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Letslace

Letslace

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New Zealand · Letslace is about all things lace and my passion for making bobbin lace. Click on the link above to visit my blog, Letslace.

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Bobbin lace - my blog

Bobbin lace - my blog / www.letslace.com

Bobbin lace - my world

Bobbin lace - my world / My lace making - tools, techniques, process, photos, favourite things and more

Lace - in paintings

Lace - in paintings

Bobbin lace - makers

Bobbin lace - makers

Bobbin lace - makers in art

Bobbin lace - makers in art

Bobbin lace - makers in sculpture

Bobbin lace - makers in sculpture

Bobbin Lace - Hands Making

Bobbin Lace - Hands Making / If you would like to be included in this Pinterest board, please send me a photo of your hands making bobbin lace. You can do so by sending me a pin or by emailing me a photo of your hands (To email a photo, please follow the steps in this link: https://letslace.com/2016/05/29/hands-making-bobbin-lace-2/)

Bobbin lace - bobbins

Bobbin lace - bobbins

Bobbin lace - books

Bobbin lace - books

Bobbin lace - tools

Bobbin lace - tools

Bobbin lace - pillows

Bobbin lace - pillows

Bobbin lace - pins & pincushions

Bobbin lace - pins & pincushions

Bedfordshire lace

Bedfordshire lace / Bedfordshire lace is a style of bobbin lace originating from Bedfordshire in the 19th century, and made in the English Midlands lacemaking area. It was worked as a continuous width on a bolster pillow. It is a guipure style of lace.

Bruges lace / Bruges lace is a part lace. This is made in pieces, with the designs later joined together to make the final lace. Bruges flower lace is assembled from leaves scrolls and open flowers. These features arejoined together with plaits with picots, fillings, leaf plaits and braids.

Brussels lace / Brussels lace is a type of pillow lace that originated in and around Brussels. The term "Brussels lace" has been broadly used for any lace from Brussels; however, the term strictly interpreted refers to bobbin lace, in which the pattern is made first, then the ground, or réseau, added, also using bobbin lace.

Chantilly lace / Chantilly lace is a handmade bobbin lace named after the city of Chantilly, France, in a tradition dating from the 17th century, Though called Chantilly lace, most of the lace bearing this name was actually made in Bayeux in France and Geraardsbergen, now in Belgium. The best Chantilly laces were made of silk, and were generally black, which made them suitable for mourning wear.

Cluny lace / A sturdy bobbin lace for clothing and interior decoration made by hand or machine of linen or cotton thread and characterized by wheat or wheel designs on a coarse mesh.

Genoese and Italian lace

Genoese and Italian lace / Genoese lace is bobbin lace from Genoa. It is a guipure style of lace. Bobbin lacemaking in Italy dates back to the 16th century when the main centres were Genoa and Milan, although Venice also made bobbin lace.

French & Alencon

French & Alencon

Hinojosa lace / Spanish braid lace

Honiton lace / Honiton lace is a type of bobbin lace made in Honiton, Devon. Historical Honiton lace designs focused on scrollwork and depictions of natural objects such as flowers and leaves.

Idrija lace / Idrija lace is a bobbin tape lace. The tape is made with bobbins at the same time as the rest of the lace, curving back on itself, and joined using a crochet hook. From Slovenia

Irish crochet lace

Irish crochet lace

Bobbin lace - techniques

Bobbin lace - techniques

Maltese lace / Maltese lace is a style of bobbin lace made in Malta. It is a guipure style of lace. It is worked as a continuous width on a tall, thin, upright lace pillow. Bigger pieces are made of two or more parts sewn together.

Milanese lace / Milanese lace, lace made at Milan in the 17th and 18th centuries. It is a bobbin-made lace, with a design consisting of bold, conventionalized leaf, scroll, and ribbon ornament interspersed with arms, human and animal figures, and the like.

Needle Lace / Needle lace (also known as needlelace or needle-made lace or point lace) is a type of lace created using a needle and thread to stitch up hundreds of small stitches to form the lace itself. In its purest form the only equipment and materials used are a needle, thread and scissors.

Point ground lace

Point ground lace

Rosaline Perlée

Rosaline Perlée / Rosaline Perlée – A Brussels variant with needle lace pearls is called Rosaline Perlée. The variant made in Brugges lacked the pearls.

Russian lace / Russian lace is a bobbin tape lace. The tape is made with bobbins at the same time as the rest of the lace, curving back on itself, and joined using a crochet hook. It was made in Russia, but similar laces made elsewhere are also called Russian lace.

Schneeberg lace

Schneeberg lace / Schneeberg lace is a bobbin tape lace. The tape is made with bobbins at the same time as the rest of the lace, curving back on itself, and joined using a crochet hook.

Yak lace / Yak lace refers to a coarse bobbin lace typically made from wool. It was mainly made in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire in imitation of Maltese and Greek laces. While the name suggests the lace is made using yak hair, it can be made of any wool or worsted yarn.

Lace - antique, vintage

Lace - antique, vintage

Lace - bolero, shawl, shrug

Lace - bolero, shawl, shrug

Lace - bridal accessories

Lace - bridal accessories

Lace - christening gowns

Lace - christening gowns

Lace - contemporary

Lace - contemporary

Lace - crochet angels

Lace - crochet angels

Lace - ecclesiastical

Lace - ecclesiastical

Lace - for the home

Lace - for the home

Lace - garments

Lace - garments

Lace - garments - contemporary

Lace - garments - contemporary

Lace - handbags, hats & gloves

Lace - handbags, hats & gloves

Lace - handkerchiefs

Lace - handkerchiefs

Lace - in architecture, interior

Lace - in architecture, interior

Lace - in art, craft, design

Lace - in art, craft, design

Lace - jewellery, adornment

Lace - jewellery, adornment

Lace - installation, street art

Lace - installation, street art

Lace - prairie, boho, gypsy, up-cycled, shabby chic

Lace - prairie, boho, gypsy, up-cycled, shabby chic

Lace - tutorials

Lace - tutorials

Lace - with a voice

Lace - with a voice

Lace - Christmas

Lace - Christmas

Lace - bells, baubles, snowflakes, stars, trees

Lace - bells, baubles, snowflakes, stars, trees

Bobbin lace - angels

Bobbin lace - angels

Bobbin lace - Christmas

Bobbin lace - Christmas

Tutorials - by Yvette Slabbert, Letslace.com

Tutorials - by Yvette Slabbert, Letslace.com

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