Torchon lace, coarse bobbinmade lace see bobbin lace made by peasants in most european countries in which simple geometric patterns are carried out. All the techniques required for the elementary torchon assessment are covered. A collection of 3 torchon lace bookmark patterns designed by the team at mainly lace. Each pattern has the necessary working lines printed for the full length of the pattern. Mainly lace bookmarks, book 1 torchon lace making patterns. The technique is tape based borrowing from milanese. Notice that the pricking has no pattern, just rows of holes. Delight in our new line of original patterns by irene tomlinson. Part 3 is torchon prickings, part 4 is torchon patterns. Mainly laces popular book of 20 original torchon bobbin lace making bookmark patterns. Our unique designer, louise woodward offers you new and exciting ways to use your lace from scrapbooking to christmas decorations, together with more traditional patterns. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. It then leads into the techniques of torchon lace through a series of graded patterns. This book introduces bobbin lace, describing the equipment needed and the basic stitches.
There are a lot of different grounds, but the whole stitchtorchon is a very common one. Many of these are very simple and suitable for a beginner. Taken from our popular book mainly lace bookmarks book 1. This pack features pictorial elements of the design. Evidently the lace maker decides where the different colors will go, and how wide the piece will be. May 14, 2015 hi guys, i finally did this tutorial video for you of a bobbin lace bookmark which uses half stitch, spiders and rose ground i hope you enjoy it. Torchon bobbin lace to make a bookmark with the november birthstone the bookmark measure 16 x 4 not including the bead and the tassle the i believe this is a lou woo november birth bookmark pattern. Torchon patterns by lorelei halley r2 designed by lorelei halley, torchon bobbin lace patterns. Each pattern comes with a pricking printed on glazed tan card stock for long wear, a working diagram with notes, and a picture of the finished lace. This describes one method of finishing off a torchon lace bookmark. Set of 2 freestanding lace machine embroidery designs how to choose an embroidery machine embroidery patterns embroidery face pattern design 62 new ideas making embroidery easier for you. Torchon bobbin lace to make a bookmark with the november birthstone the bookmark measure 16 x 4 not. With other simple kinds of lace it was the mainstay of the lace makers of the austrian tirol. All the photos and diagrams are for the same pricking.
The last chapter includes wire lace necklaces and pendants primarily using torchon techniques. Part 1 is grounds and basics, part 2 starts with wave and fan motifs. Bedfordshire lace is beautiful and i sincerely hope that you will enjoy working this edging. Of the various bobbin lace types, torchon lace is probably the best for a beginner to tackle.
Lace pieces for everyday use including twoedgings for mats or handkerchiefs, and a needle book, lace for the cupboard shelf, sachets, bookmark and more. These patterns are all worked as strips, straight downwards. A ground in bobbin lace is just a way of filling space with a mesh or net. However, i do like to experiment, so some are less standard. It can either be used as a filler between other design elements or as a lace by itself as im showing it. See more ideas about bobbin lace, lacemaking and lace. Several earlier photos in the set show this kind of lace. This bookmark is an adaptation of an insertion by robin lewiswild. You will then receive an email with a link to the download file. I have adapted this handkerchief edging from an antique collar pattern and have, unusually for me, produced an asymmetric design. Intro to bobbin lace making bobbin lace, also known as pillow lace, is a method of making lace by weaving threads held on bobbins and pinning them to a pattern pinned to a pillow. Lace related very first lace making effort adding beads to torchon lace anatomy of a torchon pattern australian lace guild torchon stage 1 by jenny brandis cleaning brass lace pins crochet pincushions crochet travel pillow designers of lace index to lace books index to free lace patterns on this site kununurra ag show lace section lace 2000.
The techniques used in this book are for the most part basic stitches knit into simple motifs and fashioned into shape. In our mediacentric society our sense of community and how it is formed has changed the face of lacemaking soc. There is no doubt that this is a challenging piece. Simply add to the cart, go to checkout and complete the free purchase. I suppose you could call it torchon, since it is a geometric straight lace.
Fish 19 this set of pages should be printed using the paper size a4 setting and the booklet facility of your printer. Like many torchon bookmark patterns, this pattern lends itself so well to customisation ill write about the different effects you could create, and the stitches i used in a separate post. Working rows from right to left figure 3 the following sequence figure 3 is typical when. Click on the image to see the original article with all three patterns and a working diagram for the first pattern which should give you enough information to work the features in the other two bookmarks.
Exclusive torchon lace bobbin patterns only available from the craft corner. The patterns for the bookmarks appeared in lace 147. Loads of great bookmark patterns from the team at mainly lace. Hi guys, i finally did this tutorial video for you of a bobbin lace bookmark which uses half stitch, spiders and rose ground i hope you enjoy it.
Finding lacemaking resources and knowledge is as easy as clicking on a link nowadays. See more ideas about bobbin lace, bobbin lace patterns and lace. The ground is the background net of the lace and this one is characteristic of torchon lace, always count pairs or single bobbins from the left unless otherwise instructed. These make beautiful gifts especially when worked with 100% silk kanagawa thread see threads.
Each pricking is accompanied by a picture of the completed lace and details of the number of bobbins required and the thread used to work the sample. Description fanfare a sheet of three torchon lace bookmark designs. Many of the motifs can be used in interchangeable ways necklaces, corsages, earrings, bracelets, rings, hair ornaments, and some can be manipulated into more shapes than one. Mainly lace bookmarks, book 1 torchon lace making patterns 20 original torchon lace making bookmark patterns, ranging from very easy for the beginner to more advanced for the experienced lace maker. See more ideas about lace, bobbin lace and lacemaking. Each pricking is accompanied by a picture of the completed lace and details of the number of bobbins required and the thread used to. I mounted the bookmark onto hessian and some pink linen ribbon which give it some stability. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Bobbin lace patterns and descriptions, free to use, no ads bobbin lace patterns these patterns all have a photo and description of how to work as well as the pattern. These designs will suit the more experienced lace maker.
This means that you do not need to do any timeconsuming marking up. Start a point a with 2 pairs and add 2 pairs at each footside. Advanced embroidery designs fsl bobbin lace bookmark set see more. These patterns all have a photo and description of how to work as well as the pattern. Shade tree art, bobbin lace torchon spiders and rose ground. The lace is based on an unusual piece of torchon lace in the lace guild collection. I used ecru fils a dentelles thread and a dusky pink cotton perle 8 gimp thread which i think work beautifully together. In stock, this 64 page book is filled with bobbin lace patterns for jewellery that include 8 brooches, 4 earrings, 9 necklaces, a wedding tiara and evening bag with beadwork. Stitches used torchon ground, cloth stitch trail, half stitch spider, half stitch trail and cloth stitch spiders. Id not made much torchon lace for a while so this was a lovely project to do on holiday in the quiet time after the kids were asleep. Among the photos was this one of a lace made entirely of tallies. Whole stitch ground torchon ground how did you make this. Introduces the basic techniques of torchon lace wiith more simple patterns. Even if you use a different sized paper this should give you two pages per side arranged so that you can place the.
All explanation is in diagrams, mostly using the international color coding system. A nice colorful booklet with 10 easy torchon patterns, decorated with additional embroidery. Based on a combination of attractive motifs with a geometrical ground, it uses a simple range of stitches to produce relatively speedy and gratifying results. July birthstone bookmark torchon bobbin lace bobbin lace. I design bobbin lace patterns and supply them printed on pricking card. Torchon bobbin lace patterns see here for photos of some of the designs.