The main categories of handmade lace are needle lace, bobbin lace and decorated nets. Needle lace is created by making looped or knotted variations on the buttonhole stitch with a threaded needle on ...

and bobbin lace. That is like not knowing the difference between running, swimming, and cycling." Another reviewer notes of a second phony tome: "I don't think this book is completed for a ...

The main categories of handmade lace are needle lace, bobbin lace and decorated nets. Needle lace is created by making looped or knotted variations on the buttonhole stitch with a threaded needle on ...

Nelinda and Carol D'Silva, Goan artisans, have transformed the traditional art of bobbin lace into modern masterpieces, gaining international acclaim. Nelinda, who started lace-making at age six, has ...

The sound of wooden bobbins, the interweaving of dozens of threads and the barely perceptible dance of hands - it’s impossible to take your eyes off! Lace from Vologda isn’t just about ...

The traditional lace can only be made with Honiton lace bobbins which have a pointed end. These bobbins are likely to have been made in Devon around 1980. Doreen had them painted in the ...

I bought these bobbins and pieces of lace in Huntingdon near the River Great Ouse. One style of lace edging with a wavy trail going through it was known as the 'great river', after the river Ouse ...