Bobbin Lace

About a month ago I told you all that I went to a fiber festival. While I was there I saw a demonstration of bobbin lace. I also hinted that I may take a class one day and that day has arrived because I just got home from a bobbin lace class. The class was put together by The Metropolitan Chapter IOL of North New Jersey. They had four class going on today from basic to more advanced and even Princess Lace. I took the basic class since I had no clue what I was doing.

In this class you learned the basic stitches that form bobbin lace. Once you learn them you are set to go with trims, book marks and such. The five stitches are linen, half, whole, linen with a twist edge and half with whole stitch edge. I apologize for the picture this the best I can do, I will try to get them clearer in the future. So for the morning part of the class we made these samples each square is a different stitch. We all got the hang of it pretty quickly so when it became lunch, we where ready for the next step.

The next step was to make a lace trim which is really pretty and simple to do. The lace is made up of whole stitches and when you are done you get a thin piece of lace for trim. Everyone said that this lace looked like lace trim they used for baby outfits. Again I apologize for the pic. For anyone that does not know bobbin lace is a woven structure. The linen stitch is an under over of warp and weft threads. Instead of you using a loom, you use the bobbins to create the woven fabric.

Our instructor was Lynda Berber who was very nice and helpful. She was telling us how she was teaching a children's class yesterday and how they all enjoyed it.

There where only three of us in the beginning class today but we had fun and good food too.

Micheline Hodge was the one who suggested I take the class. She was the one doing the demonstrating at the fiber festival, she had also told me about a woman who tat’s was going to be there if I needed any help with my tatting. This woman's name is Kathy Kirchner and happens to be a part of one of the Yahoo groups that I belong to and while we were talking I told her that I brought my tatting bag with me. She then asks me if this was the bag that was on the Yahoo group and yes it was. How cool is that to meet some like that pretty cool if you ask me. Kathy also sells lace making supplies so if you have any need just click the highlighted words above to check out her sight.

All in all it was a good day and know it is time to have dinner.