Filet Lacis

33 members Latest Activity: May 5, 2020

This group will include filet lacis and Buratto.  Filet lacis is made on a square knotted mesh, which was formerly handmade, using the same knot…

Needle Lace

108 members Latest Activity: Jan 24

True needlelace is made only with needle and thread, on a temporary backing. 

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Contemporary Bobbin Lace

94 members Latest Activity: Mar 17

For those interested in designing and making contemporary and modern bobbin lace designs which don't fit into traditional categories.  Many of…

Designing Bobbin Lace

112 members Latest Activity: Apr 8

For those who want to talk about designing bobbin lace, whatever style.

Withof

38 members Latest Activity: Feb 8, 2019

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

45 members Latest Activity: Nov 14, 2020

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

These laces have a narrow…

Torchon

213 members Latest Activity: Jan 29

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

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

72 members Latest Activity: Jan 24

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…

Cluny, LePuy and Continental Guipure

34 members Latest Activity: Dec 18, 2020

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

Bedfordshire

70 members Latest Activity: Apr 8

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

Cantu-puntoVenezia

39 members Latest Activity: Feb 13, 2020

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

44 members Latest Activity: Feb 13, 2020

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)

129 members Latest Activity: Apr 8

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

Embroidered Net

41 members Latest Activity: Sep 16, 2020

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

31 members Latest Activity: Mar 11

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

Carrickmacross Lace

40 members Latest Activity: Sep 1, 2020

Carrickmacross originated in Ireland in the 19th century and involves fine cotton fabric appliqued onto machine made net, with embroidery and…

Tatting

228 members Latest Activity: Apr 7

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

Honiton

38 members Latest Activity: Mar 12

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…