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The making of bobbin lace was easier to learn than the elaborate cutwork of the 16th century, and the tools and materials for making linen bobbin lace were inexpensive. There was a ready market for bobbin lace of all qualities, and women throughout Europe soon took up the craft which earned a better income than spinning , sewing , weaving or ...
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] Bucks point is very similar to the French Lille lace, [2] and thus is often called English Lille. [3]
Typically the lace was produced from "prickings" or patterns created on parchment or pasteboard that were attached to a round bolster-style lace pillow. Bobbins whittled from local wood or reeds were used to provide the thread repository and the appropriate tension for constructing the lace.
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Bobbin lace ground is the regular small mesh filling the open spaces of continuous bobbin lace.Other names for bobbin lace ground are net or réseau (French for network). The precise course of the threads and the resultant shape of the ground are an important diagnostic feature in lace identification, as different lace styles use different groun
However, Binche lace was being made by the end of the 16th century. In 1585, when the river Scheldt was closed to shipping, Binche did not suffer a decline in its lacemaking as did others up the river such as Antwerp lace. Binche lace was the subject of a royal edict in 1686, which implies that the lace must have been fairly important.
Mechlin lace or Point de Malines is an old bobbin lace, [1] one of the best known Flemish laces, originally produced in Mechelen. [2] Worn primarily during summer, [3] it is fine, transparent, and looks best when worn over another color. [3] Used for women's clothing, it was popular until the first decade of the 20th century. [4]
Cluny lace is a bobbin lace style, worked as a continuous piece. It is a heavy plaited lace of geometric design, often with radiating thin, pointed wheatears (closely woven leaves). [ 1 ] It is a guipure style of lace.