I needed a new bookmark and used some VERY makeshift supplies to make myself one! It was a lot of fun, i’m excited to learn more!!

Posted here because I couldn't add a picture to the comment. This is for the user who asked about a roller cushion on etsy.

I made this from a shoe box and some foam. The foam was cut and rolled to match the box. The whole thing was covered in dark cotton.

Hi there! I am new - so new, in fact, that I am preparing to buy my first tools. I have found something on Etsy that seems to have everything I could want (storage, size, etc.), but it is very pricy, and I wanted some opinions on it before I buy it. It is a roller pillow, and logically I feel like this must be superior, but I am not 100% sure. Can anyone break down for me in very simple terms the difference between a roller pillow and any other form of pillow and if this would be good for a beginning lacemaker? If it matters, I do have experience with other fiber arts (spinning, knitting, embroidery). Also, if anyone can recommend something like this cheaper (and preferably in the U.S. to cut shipping costs), I would appreciate it. The main features that interest me are the roller, the storage, the notches along the sides to hold bobbins aside, and the slanted pillow surface. TIA!

Bobbin Lace Making Pillow Box-small Red Flowers - Etsy

Has anyone tried using wood stain on their bobbins? I want some of mine to be darker but the darker woods are 3 to 4 times the price so I'm looking for a cheaper solution. My only worry is that the stain will end up staining my thread or the lace. I've stained other woodwork before and I've never had transfer issues but that's always been furniture.

Hi everyone. My first time posing here. When my mum went into a retirement place, I took custody of her bobbin lace materials. I've made a couple of bookmarks and watched a lot of videos. Some lace makers show two different tools while working. One pushes the pin down and the other has a small fork at the end and prices the pins up. What are these called, so I can search for them and see what they cost?

Spending a dreary 2nd day of Christmas practicing plumillas in mundillo bobbin lace. First one whole stitch, second one cloth stitch, and so on.

I finished my first piece of bobbin lace today! Thought I would share it here, since I've been following r/bobbinlace for ages before finally trying it out myself. I'm hooked! Lots of fun, already seeing things I can improve.

The pillow and some supplies belonged to a great aunt of an old lady who was clearing up her attic. There were a couple of patterns and pieces of lace so I recreated one of those :)

I also had a beginner question: how long do you leave the lace on the pillow before removing it? And do you fixate it in any way? I just steam pressed it.

Just finished making my first sniwflake ornament, most complex pattern I have done so far! Its so pretty!!

Pattern is from www.myrtleandeve.com

I learnt how to bob lace this summer after having inherited a lace pillow, bobbins and patterns. I have been working through the patterns I have and been following the descriptions, but for some of the patterns the descriptions have been lost if there ever were any. Because I like to push myself I gave one of those patterns a go, and while it's not perfect I'm still quite proud of it.

Last year I made a crochet snowflake for an ornament white elephant exchange. It failed to impress my peers. This year, I went all out with proper lace. There is no way it will not impress them this time.

(This is fiandra lace. If anyone wants the link to where you can buy the pattern feel free to DM me.)

I want to make lace for a fan, but all of the fan staves are cheap plastic or balsa wood/bamboo. Does anyone know of a place that sells nice, high quality wood or mother of pearl staves, specifically in the US?

I'll be in Barcelona for a day on 30 Nov, and I wonder if there are any lace events going on, or any places like museums or stores I should visit. Thank you kindly in advance!

I’m using 20 weight crochet cotton and I’ve been winding bobbins for what feels like hours— and it probably actually has been over an hour because I keep taking breaks out of boredom. How do you (a) wind your bobbins faster or (b) make it feel less excruciatingly boring?