  I've heard that “lace knitting” is…

Bedfordshire

66 members Latest Activity: Oct 13

Bedfordshire bobbin lace is a braid/plait based straight lace.  The designs usually involve a graceful clothwork trail that meanders through the…

Tatting

215 members Latest Activity: Nov 25

Tatted lace is made with a shuttle, but needle tatting is recently popular.

Cantu-puntoVenezia

36 members Latest Activity: Jul 20

Cantu bobbin lace is a variety of tape lace, but uses a bundle to travel threads from one part of the design to another, a technique not used in…

Bruges Bloomwork

39 members Latest Activity: Oct 13

Bruges Bloomwork and Chrysanthemum Work.  Bloomwork is a fairly coarse and simple part lace with a limited set of standard motifs.  Any design is…

Bobbin made tape laces (braid laces)

119 members Latest Activity: Oct 13

Varieties of this kind include Russian tape lace, Schneeberger lace, Idrija lace, Lepoglava, Hinojosa and Milanese.  These laces are popular…

Bobbinlace Beginners

267 members Latest Activity: Dec 5

For all beginners in bobbin lace who need a little help, and for experienced lace makers who are willing to assist.  Learn how to make bobbin…

Embroidered Net

38 members Latest Activity: Mar 31

Tulle embroidery.  There are 2 kinds of embroidery on hexagonal net: Needlerun embroidery (Limerick), and tambour work, made with a tambour…

laceauthors

9 members Latest Activity: Jul 20, 2016

For authors of lace books to discuss issues of publication, printing, copyright, software, print on demand, ebooks, etc.

Duchesse and Rosaline

26 members Latest Activity: Oct 28

Includes 18th and 19th century Brussels lace. Duchesse bobbin lace is a 19th century derivation of older and more complex Brussels laces.  Some…

Torchon

195 members Latest Activity: Jul 27

Torchon bobbin lace is a geometric lace with a mesh ground.  It is very popular with lacemakers.  Includes the 's-Gravenmoerse motif.

Cluny, LePuy and Continental Guipure

34 members Latest Activity: Sep 14, 2017

This group is for Cluny, LePuy and continental guipure bobbin laces -- straight laces with a 4 strand braid/plait ground.  Designs may be…

Honiton

36 members Latest Activity: Jul 28

Honiton bobbin lace is a very fine and delicate part lace.  Motifs are shaped by adding and removing threads as needed. It was based in…