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?

Hi!

I just bought a kit from the Lace Museum in California. I don't know what kind of thread to start with or where to get simple beginner patterns. I tend to gravitate to the more complex ones, and want to stay away from those.

Suggestions?

Much appreciated!

I was just at my local quilt shop today and picked up two spools of Aurifil Mako 50/2 in some lovely colors to use for lace. Anybody have an idea what the WPC is for this thread? Thanks.

Hi! What’s the cheapest I can be in terms of a bobbin lace pillow? Can I just use a bit of inch thick foam? I really don’t want to put too much money into this before I know I’m gonna stick with it.

I'm very experienced in other fiber arts and would like to deep dive into bobbin lace. I have followed a few online videos for basic bookmarks and things. However, I would really like to learn how to read patterns so that I can branch out and exponentially improve my lace making skills. Does anyone have a good pattern book that explains which stitches are indicated by different features in the pattern, or something with clear instructions so that I can learn independently? Thanks in advance!

Nothing like a new pillow to light a spark again! But maybe the project I chose was ill suited to this pillow… I’m definitely gonna need to figure something out for bobbin management.

Hi, I was working on a piece super consistently over the summer, but when school started I backed off. Mostly though I think it’s because I ran out of thread & have been painstakingly adding new pieces, which I hate. I don’t really want to abandon this project because i spent so much time on it, and i’m close to the end, but i’ve added thread to about 1/3 of the bobbins that I need and am dreading doing the rest.

What do you guys do in this situation? If you lose motivation for a project, do you try to pull through, or say it’s not worth it if you don’t enjoy it and just start anew?

Does anyone know the wpc/wpi of “Egyptian cotton 30/2”? Trying to figure out which of my threads will work for this pattern, but I can’t find the size of the recommended thread to be able to convert it.

Hi! I am brand new to bobbin lace making, my bobbins and cushion are on the way as we speak and I can’t wait to get started! I would love to buy some nice linen thread to use and was wondering if anyone had any good recommendations? I would love to get both some white/cream and have some colorful options! Thanks!

Hello,

I wanna recreate this pattern in bobbin lace, and I was wondering if anybody knew of a suitable pattern?

All help is appreciated ❤️