Withof

36 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…

Torchon

187 members Latest Activity: Jul 22

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

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…

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…

Knitted Lace and Lace Knitting

62 members Latest Activity: Jul 19

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

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…

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)

112 members Latest Activity: Jun 29

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

Bobbinlace Beginners

244 members Latest Activity: Aug 11

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

39 members Latest Activity: yesterday

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.

Contemporary Bobbin Lace

82 members Latest Activity: Jul 31

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…

Tatting

206 members Latest Activity: Aug 5

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

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…