#bobbin lace

[noxx-notions]

Learning different rosegrounds! The colors came out a bit funny with how I placed them but I still like it and I definitely fucked something up in the last section but I didn't notice until I was tying it off so oh well 😅😅

Pattern: Sampler 16 Torchon Lacemaking by Jan Tregidgo

[bubbinlaypse]

I finished a bracelet I'm giving to my sister for her birthday

I used variegated green thread

Kinda lost control towards the end where I'd had to cut/paste the pattern because it wasn't long enough

I had to puzzle through adding the flower bead (I ended up just doing the hook and toe method but I used all the threads)

And the end bit fought ne, but I'm pleased with how it came out.

I added the leaves at the end with jump rings.

First Post on my new bobbin lace side account! (My main is @acidxlullaby)

[mesterspets]

New piece! Am calling her “Skör” (fragile in Swedish).

Assembled from strips of lace, a doily, and some fiddly needle lace and crochet for the teeth. Starched with diluted wood glue.

Perfect in time for Halloween!

[mareliini]

Look at my lace boy

[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

[speedwagons-glorious-mane]

PSA for all the people who have a pet Fibre Artist, whether you have a Knitter, a Crocheter or perhaps one of the more rare breeds like Spinners and Lace-Makers, make sure that they take frequent breaks from their craft by playing with them and taking them on walks since Fibre Artists are prone to giving themselves RSIs and Carpal Tunnel when left to their own devices for too long!

[tacit-semantics]

Alright lacemaking sonic the hedgehog fans let’s make some noise

[futurebird]

I don't understand how lace is made, but looking at the bobbins and pins and patterns … listen buddy I know math when I see it. This is A Math Thing. Obviously.

Right away I want to know:

Can I encode information in lace?

How much of an expert must one be to make your own patterns?

What about the creation of surfaces?

Knitting is more accessible, and people have been exploring math with knitting forever.

But what possibilities does lace offer?

What is the theory of lace?

An excerpt from Mathematics Magazine Vol. 91, No. 4 (October 2018), pp. 307-309

Shows I'm hardly the first person to muse about this. Need to get my hands on the rest of this article, obviously.

[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 😿

[thehistoricalfrog]

Bobbin lace Cow

[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)

[calendae-creations]

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[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.

[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