Bobbin lace patterns and descriptions, free to use, no ads. All the patterns are my own design except the wedding garters which can also be used as cake frills these were designed by jean smith. Torchon lace was used by the middle classes for edging or insertion. This pattern is knitted laces answer to the tumbling blocks quilt design. Whole stitch ground torchon ground how did you make. Lace making patterns lace making supplies mainly lace. I am currently mentoring several lacemakers by email and will be adding the instructions i am preparing for them to this blog.
Free bobbin lace patterns bobbin lace patterns, bobbin. Theres a nice variety of edgings, insertions, and doilies useful for a range of purposes. The torchon lace from the excavation of the paddleboat arabia see bart elwells companion article, lace of the arabia, which was featured in the mayjune 2015 issue of piecework that inspired this project was a product of the technique of bobbinlace. You may download and print out and may pass copies on providing each file is kept. The first part of a series showing how to calculate the number of pairs required for a torchon bobbin lace pattern in this episode we look at a. Torchon lace is notable for being coarse and strong, as well as its simple geometric patterns and straight lines. There are a lot of different grounds, but the whole stitchtorchon is a very common one. A ground in bobbin lace is just a way of filling space with a mesh or net. If you see a pattern and would like the pricking in a different size or for a different thread, please let me know i shall try to produce the pricking to your specification. Many of these patterns fit nicely into the insert boxes and marquetry trays making the combination the perfect gift. Free lace patterns pdfs of prickings with images bobbin lace.
New item, 06 a small motif describing how to turn corners and join end to start has been added to the torchon section. All the torchon patterns are printed on pricking card. Now you can set up your own booklet with a pack of six patterns style torchon, presented in pdf format, that you can choose among the following 12 items displayed and detailed here save the pack and shipping costs. These patterns are all worked as strips, straight downwards.
Our unique designer, louise woodward offers you new and exciting ways to use your lace from scrapbooking to christmas decorations, together with more traditional patterns. It is the type of lace on which apprentices generally begin learning the craft. Free torchon lace making pattern lace making, pattern. Exclusive torchon lace bobbin patterns only available from the craft corner. Woodward, mary eva a text book on cluny and torchon laces 1901, gordon mackay and company limited, 102 pages. Free torchon lace making pattern bobbin lace patterns. Lokk, the dutch lace guild has about a dozen free patterns, for download, on this. Bobbin lace patterns, bobbin lace, torchon lace patterns design manuals publisher london. Bobbin lace, also known as pillow lace, is a method of making lace by weaving threads held on bobbins and pinning them to a pattern pinned to a pillow. These patterns all have a photo and description of how to work as well as the pattern. These torchon lace patterns are arranged in order of the number of bobbins pairs used.
Designing honiton seems a bit easier on the face of it as youre freer with the. Hi guys, i finally did this tutorial video for you of a bobbin lace bookmark which uses half stitch, spiders and rose ground i hope you enjoy it. Delight in our new line of original patterns by irene tomlinson. Since i was in a hurry to make some lace to fit on a flat, round, glass ornament, i decided to try to make it from a scan of the lace. Torchon lace, bedfordshire lace, milanese and many more.
On their web page you can find an email address to make inquiries about these. Each pattern comes with a pricking printed on glazed tan card stock for long wear, a working diagram with notes, and a picture of the finished lace. Crochet has proven to be a perfect technique to mimic other. Clear diagrams and attractive patterns make this a clear winner for someone who enjoys working torchon lace. Patterns for torchon lace strips introduction to torchon lace. This page is a collection of the little samples ive made while learning various styles of bobbin lace. Exclusive designed torchon lace patterns from lou woo designs include christmas wedding scrapbooking and mat patterns exclusive torchon lace bobbin. Lace making made easy fancy stitches illustrated the art of making lace lessons for lace makers fancy stitches tutorial instant download.
Learning bobbin lace bobbinlace free patterns torchon point ground flanders valenciennes paris mechlin binche bedfordshire cluny tape lace bruges bloomwork honiton duchesse withof. Bobbin lace virgin ground or rose ground how to make the rose ground or virgin ground with bobbin lace a great checkboard design. Adults have recently told me they are enjoying learning by working the childrens patterns instead of working the cloth stitch and half. It then leads into the techniques of torchon lace through a series of graded patterns. It is continuous, with the pattern made at the same time as the ground. Taken from our popular book mainly lace bookmarks book 1 download it now and use it today. The stitches of bobbin lace this guide is designed as a reference or manual to some of the many complex as well as simple manipulations of bobbin lace and to establish a graphic system of recording them in terms of the two basic motions. Introduces the basic techniques of torchon lace wiith more simple patterns. Lace related very first lace making effort adding beads to torchon lace anatomy of a torchon pattern australian lace guild torchon stage 1 by jenny brandis cleaning brass lace pins crochet pincushions crochet travel pillow designers of lace index to lace books index to free lace patterns on this site kununurra ag show lace section lace 2000. Torchon lace, coarse bobbinmade lace see bobbin lace made by peasants in most european countries in which simple geometric patterns are carried out. Barbaras braids torchon lace making pattern download. Making lace without the pattern by paula harten while decorating the display tree at the museum a few years ago, i found an ornament that had been donated by mary mcpeek in 1992. Designing torchon lace patterns can be relatively straightforward once youre familiar with the construction of the patterns and how different stitches work together.
You can then start to work out where the different threads will end up after each stitch. With other simple kinds of lace it was the mainstay of the lace makers of the austrian tirol. How to work a double torchon ground in bobbin lace, including full photo tutorial and pricking pattern. See more ideas about bobbin lacemaking, lace and bobbin lace patterns.
Free pattern download in march 2020 for all those lacemakers on self isolation. Corriedale wool has a clear, even crimp that is smooth and easy to spin or felt. They are all sold with a picture of the completed lace. Links on this page to 3 entire books of patterns available as a free download. Torchon patterns ilske thomsen patterns links to online pattern books. Patterns are cluny type, torchon, and continental guipures. Torchon patterns by lorelei halley r2 designed by lorelei halley, torchon bobbin lace patterns. Information about threads and the number of bobbins used is included for each. Click on the appropriate bobbin below for more information about the patterns for each lace and to see worked examples of the available. As i mentioned in an earlier post, torchon lace is characterized by geometric patterns. All the techniques required for the elementary torchon assessment are covered. This book introduces bobbin lace, describing the equipment needed and the basic stitches.
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