#bobbin lace

[queerducksarttime]

I learned how to make bobbin lace!

Obviously it's not perfect, but I enjoyed the process quite a bit and I'll definitely continue to explore lace making

Tutorial I used:

[calendae-creations]

I have so much art for sale! Hats! Shawls! Bookmarks! Jewelry! Pride wear! Judaica! Knitting patterns! And so much more, all available in my shop! I also take commissions!

Also, it has been a very rough winter for me financially. My car is broken down and needs work, I need to pay the bill on my storage unit, I have meds I need to refill, and I still need to pay to have more of my pottery fired. Once I get some of the glazed stuff back from the kiln, there will be a whole new section in my shop for it, but getting there has put me in some debt to my parents (who are themselves disabled and impoverished).

I hate begging for reblogs, but you never know when your reblog will be the one that leads to a sale for me, at no cost to you but a few seconds. And anyone who does have budget for some art at the moment, now/soon would be a really good time for me.

Shipping outside the USA is not currently available through the store, but I can and do ship internationally – just message me about it and pay me directly through paypal or venmo or as a tip on my ko-fi, once I can get you a shipping estimate!

Any order of 2 or more items from my online store comes with a free watercolour bookmark!

[crochetpiece]

Update. I liked the colors so much i clipped my bobbins to tie this off and i think this'll just be a little bookmark or something as my first ground sampler

I finally got around to winding my pen bobbins and trying some stuff so here's a little bit of cloth stitch. I enjoyed it but everything gets tangled so easily t-t. I have a few easy patterns that involve doing footsides and headsides saved that just need to be printed...

[noxx-notions]

Sometimes, ya just gotta make do with what you have

I decided I wanted to give bobbin lace a try but didn't want to invest a ton of money in case I didn't like it so here has been my solution. I've drawn all the patterns by hand on regular notebook paper, and am pinning into my laptop case. The only money I've spent was on one pack of pencils for $1 (which I'll use anyway), an enormous spool of yarn $5 (bought at a thrift shop), and one pack of pins $6 (which I'll also use anyway).

I'm enjoying it so far, but still undecided if I want to spend more money on it. Real bobbins and a pillow would be soooo helpful though. But its been encouraging how much I've been able to learn already with just these materials!

Edit: Forgot to add, pattern: Simple mat edge (theedkins.co.uk)

[fantasyfawnart]

DIY lace bobbins from dollar store supplies 🥳

[bobbinlacebliss]

you guys remember olney handkerchief, right? I confess I sometimes forget about our olney handkerchief for months at a time...

anyway.

since my last update on this project (when dinosaurs roamed the earth) I have actually made some progress. today I even moved the lace up another notch - which incidentally meant it was time to free the first bit of lace from the last few of its pins! I do love unpinning. I try not to fiddle with the lace too much after it's free - must keep it clean - but... just a little won't hurt...

so cool right?

[intermittentstitcher]

Reblog for a bigger sample size

[lupes-hat]

bobbin lace loon i made earlier this year :)

[mareliini]

decided to sit down and make lace all day. I know I'm just barely past halfway, but feels GREAT to see the other end of the lace hahaaahh

[nostalgicstitchcraft]

I barely had free time to make any significant progress yesterday, but today's more fruitful. What I don't like about autumn is that days become shorter and shorter, and it's almost always either raining or snowing, so now I have to use two lamps and glasses to actually see what I'm doing 😿

[calendae-creations]

Sales have been agonizingly slow lately, and I am very poor. I do, however, have a vast amount of inventory in my shop! Jewelry, bookmarks, knitting patterns, hats, neckwarmers, kippot, home decor, and more! I also take commissions -- i have customizable order forms available for a lot of my more commonly requested items, but if there's something you want but aren't seeing, please let me know as I am always delighted to bring people's textile dreams to life!

Shipping outside the USA is not currently available through the store, but I can and do ship internationally – just message me about it and pay me directly through paypal once I can get you a shipping estimate!

Any order of 2 or more items comes with a free watercolour bookmark!

Reblogs help me so, so much! If you like my art but can't afford to (or just don't want to) buy anything, reblogging my sales posts is free, and gets more eyes on my work!

[noxx-notions]

planning to start birdwatching soon cause all of my hobbies go like this

and I need a hobby that goes like this

to try and fix my back ya know?

[iplaywithstring]

Achievement unlocked:

Hand made lace trim applied to garment

When I started doing bobbin lace, this is one of the things I had in mind - making lace to apply to pieces. At the time, I thought I'd be giving it to a friend who sews, but when your kid asks for a historically inspired prom dress, what's a mom to do?

Simple fan trim sized up and worked in 8/2 weaving cotton, because I've got a lot of that. I made 1.3m and it's going on the leg cuffs of her split drawers.

No one will see it (aside from when she shows it off) but we k ow it's there and all the time and love that went into it.

[mimistitchcraft]

My clothes peg bobbin lace in action!

[sliverspeaks]

They're wonky, and I need an actual lacemaking pillow and good thread, but they're mine