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LACEMAKING

  • "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.
  • Alencon Lace - Site describes history of, and techniques used to make, alencon lace.
  • Alissa's Lace - Alissa shares her work in buck's point, flemish, honiton and torchon.
  • Allhallows Museum - Based in Honiton, Devon UK, the museum features the laces famous to this region.
  • Ana's Lace Page - Daffodils, dragon and coasters are made in bobbin lace.
  • Angela Thompson - A lace collector shares her photo of a romanian point mat.
  • Annelies de Kort - An amazing bobbin lace cake buffet and miniature lace shop shown here.
  • Aquilan Lace - Photos and historic description define this lace form.
  • Arachne Web Server - Organizes information as a service to the members of the arachne news group.
  • Arachne's Web of Atlantia - The Atlantia region of the Society of Creative Anachronism holds lace workshops.
  • Atlanta IOLI - Georgia chapter site contains member's gallery, workshop information, calendar and tips.
  • Australian Lace Guild - ALG lists museum sites, shares articles from their quarterly magazine, also a pattern and links to suppliers.
  • Avital's Fibers - With bobbin laces (printable pricking for tablecloth) tatting patterns (Star of David) plus other fiber works in her repetoire, Avital is a multi-talented crafter.
  • Beautiful and Practical Netting - Rita creates doilies and edgings, sharing patterns and 'how to' information.
  • Belgium Lacer - Inge D'heere 's works include 3 lace pieces, plus a photo of a block pillow in use.
  • Beveren Lace School - German school offers lace classes to children after school and during holidays. Gallery holds a classic and modern piece. Large links list at end of page.
  • BJ's Laces - BJ describes different forms of handmade laces, including bobbin, tattting, needle and chemical.
  • Bobbin Lace Group in Germany - Click on 'alterdecke' to view a bobbinlace altar cloth.
  • Bobbinburg - Mark Myers' bobbin lace pages live here.
  • Bobbinlace Chat Group - Join this group to chat with other bobbinlacers about the craft.
  • Branscombe Parish - This article describes the lace industry and school in this English village.
  • Brazilian Laces - This site contains photos of laces made in Brazil.
  • Brigette's Bobbin Lace page - Brigette Romer has created butterflies and a set of musicians in lace.
  • Camarinnas - This town in Galicia holds an annual "Display of Bobbin Lace" and related events.
  • Canadian Lacemaker Gazette - The newsletter of this guild is printed in French and English.
  • Carolina's Lace Site - Carolina presents her original milanese works, patterns and a history of lace in Catalunya.
  • CD 2000 GALLERY - This unusual collection of over 400 laces was exhibited in England and the USA.
  • Celtic Dream Weaver - Sherry is a lacemaker who creates unique bobbins using paints, decoupage and tatting.
  • Chicago Area Lace Guild - Guild shares their love for handmade laces with a gallery, event calendar, identification page and tips on how to start.
  • Christine England - Chrisine has posted photos of her honiton projects.
  • Cipka Lace - Prof. Bogataj shares an essay on this Slovenian lace.
  • Claeys Antique - These pages contain articles on the history of various laces. History classes available.
  • Costume Classroom - Bjarne Drews, Denmark, teaches bobbin lace with an emphasis on costume design.
  • 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.
  • Design for Communicating - 17th-century Portuguese needlelace border illustrates the biblical story of Judith.
  • Dora the Knotter - Dora's sense of humor shows in her Margareten-Spitze laces.
  • Dreams of Lace - Works by Lace Artist:Christiane Eichler. Information in both English and German.
  • Eitel's Bobbin Lace - Eitel shares 3 examples of lace projects.
  • Embroidery and Lace - Bjarne Drew shares photos of the costumes he's created and his lace projects.
  • Emily Clare, lacemaker - Photo and historical background of victorian era lacemaker.
  • Falkink - A lacemaker has evaluated design software and created a table stand for a vertical cookie pillow.
  • Fine Filaments - A Basic Guide To Lacis written by Tomi McNaughton.
  • Frauke Lorenz - The modern works of this lace artist are displayed here.
  • German Bobbin Lace Association - Founded in 1983, this group has 3800 members. It promotes lacemaking thru congresses, competitions, classes and exhibits.
  • Gloria Valli - Gloria's laceworks include multiple contest entries, specializing in modern lace jewelry.
  • Golden Bobbin Lacers - This group is one of the components that make up the North Carolina Regional Lacers. Links to newsletter.
  • Gon Homburg - Based in Amsterdam, this cerified teacher / bobbin lacer shares her craft.
  • Great Lakes Lace Group Inc. - This group sponsors teacher certifications in bobbin, tape, and tatted laces.
  • Heartland Lace Guild - "Pillow Talk" is this group's newsletter. Heartland sponsors open challenges: the three yards club, leaves and tallies, and an annual contest.
  • Heike Gloe - Heike shares photos of her original works, plus 20 pieces she has created from patterns.
  • House of Lace - Note the handmade collars on the front page of this French site.
  • Howfen Home Page - Bobbin lace is well defined, as is the craft of soapmaking.
  • Hub Page - Check here to find the pages with Brian Lemin's bobbins and lace information.
  • Hungarian Kalocsa Lace II ICC - The Embroiderers Guild of America offers a correspondence course in advanced Kalosca Lace.
  • Hungarian Lace - American Hungarian Folklore Centrum presents an essay, with photos, on Hungarian Lace.
  • Idrija Lace - Three pictures of lace, one of tools, and a link to an article in Lace magazine.
  • Ieperse Huiskant - A lace nativity scene was created by this Belgian group.
  • International Forum of Lace - Conference in 2003 at Rimini, Italy, will study technical, artistic and historic aspects of lace.
  • International Old Lacers - International association based in the USA shares a pattern a month, member gallery and conference information.
  • Irish Carrickmacross Lace - - Arduin Lace Collection handmade by Mary O'Neill in Ireland.
  • Isis Lacemakers - Homepage of lacemakers in Oxford UK includes calendar of events.
  • Iva Proskova - Photos of a unique lace ruff, plus pillow on stand.
  • Jana Onuskova - Bobbin Lace Artist creates original modern works.
  • Jennifer Cooper - Jennifer shares a variety of bobbin laces, plus cards decorated with pricking.
  • Julie Hendricks - Julie has created a butterfly collection in different laces.
  • Kate's Lace - Kate posts photos of her bobbinlaces: bonnet, booties, collars, doilies and tablecoths.
  • Kenmare Lace - Illustrated site contains history of this Irish lace.
  • Keystone Lace Guild - Homepage of the Pennsylvanian guild.
  • Kloeppeln - Hiltraut tells why she loves bobbin lacemaking and shares a photo of her work.
  • Knotwork - Frances defines knotwork and offers assorted bobbins.
  • Knypplad Spets , the Crowning Touch - Essay on bobbin lacemaking in Sweden.
  • La dentelle de Binche - Photos of bobbin lacemaker at work.
  • La Dentelles - Rosanna has compiled articles, photos, reports and diagrams of lacemaking in France, including an unusual collection of lacemakers in miniature.
  • La Encajera - The Lacemaker - Home page of the Spanish lace magazine. Patterns, competitions and calendar
  • Lace Book List - Arlene has compiled a booklist, in 30 categories, for lace enthusiasts.
  • Lace Centre - Lacemakers demonstrate craft at Jerusalem Church.
  • Lace Created by Katja - Photos of bookmarks in russian tape, bobbin and tatted laces.
  • Lace Design and Patterns - Three lace artists encourage other lacemakers to give designing a try by offering case studies, patterns and awe-inspiring galleries.
  • Lace Exhibitions - Find lace exhibitions and museums anywhere in the world! This comprehensive well maintained list is sorted by country.
  • Lace Magazine - Site contains information about all forms of lace and lacemaking: history, patterns and instructions.
  • Lace Trading International - Photos of 4 straight laces, and 2 free laces.
  • Lacemaker's Cottage - Scroll to the bottom of the page to find lace histories from 1500-1900, plus a gallery of laceworks.
  • Lacemakers of Calais - Homepage of this historic Australian Society of Lacemakers.
  • Lacemakers of Puget Sound (LPS) - Seattle's lace guild is open to all lacers. Members include lace artists in tatting, bobbin and neeedle laces.
  • Lacemaking - Descriptions of works in buckspoint, torchon and milanese, plus a large black and white gallery.
  • Lacemaking in Bedfordshire - Shares the history and current activities of the Aragon Lacemakers.
  • Lacemaking in Czek - Site contains animated video of bobbin pairs in action.
  • Lacemaking in the 17th century. - Sheila Sharpe demonstrates lacemaking in period costume.
  • Lacemaking Web Ring - A web ring for lace and lacemaking sites.
  • Lacenotes - The complete instructions for Tamara's milanese work "The Swan" can be found here, also a discussion of unbroken trails in torchon.
  • Landelijke Organisatie Kant Kunst - The official site of LOKK, the Dutch Lace Organization, contains photos of lace created by its members.
  • Lefkara Lace - The history and patterns of lace on Cyprus. Photo index of lacemakers.
  • Legacy of Lace - Lace historian and maker, Joeanna Smith documents western european laces.
  • Lego Bobbin Winder - Kieth Enevoldsen shows how to make a bobbin winder from legos.
  • Leisa's Gallery - Contains eight different types of laces.
  • Liberty Lacers - A gallery of challenges is presented by Philadelphia lacemakers.
  • Lone Star Lacers - This IOLI chapter's site contains a member's showcase with the works of 6 different artists, plus a crown created with combined effort. Past events are recorded and future workshops listed.
  • Lorelei Halley - Lorelei documents methods of lace identification and describes bobbin lace in the 17th through the current century.
  • Louise Verschueren, Brussels, Belgium - A history and typology of Belgian lace.
  • Macra of Chiavari - A lace of moresque origin is illustrated here.
  • Mainly Lace in This Place - Gary and Jean define types of spanish bobbins and show how to use a bobbin winder.
  • Mallee Lacemakers - Home page of guild based in Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia.
  • 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.
  • Marie-Jo Quinault - New filet lace is created from 16th century patterns.
  • Mary Margaret Nousek - Photos of her work and collection
  • Miniature Bobbin Lace - Jan, from Crete, creates miniature lace and lacemaking supplies - including a complete lace shop.
  • Needlelace Club - This news group provides a forum to discuss needlelace techniques.
  • New England Lace Group - This page holds the basic information needed to contact this Maine-based group.
  • OIDFA - The International Bobbin and Needle Lace Organisation provides bulletins, patterns, competitions and congresses.
  • Penny's Page - An Australian lacer, Penny shares a dozen photos of her bobbin laces.
  • Pittsburgh Lace Group - Newsletters are posted, plus a large Christmas gallery and workshop photos.
  • Poole Bobbin Lace Circle - Lacemakers share a pattern page, photos of their exhibits, plus information about their 4 year lace course.
  • Radyr Lace Group - Canadian bobbin lacers share patterns and gallery.
  • Reclaiming Your Heritage, Lace and Linens - Elizabeth Kurella identifies, repairs and appraises fine laces.
  • Rose Ground Lace Guild - The Tyler, Texas, chapter of IOLI shares their projects here.
  • Rosemary Richards-Steck - Rosemary's hobby is making bobbin lace by the pond.
  • Roxburgh Lacemakers - Information on meeting times for this lacegroup in Kelso, Scotland.
  • SCA Lace - News group discusses topics relating to making lace during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
  • Sheelin Antique Irish Lace Museum - Several photos of lace date from 1850 to 1900.
  • Sheringham Lace Makers - Photos of guild events and work samples, plus calendar of events.
  • Susan Roberts - Susan shares her gallery of honiton works, plus notes on her life as a lacer.
  • The Lace Museum from Castilla y Leon (Spain) - This site contains photos of bobbin displays, and 16th - 20th century laces.
  • The Art of Irish Lacemaking - A history of Irish lace with photos of laceworks.
  • The Costumer's Manifesto - Dr. Maginnis documents laces used on apparel from the 16th -19th century.
  • The Dallas Lace Society - Home page and calendar
  • The Guild of Needle Laces - Artwork of guild members displayed here, plus a definition of needle laces.
  • The Lace Guild - British Lace Guild educates on all aspects of lacemaking.
  • The Lace Museum - The site of this California museum shows current displays, workshops and classes. Also calendar of events, newsletter and patterns.
  • The Lacemaker's Mailing List FAQ - Mimi Dillman maintains this page of mailing lists and FAQs for Arachne.
  • The Mary Rose (1509 1545) - Bobbins were found on board the ship The Mary Rose.
  • The Tangled Web of Lara the Lacemaker - Lara offers history and how-to's for period costumes plus patterns.
  • Theo Brejaart - Theo's international list of lace books is arranged by language. He also offers lace calendars.
  • Traditional and Modern Bobbin Lacing - Click the buttons labelled 'moderne' to view 14 years of the work of Lace Artist, Beate Agten.
  • Tussah - Photos, and descriptions, of bobbin lace pieces made by Lara's mom.
  • Ville de Retournac - The Lace Manufactures Museum records France's lacemaking history.

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