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	About Bobbin Lacemaking Bobbin lacemaking is a very old textile craft in which threads wound on small handles or bobbins are twisted and crossed to construct an open and decorative fabric.It can be described as a very free form of weaving in whichthe warp and weft threads are constantly changing place, a loom of sorts being formed by pins which are pushed into the working surface as the work proceeds -- to hold the threads in place and assist in tensioning them. Bobbin lace first appeared in Europe early in the sixteenth century and probably reached its peak of excellence in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. For almost three hundred years it was a thriving industry, of considerable importance to the economies of many European countries. The earliest mention of bobbin lace (bone lace) is an inventory of Richard III from 1485. There are no surviving examples, drawings or paintings, so we don't know what kind of bobbin lace it was. Most believe bobbin lace began as heavy braided passementerie (surface decoration made of gold or silver thread) appliquéd to the surface of velvet clothing. LePompe 1559 is the earliest pattern book, and the woodcuts are believable bobbin lace.

About Bobbin Lacemaking

Bobbin lacemaking is a very old textile craft in which threads wound on small handles or bobbins are twisted and crossed to construct an open and decorative fabric.It can be described as a very free form of weaving in whichthe warp and weft threads are constantly changing place, a loom of sorts being formed by pins which are pushed into the working surface as the work proceeds -- to hold the threads in place and assist in tensioning them. Bobbin lace first appeared in Europe early in the sixteenth century and probably reached its peak of excellence in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. For almost three hundred years it was a thriving industry, of considerable importance to the economies of many European countries. The earliest mention of bobbin lace (bone lace) is an inventory of Richard III from 1485. There are no surviving examples, drawings or paintings, so we don't know what kind of bobbin lace it was. Most believe bobbin lace began as heavy braided passementerie (surface decoration made of gold or silver thread) appliquéd to the surface of velvet clothing. LePompe 1559 is the earliest pattern book, and the woodcuts are believable bobbin lace.