Lacemaking

A group of over 300 bobbin lacers chat about projects, supplies and patterns.

Lace Artist Sieglinde Grigat's 'Occhi' gallery holds over 40 pieces of tatted artworks. Most pieces employ advanced techniques. She also works in bobbin lace, crochet and hairpin laces, knotted and knitted laces.

Christiane Eichler's site includes a pattern surfer, a German and English lace dictionary, a gallery and tips.

This online bobbin lace school has twelve lessons covering over forty topics. Each topic is well illustrated; some are even animated. The ten beginning patterns are organized into four categories; all are illustrated.

The Atlantia region of the Society of Creative Anachronism holds lace workshops.

A Van-Dyke edging pattern is included with this gallery of 17 photos.

Lindsay Rogers from Scotland is a designer, author and tutor of international repute.

Iris has put together a photo album of her doilies, edgings and other work. Tips on hiding ends and three patterns.

Mary designed a doll dress and a tatting bag.

A small but intricate gallery of lace can be found on this Italian tatter's home page.

These two Italian friends have put together a combined gallery of over fifty pieces of lace.

The complete booklet "Lessons In Tatting' by Nellie Ellison, originally published in 1916, is shared here by Peggy Rowe.

Skilled in several forms of lacemaking, Mimi has completed a study of cluny techniques. Her information is well researched, and the bibliography is extensive.

Gillian Buchanan, a Lace Guild certified tatter, writes a tatting column and newsletter for this network. She provides instructions to aid both the beginning and advanced tatter. See the archives for her series on adding beads.