What is Bobbin Lace
Bobbin lace is made by the successive crossing or interlacing of many threads, each wound onto a separate bobbin.
The bobbin is an elongated pear-shaped wooden artefact where the thread is wrapped. The pattern (pricking) of pin-holes
is marked on stiff card and is secured to a cylindrical pillow, which in turn is resting on a wooden bench, shaped to allow easy change of the position of the pillow.
The threads are fixed at the start of the pattern, although more can be added (or some removed) as the work progresses. Once the stitches have been made they are held in position with pins pushed through the pin-holes in the pricking into the pillow.
The simple stitches involve two or four pairs of bobbins. The more complex need 20 or more pairs.
The bobbin is an elongated pear-shaped wooden artefact where the thread is wrapped. The pattern (pricking) of pin-holes
is marked on stiff card and is secured to a cylindrical pillow, which in turn is resting on a wooden bench, shaped to allow easy change of the position of the pillow.
The threads are fixed at the start of the pattern, although more can be added (or some removed) as the work progresses. Once the stitches have been made they are held in position with pins pushed through the pin-holes in the pricking into the pillow.
The simple stitches involve two or four pairs of bobbins. The more complex need 20 or more pairs.