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The Costumer's Manifesto
Dr. Maginnis documents laces used on apparel from the 16th -19th century.
http://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/1...
Lego Bobbin Winder
Kieth Enevoldsen shows how to make a bobbin winder from legos.
http://www.geocities.com/atatter.geo/kieth...
Lacemaker's Cottage
Scroll to the bottom of the page to find lace histories from 1500-1900, plus a gallery of laceworks.
http://people.delphiforums.com/standart/
Tussah
Photos, and descriptions, of bobbin lace pieces made by Lara's mom.
http://www.tussah.com/lace/
Mary Margaret Nousek
Mary offers a small gallery that includes profiles of a man and a woman done in needle lace.
http://www.astro.psu.edu/users/nousek/mary...
Knipling Lace Festival
Tape Laces are the theme of this Festival in Tonder in 2004.
http://www.kniplings-festival.dk/engelsk/
The Lacemakers Circle
The Circle, formed in 1988, publishes a quarterly magazine, promotes classes, demonstrations and lace days, and maintains a library. They match lacemakers with mentoring peers, and provide a help line.
http://www.oz-arnold.net/lmc/
Lefkara Lace
The history and patterns of lace on Cyprus can be found here, plus a photo index of local lacemakers.
http://www.cyculture.net/lefkara/index.htm...
Lace Express
An international, periodical magazine for lace makers. Also offers books and patterns. Online subscription and orders.
http://www.laceexpress.de/
International Forum of Lace
Results of the 2003 Conference in Rimini, Italy are located here. Site includes plans to further study the technical, artistic and historic aspects of lace in 2005 .
http://www.italiainvita.it/
Isis Lacemakers
Homepage of lacemakers in Oxford UK includes calendar of events.
http://www.isis-lacemakers.org/
Marie-Jo Quinault
New filet lace is created from 16th century patterns.
http://hometown.aol.com/filetlace/myhomepa...
Bobbin Lace European Network
This database has entries in the following categories: laces, census and biographies of lacemakers, designers, bibliographies, glossaries, historical documents, museums, news and online training.
http://www.blen.net/m_c.htm
Kreuzen-Drehen
Eva Baumgartner zeigt Bilder ihrer eigenen Arbeiten sowie von Fremdentwürfen und bietet Anleitungen.
http://www.kreuzen-drehen.at/
Jana Onuskova
Bobbin Lace Artist shares nine of her original modern works.
http://art.box.sk/jo/
Lace Exhibitions
This comprehensive well maintained list, sorted by country, lists lace events all over the world.
http://digilander.libero.it/gloriavalli/in...
Golden Bobbin Lacers
One of the groups that make up the North Carolina Regional Lacers, the site contains their newsletter and information about lace deomonstrations and other activities.
http://www.angelfire.com/sc3/goldenbobbins...
Brenda's Lace
Brenda and Terry Paternoster offer information about lacemaking, lace threads and a free bobbin lace pattern.
http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/
The Sheelin Irish Lace Museum
Location, details of admission, a virtual tour and information on the exhibits and the museum shop.
http://www.irishlacemuseum.com/
Introduction to Bobbin Lace
There are sixteen online pages in this comprehensive beginning lesson taught by Jennifer McNitt.
http://www.havenonline.com/bobbinlace/defa...
Bobbin Lacers in CZ
Jaroslava Jedlinska and Dana Mihulkova, both from Czechoslovakia, share examples of their bobbin laces.
http://www.lace.cz/
Iva Proskova
A unique lace ruff, and a pillow on stand, plus tips on cleaning nonwashable lace.
http://www.palickovani.cz/en/pal/kr.htm#te...
Lacemaking
Italian site describes works in buckspoint, torchon and milanese, and holds a gallery of over forty photos.
http://www.lacemaking.it/
Brenda Paternoster
Brenda includes instructions for choosing threads, a free pattern and a gallery.
http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/lace/l...
Batten Lace
These simplified instructions for making battenburg lace include photos.
http://www.e-honcho.jorne.ed.jp/en/baten/
Howfen
Glenys Pople has written a clear and well illustrated definition of bobbin lace.
http://www.howfen.demon.co.uk/
Lace Centre
Lacemakers demonstrate craft at Jerusalem Church.
http://www.virtualbruges.com/museums/mus01...
Lace Design
Three lace artists encourage bobbin, and needle, lacemakers to give designing a try by offering case studies, tutorials, patterns and galleries.
http://www.lace.nildram.co.uk/
Kloeppeln
Hiltraut tells why she loves bobbin lacemaking and shares fifteen photos of her work.
http://www.afn.org/~afn12470/indexBobbinLa...
Branscombe Parish
This article describes the lace industry and school in this English village.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1491/lace....
Digital Archive of Documents
Professor Griswold has been collecting documents regarding textile arts such as lacemaking, and placing them in this online archival library.
http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/
Eitel's Bobbin Lace
Eitel shares 3 examples of lace projects.
http://www.customcpu.com/ait/edunaway/
Dora the Knotter
Dora's sense of humor shows in her Margareten-Spitze laces.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dora.northern...
CD 2000 GALLERY
This unusual collection of over 400 laces was exhibited in England and the USA.
http://freespace.virgin.net/deborah.robins...
Rosemary Richards-Steck
Rosemary's hobby is making bobbin lace by the pond.
http://www.geocities.com/vinasage/Lace.htm...
Kate's Lace
Kate posts photos of her bobbinlaces: bonnet, booties, collars, doilies and tablecoths.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Coffeehouse/...
Needlelace Club
This news group provides a forum to discuss needlelace techniques.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/needlelace/
Cowper & Newton Museum: Lace making home page
Discussing the history of bucks, beds and northant bobbin laces, this site also covers equipment and local laces today.
http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/cnm/lace/index...
Dreams of Lace
Christiane Eichler's site includes a comprehensive pattern surfer,a German & English lace dictionary, a gallery and tips.
http://www.tatting.de/dol/
The Structures of Antique Lace
Marla Mallett shares bobbin lace, needlepoint lace, and other handmade laces from her personal collection.
http://www.marlamallett.com/lace.htm
Christine England
Chrisine has posted photos of her honiton projects.
http://members.tripod.com/~lacemaker/index...
Idrija Lace
Three pictures of lace, one of tools, and a link to an article in Lace magazine.
http://www.muzej-idrija-cerkno.si/lace.htm...
Sieglindes Twinetime
Lace Artist Sieglinde Grigat's 'Occhi' gallery holds over 40 pieces of tatted artworks. Most pieces employ advanced techniques. She also works in bobbin lace, crochet and hairpin laces, knotted and knitted laces.
http://www.fadenzeit.de/
Noelene Lafferty
Settled in The Round House in Cooma, Australia, Noelene (Tatter's Poet Laureate) shares her new lace creations.
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nlafferty/
Needlelace
A nice introduction to the various forms of needlelaces, this site also illustrates the stitches.
http://www.geocities.com/monstonitrus/a_an...
Knitted Heirloom Lace
Author Gloria Penning shares 18 knitted lace works, plus information about her books.
http://www.knitlacepatterns.com/
Lynda Libby's Lace
Lynda shares pictures of her bobbin laces, grouped by type.
http://home.pacifier.com/~dllibby/lynda.ht...
Louise Moreau
This artist shares her collection of oil paintings celebrating bobbin lace.
http://pages.videotron.ca/louisemo/indexe....
Claeys Antique
Diane Claeys regularly adds illustrated articles on the history of a lace piece (with over a dozen articles currently on site). Vintage photos and paintings of lacemakers share a gallery with antique lace tools.
http://www.claeysantique.com/
Celtic Dream Weaver
Sherry, a tatter and bobbin lacer, designs unique pieces. She also decorates bobbins using paints and decoupage.
http://celticdreamweaver.com/
Irish Carrickmacross Lace -
This Arduin Lace Collection was handmade by Mary O'Neill in Ireland.
http://www.irishcarrickmacrosslace.com/
Steph's String Related Stuff
Stephanie Peter's provides free bobbin lace software, stitching charts and tatting patterns, including complete illustrated instructions for cluny leaves.
http://www.sandbenders.demon.co.uk/index.h...
Rustyx Lace
This lacemaker combines different lace forms. Bobbin lace, needle lace and tatting, can all be found in one piece.
http://www.geocities.com/justme42uk/
Ville de Retournac
The Lace Manufactures Museum records France's lacemaking history.
http://www.ville-retournac.fr/
Lacemaking in the 17th century.
Sheila Sharpe demonstrates lacemaking in period costume.
http://www.portsdown.demon.co.uk/lace.htm
Margit's Romanian Point Lace
Ms.Margit, of Transylvania, shares her handmade pieces of romanian point lace.
http://pointlace.planet.ro
Australian Society of the Lacemakers of Calais
A society of descendants of English lacemakers who migrated en masse to Australia in 1848 aboard the Harpley, Fairlie and Agincourt.
http://www.angelfire.com/al/aslc/
Jean's Lace Definitions
Jean Bullock illustrates and defines 6 types of handmade lace.
http://home.austarnet.com.au/jeaden/lace.h...
Dentelle style battenburg
A gallery of home accessories in battenburg lace is found here.
http://www.geocities.com/dentellequebec/
Lacemaking
Thirty eight sites are linked to this web ring.
http://lacemakers.lacefairy.com/
Alissa's Lace
Alissa shares her work in buck's point, flemish, honiton and torchon.
http://www.jti.net/alissa/index.htm
Dalla Lidia Merletti d'Arte
This museum and shop in Venice shares a series of photos that chronical a piece of needlelace from design to finished masterpiece.
http://www.buranolace.it
Frauke Lorenz
The modern works of this lace artist are displayed here.
http://www.uni-potsdam.de/u/physik/mitarbe...
Landelijke Organisatie Kant Kunst
The official site of LOKK, the Dutch Lace Organization, contains photos of modern and classical laces created by its members. Click kantbrief to reach the gallery.
http://www.lokk.nl/
Knotwork
Frances defines knotwork and offers assorted bobbins.
http://www.lacebobbins.com/
Alencon Lace
Site describes history of, and techniques used to make, alencon lace.
http://www.ville-alencon.fr/dentelle/angla...
Miniature Bobbin Lace
Jan, from Crete, creates miniature lace and lacemaking supplies - including a complete lace shop.
http://www.homestead.com/janincrete/Lacema...
"Mrs Dot"
Freelance editor for Lace (the Lace Guild magazine), Deb's site contains knitted, bobbin and needle laces, plus plotted grids for designing your own lace patterns.
http://freespace.virgin.net/deborah.robins...
Allhallows Museum
Based in Honiton, Devon UK, the museum features the laces famous to this region.
http://www.cyberlink.co.uk/allhallows/honi...
Canadian Lacemaker Gazette
This lace magazine is printed in French and English.
http://www.lacegazette.com/
Lacemaking in Czek
Site contains animated video of bobbin pairs in action.
http://www.palickovani.cz/en/
Reclaiming Your Heritage, Lace and Linens
Elizabeth Kurella identifies, repairs and appraises fine laces.
http://www.elizabethkurella.com/
Falkink
A lacemaker has evaluated design software and created a table stand for a vertical cookie pillow.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~falkink/lace/index.h...
Gon Homburg
Based in Amsterdam, this certified teacher/bobbin lacer shares her lace heritage with students.
http://home.wxs.nl/~hombu012/index.html
The Tangled Web of Lara the Lacemaker
Lara offers history and how-to's for period costumes plus patterns.
http://home.aol.com/lclacemker/frameset1.h...
The Lace Museum
Pictures, calendar and news from the unique teaching lace museum.
http://www.thelacemuseum.org/
Guild of Irish Lace Makers
Irish Laces are this group's specialty. Carrickmacross, Irish crochet, and Limerick laces can all be found in their gallery.
http://www.irishlace.org/
Knypplad Spets , the Crowning Touch
Rita Leydon writes an essay on bobbin lacemaking in Sweden.
http://www.ritaleydon.com/Zwriting/1996/la...
Jo Edkins' Lace School
This online bobbin lace school has twelve lessons covering over forty topics. Each topic is well illustrated; some are even animated. The ten beginning patterns are organized into four categories; all are illustrated.
http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/lace/inde...
Bobbinlace Chat Group
A group of over 300 bobbin lacers chat about projects, supplies and patterns.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bobbinlace/
Poole Bobbin Lace Circle
Lacemakers share a pattern page, photos of their exhibits, Miss Channer's mat, plus information about their 4 year lace course.
http://www.cyberlink.co.uk/pblc/
Klöppeln zwischen Tradition und Moderne
Die Lehrerin Beate Agten schildert ihren Lebenslauf, stellt das Handwerk vor, nennt Öffnungszeiten und informiert über Veranstaltungen wie die Nordhalbener Klöppeltage.
http://www.agten-beate.de/
Ieperse Huiskant
A lace nativity scene (#7) and Snow White (#10) are among the works created by this busy Belgian Lace Group.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Exhibit/4173...
Alamo Bobbin Lacers
An IOLI charter group, meets in San Antonio, Texas. Includes photos of annual demonstrations at the Folklife Festival.
http://home.earthlink.net/~alamobobbinlace...
Saraphi Handmade Silk Lace
Janya Sugunnasil, in Thailand, designs and teaches bobbin laces.
http://www.saraphilace.com/
La Encajera - The Lacemaker
Home page of the Spanish lace magazine. Patterns, competitions and calendar, plus 'Letter to the Reader' from previous issues.
http://www.realce.es/la_encajera/encaing.h...
Ruthan Designs Torchon Lace
Doylies, mats, butterflies and a doll dress have all been made by this creative lacemaker.
http://ruthan.co.uk/
Emily Clare, lacemaker
Photo and historical background of victorian era lacemaker.
http://clutch.open.ac.uk/schools/willen99/...
Bobbinburg
Directory of links for personal pages, shops, and chat.
http://www.tat-man.net/bobbinburg.html
Looking for the Big End
Jean Goldberg translates humor into art through needlelace. This extraordinary gallery contains 20 masterpieces in lace depicting life in the twenty first century.
http://users.bigpond.com/jeangoldberg/look...
La Dentelles
Rosanna has compiled articles, photos, reports and diagrams of lacemaking in France, including an unusual collection of lacemakers in miniature.
http://www.dentellieres.com/lace.htm
Lacemaking Webring
Webrings make it easy to randomly surf thru lacemaking sites.
http://www.netcentral.co.uk/~geoffana/lace...
Slovakian Bobbin Lace
Scroll down and click 'patterns' to find Jana's drawings. Click 'photographs' for a gallery of contempory and traditional pieces.
http://www.ds.psg.sk/prezenta/frajkor/
Gloria Valli
Gloria's laceworks include multiple contest entries. She specializes in modern lace jewelry.
http://digilander.libero.it/gloriavalli/eh...
Manie Kriel from Heidelberg, Gauteng, South Africa
Mr. Kriel describes himself as a passionate lacemaker. Although he's only been making lace since 1996, he's already completed projects in torchon, bedfordshire, brugges, duchesse and russian tape lace.
http://www.geocities.com/malelacer/
Liberty Lacers
A gallery of challenges is presented by Philadelphia lacemakers.
http://www.cezwright.com/liblace/index.htm
Leisa's Lace Gallery
Leisa ReFalo shares six galleries of handmade laces, plus stumpwork and jewelry.
http://www.refalo.com/bobbinlace/index.htm...
BJ's Laces
BJ describes different forms of handmade laces, including bobbin, tattting, needle and chemical.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/...
Doina and Tiana
Two friends give classes and provide kits for Romanian Point Lace. Gallery included.
http://members.tripod.com/victorianart/
Encaje de bolillos
Patrones, enlaces e historia del encaje.
http://www.geocities.com/carolgallego/
Lace Book List
Arlene has compiled a booklist, in 30 categories, for lace enthusiasts.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Fields/...
Beautiful and Practical Netting
Rita creates doilies and edgings, sharing patterns and 'how to' information.
http://knotsindeed.com/
Avital's Fibers
Avital designed a printable pricking for a bobbin lace tablecloth and a Star of David tatting pattern. Her gallery contains examples of 3 different lace forms.
http://www.angelfire.com/home/avital/m-lac...
Laces from Slovakia.
Dan Derek, in Czechoslovakia, shares a gallery of handmade laces.
http://slovart.danderekgallery.net/
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