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Backing bookmarks with leather.

Backing bookmarks with leather.

How do you mount your bookmarks? Over time I have put them inside plastic sleeves, left them within books and lately mounted them on thin leather. ~*~ It was a day of throwing out, I was going through my craft room, de-stashing my old card making tools and papers. I unearthed my old Cuttlebug, found some dies and then looked at my bookmarks which were by this time numerous and ready for…

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book photoshoot ft. bobbin lace bookmark I made last year

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I love Bucks point it always looks so elegant

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Sewing in the ends at the end of a piece of lace

There is a new video on my YouTube channel. I am demonstrating how I sew in the ends at the end of a piece of lace. This YouTube video goes through in detail how to sew in the ends.

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Cloth Stitch Diamonds. A new "How to video" that I have added to my YouTube channel this morning.

I love cloth stitch diamonds they add an area of simple cloth stitch (I was taught that it was called "Linen Stitch" ).

My video can be found at https://youtu.be/dBvCwjlDNM4

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Joining in threads when making Bobbin Lace

Joining in threads when making Bobbin Lace

Joining threads in Lacemaking – New video uploaded It happens to all of us, we break a thread, or more often we run out of thread, often in our working pairs. So how do we join a new thread in? Without it being noticed and without a knot. My new video goes into detail of how to do this and what we need to do to produce a seamless looking piece of lace that wont unravel and will be strong…

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Flora Bookmark Pattern

I always wanted to create a pattern for those starting their journey in bobbin lace-making. I remember my first bookmark and just how many stitches I had to learn before I could make a bookmark. So now I have designed a bookmark which requires just two stitches, both of them basic ground stitches. This bookmark can be started by someone very quickly after they have learnt the 3 different…

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A new day and a new idea, this time a ribbon bookmark that I designed. Colourful silks from De Vere yarns, beautiful satin ribbon and my favourite 26 pairs of bobbins.

The design is small cloth stitch diamonds, honeycomb and torchon ground with a double footside edge.

Watch this space as I work through it.

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Finally finished my new Bookmark design. This bookmark is especially designed by me for those beginning their journey in bobbin lacemaking. There are three variations to this pattern and each one includes full video instructions for each stitch.

I back all my bookmarks onto thin leather as I think that they then can be shown off to their best.

I cut the thin leather out with a die cutting machine (baby cuttlebug) and sew the bookmark onto the leather backing it with felt.

This pattern will be in my shop as from tomorrow and will be available to purchase.

Also on my website are links to all my YouTube video tutorials as well as links to all my blog posts.

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Crystal Spider Bookmark

The Crystal Spider Bookmark The journey to a new design The journey starts with an idea, a “what if”. In this case: “What if you had a footside edge on a half stitch fan”. You bring up your lace design program on your laptop whilst watching “Line Of Duty”, yeah not the best time to open up the laptop, hard to concentrate on who is “H” when you are trying to draw a bookmark. The design…

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I have been working on a new lace pattern I designed a couple of weeks ago. This is a bookmark pattern with half stitch fans and a footside edge with half stitch spiders.

To add to my increasing Torchon Bobbin Lace Stitch Library on YouTube I have uploaded an explanatory stitch tutorial for the half stitch fan.

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After a year off through the CovID pandemic I am now back making bobbin lace again and creating bookmark, coaster and ribbon patterns that I will have on my website.

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I have also uploaded a new video tutorial on torchon lace, adding to my 26 videos on How To create Torchon lace. The new video is called "a simple fan" and is part of my tutorial series of stitches.

The video can be found here .

#lace, #bobbinlacemaking, #torchonlace, #lacemakingtutorial,

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I love Half Stitch Spiders. But then I love all the Spider Variants. Follow my blog on www.laceowl.blog for more information. #bobbinlace #bobbinlacemaker #bobbinlacemaking #torchonlace #torchonspiders #bobbinlacetutorials https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv0yf04lMng/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=oj57dms4sowq

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Basic Spiders Torchon Lacemaking www.laceowl.com #bobbinlacemaking #bobbinlacemaker #bobbinlace #bobbinlacetutorials https://www.instagram.com/p/BvztZm-lAUJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ayc9iq15w0fl

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New pattern “Sunshine & Spiders” #bobbinlace #bobbinlacemaking #bobbinlacemaker #bobbinlacepattern #bobbinlacepatterns https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvv1tZ3ljHK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ekuke1670hve

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#marchmeetthemaker Day 6 Full or part time? Interesting question. I’m retired, I have had two very full time careers over the last 45 years so now everything I do I do because I want to. These lace patterns I am designing, I am designing for me as well as anyone who would like to work with them. I am also passing on as much of my knowledge as I can in the way of blog posts and videos. I’m enjoying the designing, I love making lace so it gives me an outlet alongside everything else I am doing. #bobbinlace #bobbinlacetutorials https://www.instagram.com/p/BurU-zol5IN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jx59uyapdf8a

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#marchmeetthemaker Day 5 Up close and Personal with Bobbin Lace This handkerchief edging shows the intricate stitches of spiders, fans and diamonds. I do love spiders, a whole month of designing for them and making things and producing patterns. Bring it on! #bobbinlace #bobbinlacepattern #bobbinlacetutorials https://www.instagram.com/p/Buo5gQkFZpg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fkrej6hc26m9

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#marchmeetthemaker Day 4 Tools of the Trade Bobbin Lace has many specialist tools, we have bobbins, lace pillows, fine brass pins, card patterns. All the stitches date back through time. The thread we use either cotton, linen, or silk are used for either their softness or strength. Colours of thread have changed dramatically over the last 40 years, from white, ecru or pale peach, to any colour you can think of. #bobbinlace #bobbinlacekits https://www.instagram.com/p/BumilkilQRi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1pkzil9sfuend