Offers a graded course essential for the newcomer to Bedfordshire lace, and provides a thorough grounding in the techniques and step-by-step instructions to help provide the skills for tackling Bedfordshire patterns independently.

Bedfordshire lace became popular in the fashions of the second half of the nineteenth century because of the beauty of its bold-open designs, often with elegant floral motifs, and it continues to fascinate and captivate lacemakers today. This practical book is dedicated to the novice and experienced lacemaker wishing to learn these techniques so as to realize this elegance for themselves. Information is given about the equipment needed for bobbin lacemaking, how to make a pricking (the pattern on which the lace is made), and how to wind thread on the bobbins. Instruction explains how to work cloth stitch and half stitch, plaits, windmill crossings, picots and leaf-shaped tallies, and how to finish a piece of lace. There is a series of twenty-six patterns, some traditional and others designed more recently. These are supported by instructions, photographs and diagrams. The patterns include small motifs, edgings - some with corners for handkerchiefs - butterflies and, finally, three exquisite collars.

A selection of Bedforshire lace work which includes 67 prickings and tips on working the patterns.

Step-by-step instructions, carefully graded projects for creating Torchon, Bedfordshire, Braided, Modern, other exquisite laces. 26 patterns including motifs for bookmarks, edgings, inserts, corners, medallions. 229 illustrations, including over 50 3-color stitch diagrams.

The Technique of Bobbin Lace is perfect for the novice as well as the experienced needleworker. From choosing thread, to winding bobbins, to mounting your finished showpiece, here is your complete guide to mastering bobbin lace.

Contains step-by-step instructions to all aspects of Bedfordshire lacemaking, supported by a collection of 60 traditional patterns. The book looks at how to tackle patterns and prepare prickings and materials and includes a look at the techniques of plaited and Cluny laces - footside, picots, plaits, leaves and crossings. Introductory edgings and insertions, together with a range of more advanced edgings and insertions, are included, as well as patterns with point ground and honeycomb fillings and a choice of collars, cuffs, yokes and edgings. A section on the use of antique pattern drafts, including 60 patterns with working instructions, is also included.