A will of 1493 by the Milanese Sforza family mentions lace created with twelve bobbins. There are two books that … See more

Bobbin lace may be made with coarse or fine threads. Traditionally it was made with linen, silk, wool, or, later, cotton threads, or with precious metals. Bess of Hardwick bought red silk, gold, and silver thread for making "bo… See more

Many styles of lace were made in the heyday of lacemaking (approximately the 16th–18th centuries) before machine-made lace became available.
• Classification of traditional styles by technique … See more

The advent of machine-made lace at first pushed lace-makers into more complicated designs beyond the capabilities of early machines, then simpler designs so they could compete on price, and finally pushed them out o… See more

The major tools to make bobbin lace are a pillow, bobbins, pins and prickings. The part laces also require a crochet hook, very fine types of lace require very fine hooks. There are different types of pillows and bobbins linked to ar… See more

Lacemaking is considered a folk art with technique and materials varying widely across the globe. Most lacemakers belong to regional guilds within their country of origin. Guilds can be devoted to one kind of lace, often t… See more

• Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Lace" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 37 ff. See more