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Freehand lace is a bobbin lace that works directly on the fabric of the lace pillow without using a pricked pattern. Very few pins are needed for this technique (in most cases, only at the two edges.) [1] The very early bobbin laces were probably made freehand, as pins were scarce, coarse, and expensive.
Torchon lace was used by the middle classes for edging or insertion, and also to trim cotton and linen underwear, where it was ideal because of its strength and because it was inexpensive. [4] Torchon lace was originally made from flax , but cotton is used as well, and has been for a long time.Traditionally it was made in strips 1 to 2 inches ...
Old and New Designs in Crochet Work 100 Christmas Novelties (1914) [2] Martha Washington Patchwork Quilt Book (1915) [3] Smocking: a treatise on ornamental shirring (1915) [7] Old and new designs in crochet work : bedspreads ([1918?]) [8] Old and new designs in crochet corset covers and nightgown yokes ([19--]) [9]
Example of a simple Bucks point edging Bucks Point lace from first half of 19th century. Bucks point is a bobbin lace from the South East of England. "Bucks" is short for Buckinghamshire, which was the main centre of production. The lace was also made in the nearby counties of Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire. [1]
The term 'mundillo' means 'little world', referring to the cylindrical pillow on which the lace maker ('Mundillista') weaves intricate designs. The decorative lace is created using wooden bobbins about the diameter of a pencil, which are wound with thread that is twisted and crossed to form a pattern. Depending on the pattern, as few as two ...
whip stitch compared with the most common sewing stitches. A whip stitch is a simple sewing stitch that is used in crocheting, knitting and sewing, in which the needle is passed in and out of the fabric in a series of stitches that circle an edge of the fabric.
Point d'Angleterre, 18th A section of Brussels bobbin lace appliqued on a hexagonal mesh. Brussels lace is a type of pillow lace that originated in and around Brussels. [1] The term "Brussels lace" has been broadly used for any lace from Brussels; however, strictly interpreted, the term refers to bobbin lace, in which the pattern is made first, and the ground, or réseau added, also using ...
Cutwork frill on a cotton petticoat. Cutwork or cut work, also known as punto tagliato in Italian, is a needlework technique in which portions of a textile, typically cotton or linen, [1] are cut away and the resulting "hole" is reinforced and filled with embroidery or needle lace.