Bobbin lace: form by the twisting of cords;: A new look at a traditional textile art

Those who have admired the delicacy, durability, and beauty of lace can now make their own. Bobbin-lace making is the age-old textile technique that allows even beginners the freedom to create magnificent designs and stunning delicate objects easily and inexpensively. In bobbin lace, fabric is made by the twisting or plaiting of threads to form a series of stitches. Freeing this textile form from the restraints of traditional methods, Kaethe and Jules Kliot's exciting new book will teach you the method in a matter of a few hours. Invaluable instructions and step-by-step photographs illustrate the basic stitches and grounds--repetitive patterns of a stitch or stitches using multiple bobbin pairs. In addition, the authors present special techniques and stitches that provide additional tools to work with. Demonstrated are the crossing of pairs, the crossing of braids, spiders, picots, filllings, the joining of threads, splicing, adding and deleting threads, sewings, raised work, and much more.