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Bobbin lace is a delicate lace that uses wound spools of thread (the bobbins) to weave together the shapes in the lace. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1019x914, 544 KB) private collection File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bobbin lace ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1019x914, 544 KB) private collection File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bobbin lace ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1313x851, 490 KB) private collection File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bobbin lace ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1313x851, 490 KB) private collection File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bobbin lace ... Lace appliqué and bow at the bust-line of a nightgown. ... A bobbin is a spindle or cylinder, with or without flanges, on which wire, yarn, thread or film is wound. ...

The lace is held in place with very fine lace pins while being worked and is made on a lace pillow (a cloth form traditionally stuffed with straw or sawdust).

Pairs of bobbins are crossed or twisted in patterns to form meshes (also called "ground") or woven to form solid shapes, depending on the type of lace made.

Many styles of lace were made in the heyday of lacemaking (approximately the 1500s-1700s) before machine-made lace became available.

Bobbin lace in progress at the Musée des Ursulines de Québec

The advent of machine lace at first pushed lace-makers into more complicated designs (ones that the machines couldn't handle) and then eventually pushed them out of business almost entirely. The resurgence of lace-making is a recent phenomenon and is mostly confined to a hobby status. Guilds of modern lacemakers still meet in regions as varied as Devonshire, England and Orange County, California. In the European towns where lace was once a major industry, especially in Belgium, England, and France, lacemakers still demonstrate the craft and sell their wares, though their customer base has shifted from the wealthy nobility to the curious tourist. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2288x1712, 663 KB) Summary This is bobbin lacework in progress. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2288x1712, 663 KB) Summary This is bobbin lacework in progress. ... During the 1960s, a terrorist group known as the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices. ...

Bobbin lace is also known as bone-lace. The name bone-lace comes from the fact that some bobbins were formerly made of bone. In addition bobbinet is the name for the machine made bobbin lace, made by machinery designed by John Heathcoat in 1806. Grays Anatomy illustration of a human femur. ... Bobbinet is a specific type of tulle netting which has been made in the UK since the invention of the bobbinet machine in 1806 by John Heathcoat. ... John Heathcoat (August 7, 1783 - January 18, 1861), English inventor, was born at Duffield near Derby. ...

Some well-known types of bobbin lace are:

• Honiton - A very fine English lace with many flowers
• Torchon - Well-known for its variety of beautiful, often geometric grounds
• Cluny - Flowers, braids and picots (tiny loops of thread) make this light and delicate
• Bedfordshire lace (Beds) - this has flowing lines and picots (to foil the machines)
• Bucks point Buckinghamshire lace - very "lacy" with characteristic hexagon ground and often with a gimp thread (a heavier thread worked through for emphasis)

Lace appliqué and bow at the bust-line of a nightgown. ... Needle Lace borders from the Erzgebirge mountains Germany in 1884, displayed in the Victoria and Albert Museum. ... Punto in Aria (literally stitch in air) is an early form of Needle lace. ... Point de Venise (also Gros Point de Venise) a Venetion needle lace from the 17th century Categories: Lace stubs | Lace ... Point de France is a needle lace developed in the late 17th century. ... Alençon lace or point dAlençon is a needle lace originating from the town of Alençon, France. ... Argentan lace or Point dArgentan is a needle lace from the 18th century Categories: Lace stubs | Lace ... Hollie Point is an English needle lace noted for its use in baby clothes in the 18th and 19th century. ... Point de Gaze (sometimes Point de Gauze) is a needle lace from Belgium named for the gauze-like appearance of the mesh ground Categories: Lace stubs | Lace ... Youghal or Yougal lace is a needle lace inspired by Point de France developed in Youghal, Ireland. ... Limerick lace is an embroidered needle lace formed on a mesh using one or both of two techniques. ... Reticella is a needle lace dating from the 15th century. ... Buratto is an Italian needle lace made by darning on a net. ... Filet lace (also known as Lacis, Filet Brodé and Point Compté) is a Needle lace created by darning on a ground of netting. ... Tambour lace refers to a family of lace made by stretching a fine net over a frame (the eponymous Tambour, from the French for drum) and creating a chain stitch using a fine hook to reach through the net and draw the working thread through the net. ... Teneriffe lace is a needle lace from the island of Tenerife. ... Needlerun Net refers to a family of laces created by using a needle to embroider on a net ground. ... Broderie Anglaise is a whitework incorporating features of cutwork and needle lace introduced in England in the 19th century. ... Carrickmacross lace is created from an applique of fine muslin cutwork on a machine net ground. ... Antwerp lace, also known as Antwerp Pot Lace, Pottenkant or Potten Kant, is a bobbin lace distinguished by sylized flower pot motifs on a six point star ground. ... Antwerp lace, also known as Antwerp Pot Lace, Pottenkant or Potten Kant, is a bobbin lace distinguished by sylized flower pot motifs on a six point star ground. ... Freehand Lace Freehand lace is bobbin lace worked directly on the fabric of the lace pillow without using a pricked pattern. ... The city of Chantilly was also famous for its lace, which has been made there since the 17th century, though the most famous are silk laces introduced in 18th century. ... Traditional Tønder lace motif Jordbærret (Strawberries) Tønder lace is a point-ground type of handmade bobbin lace identified with the Tønder region since about 1850, although lace of many types has been made there since as early as 1650. ... Cavandoli Macrame Macrame or macramé is a form of textile-making using knotting rather than weaving or knitting. ... Pine Pattern Collar in Tatting Tatting is a technique for handcrafting a particularly durable lace constructed by a series of knots and loops. ... Crochet lace is an application of the art of crochet. ... Irish crochet is a type of lace, which has its origin in the famine years of the 19th century in Ireland. ... Hairpin lace or hairpin crochet is a textile-making technique using a crochet hook and a hairpin loom: a small handheld loom with two parallel metal prongs joined by wooden endpieces (historically, a metal U-shaped hairpin was used). ... Filet crochet is a needlework handicraft using hooks. ... Lace knitting is a style of knitting characterized by stable holes in the fabric arranged in beautiful ways. ... Warp knitting is a family of knitting methods in which the yarn zigzags vertically, i. ... Chemical Lace (sometimes referred to as Schiffli Lace) is a form of machine-made lace. ...

External links

• http://lace.lacefairy.com : Overviews by country, by lace type, beginner's sections, and more.

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