Of the various bobbin lace types, "torchon" lace is probably the best for a beginner to tackle. Based on a combination of attractive motifs with a geometrical ground, it uses a simple range of stitches to produce relatively speedy and gratifying results. Exercises cover: -the half stitch -the whole stitch -diamonds -spiders -rosegrounds -Scandinavian holes -gimps -tallies -leaves -plaits and picots The book includes 27 projects for lace, including nursery lace, fans, hearts, borders, and edgings, collars, frills, coasters, squares, handkerchiefs, and more. Clear, full-color photographs and color-coded diagrams are of great pratical help. Beginners will welcome this book with its concise, progressive approach: experts will find a wealth of original designs to add to their repertoire.

The Torchon Lace Workbook

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Cook, Bridget M.

Crafts & Hobbies

St.Martin's Press

Practical Skills in Bobbin Lace

Provides information on starts and edges, knots, joining, crossings, plaits and braids, carrying pairs, indentation, corner, curves, holes, gimps, beads, and endings

Dover Pubns

Profusely illustrated reference describes over 260 different stitches and variations, from the simplest to the most complex. Includes nets, grounds, and fillings, plus such decorative features as braids, spiders, fish, buds, leaves, and shells. Photos, prickings, diagrams, and instructions for each stitch appear together on a single page for ease of use.

The Book of Bobbin Lace Stitches

Stott, Geraldine

Dover Publications

Introduction to Bobbin Lace Patterns

B.T.BATSFORD LTD

Concise step-by-step instructions and close-up photographs illustrate this collection of over 260 stitches and variations. Includes 1095 photographs, diagrams and prickings.

Batsford Ltd.

100 Traditional Bobbin Lace Patterns

One Hundred Traditional Bobbin Lace Patterns

As the sequel to "Book of Bobbin Lace Stitches" by the same authors, this work can be used as an introductory manual for bobbin lacemakers and as a "dictionary" of stitches for more experienced lacemakers. The authors have selected a range of those stitches most frequently used in bobbin lacemaking. Some 86 stitches and variations are illustrated and grouped together in series. Grounds, fillings and decorative features are included and the information is arranged so that the details for each stitch are contained on a single page. The use of a graph enables the lacemaker to alter the size as desired and the instructions include enlarged diagrams showing the final thread positions to assist the worker to complete each stitch. Bridget M. Cook and Geraldine Stott are the co-authors of "100 Traditional Bobbin Lace Patterns". Bridget M. Cook is also author of "Introduction to Bobbin Lace Patterns", "Practical Skills in Bobbin Lace" and "The Torchon Lace Workbook" while Geraldine Stott is author of "The Bobbin Lace Manual" and "Visual Introduction to Bucks Point Lace".

Introduction to bobbin lace stitches

B.T. Batsford

New patterns of Point Ground lace are provided here with diagrams fully colour-coded and each pattern produced in simple diagrammatic form. Each pattern is presented with the relevant pricking, a full-size photograph of the completed piece of lace and a working diagram. The book progresses from the use of 13 pairs of bobbins through to 69 pairs. A feature of the book is the adaptation of traditional Point Ground lace patterns to widen the practical application of this lace form, so that modern lace makers can include corners, circles, ovals, collars, cuffs and motifs in their repertoire. The author is a lace maker, teacher, lecturer and designer whose work is frequently exhibited throughout Britain and Europe. She was a prizewinner at the "Concours International de Dentelles Miniatures" in Belgium in 1981 and is co-author of three previous books on lace making.

Hardwearing yet beautiful, notable for its eye-catching designs and use of coloured thread, Russian lace is now being brought to the attention of lacemakers in the West. This book includes both traditional Russian patterns and patterns designed by the author in the Russian style, with 35 patterns of window and dress decorations, mats, tablecloths and centres, collars and cuffs. Brief working instructions are given for all the patterns in English, Dutch, French and German and each is illustrated with a photograph of the finished piece, plus a detailed diagram showing the stitches used and the position of the ribbon tape, a major feature of Russian lace. A pricking is also included. Other enlarged diagrams highlight individual sections of the pattern requiring extra care.

Russian Lace Making (English, Dutch, French and German Edition)

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The Torchon Lace Workbook

Practical Skills in Bobbin Lace

The Book of Bobbin Lace Stitches

Introduction to Bobbin Lace Patterns

The Book of Bobbin Lace Stitches

One Hundred Traditional Bobbin Lace Patterns

Introduction to bobbin lace stitches

Introduction to bobbin lace stitches

Introduction to Bobbin Lace Patterns

Russian Lace Making (English, Dutch, French and German Edition)