Irish Crochet and Crochetted Lace

91 members Latest Activity: 8 hours ago

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

141 members Latest Activity: Jun 10

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

Identification-History

106 members Latest Activity: Jun 10

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

20 members Latest Activity: Sep 6, 2016

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…

Cluny, LePuy and Continental Guipure

32 members Latest Activity: Oct 16, 2016

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

Bedfordshire

61 members Latest Activity: Jun 10

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

Tatting

201 members Latest Activity: Jun 10

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

Cantu-puntoVenezia

35 members Latest Activity: Oct 8, 2016

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…

Honiton

35 members Latest Activity: Mar 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…

Bobbin made tape laces (braid laces)

111 members Latest Activity: May 11

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

Bobbinlace Beginners

239 members Latest Activity: yesterday

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: Nov 3, 2016

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

Bookreviews

12 members Latest Activity: Sep 10, 2016

A place for members to post book reviews, new books, old books.

laceauthors

8 members Latest Activity: Jul 20, 2016

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

Filet Lacis

27 members Latest Activity: May 3

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…

Contemporary Bobbin Lace

81 members Latest Activity: Jan 27

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

96 members Latest Activity: May 9

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

Mixed Tape Laces

40 members Latest Activity: Jun 28, 2016

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

These laces have a narrow…

Bruges Bloomwork

38 members Latest Activity: May 19

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