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      Making laces by hand is an ancient and treasured art form. Sites listed here are involved in the study, preservation and the making of lace of all types. Some types of handmade laces include bobbin laces, needle laces, tape laces and tatted lace.

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      Lefkara Lace

      The history and patterns of lace on Cyprus can be found here, plus a photo index of local lacemakers.
      http://www.cyculture.net/lefkara/index.html

      Mary Margaret Nousek

      Mary offers a small gallery that includes profiles of a man and a woman done in needle lace.
      http://www.astro.psu.edu/users/nousek/mary.html

      Claeys Antique

      Diane Claeys regularly adds illustrated articles on the history of a lace piece (with over a dozen articles currently on site). Vintage photos and paintings of lacemakers share a gallery with antique lace tools.
      http://www.claeysantique.com/

      Jana Onuskova

      Bobbin Lace Artist shares nine of her original modern works.
      http://art.box.sk/jo/

      Idrija Lace

      Three pictures of lace, one of tools, and a link to an article in Lace magazine.
      http://www.muzej-idrija-cerkno.si/lace.html

      Liberty Lacers

      A gallery of challenges is presented by Philadelphia lacemakers.
      http://www.cezwright.com/liblace/index.htm

      Carolina's Lace Site

      Carolina presents her original milanese works, patterns and a history of lace in Catalunya.
      http://www.geocities.com/carolgallego/

      Bobbin Lace European Network

      This database has entries in the following categories: laces, census and biographies of lacemakers, designers, bibliographies, glossaries, historical documents, museums, news and online training.
      http://www.blen.net/m_c.htm

      Lace Centre

      Lacemakers demonstrate craft at Jerusalem Church.
      http://www.virtualbruges.com/museums/mus010.html

      Alissa's Lace

      Alissa shares her work in buck's point, flemish, honiton and torchon.
      http://www.jti.net/alissa/index.htm

      Alencon Lace

      Site describes history of, and techniques used to make, alencon lace.
      http://www.ville-alencon.fr/dentelle/anglais/Sommaireanglais.htm
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      Lacemaking in Bedfordshire

      Shares the history and current activities of the Aragon Lacemakers.
      http://www.bedford.gov.uk/bedford/tic/lacemaking%20in%20beds%20index.htm

      Embroidery and Lace

      Bjarne Drew shares photos of the costumes he's created and his lace projects.
      http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/embroideryandlace.htm

      Landelijke Organisatie Kant Kunst

      The official site of LOKK, the Dutch Lace Organization, contains photos of modern and classical laces created by its members. Click kantbrief to reach the gallery.
      http://www.lokk.nl/

      Branscombe Parish

      This article describes the lace industry and school in this English village.
      http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1491/lace.html

      Brazilian Laces

      This site contains photos of laces made in Brazil.
      http://www.maria-brazil.org/laces.htm

      LaceFairy's Lacemaking Central

      Part museum, part master's degree, Lori's site holds more than 1000 pages of lacemaking information. Site includes information on lacemaking and lacemakers, identification and preservation, collecting and collections. Instructions, patterns, postcards an
      http://lace.lacefairy.com/

      Lacemaking

      Thirty eight sites are linked to this web ring.
      http://lacemakers.lacefairy.com/

      Ieperse Huiskant

      A lace nativity scene (#7) and Snow White (#10) are among the works created by this busy Belgian Lace Group.
      http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Exhibit/4173/

      Lacemakers of Calais

      Homepage of this historic Australian Society of Lacemakers.
      http://www.angelfire.com/al/aslc/

      Tussah

      Photos, and descriptions, of bobbin lace pieces made by Lara's mom.
      http://www.tussah.com/lace/

      BJ's Laces

      BJ describes different forms of handmade laces, including bobbin, tattting, needle and chemical.
      http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/9801/lace.html

      Howfen

      Glenys Pople has written a clear and well illustrated definition of bobbin lace.
      http://www.howfen.demon.co.uk/

      Dora the Knotter

      Dora's sense of humor shows in her Margareten-Spitze laces.
      http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dora.northern/index.htm

      Rosemary Richards-Steck

      Rosemary's hobby is making bobbin lace by the pond.
      http://www.geocities.com/vinasage/Lace.html

      Christine England

      Chrisine has posted photos of her honiton projects.
      http://members.tripod.com/~lacemaker/index.htm

      Traditional and Modern Bobbin Lacing

      Click the buttons labelled 'moderne' to view 14 years of the work of Lace Artist, Beate Agten.
      http://www.agten-beate.de/

      Frauke Lorenz

      The modern works of this lace artist are displayed here.
      http://www.uni-potsdam.de/u/physik/mitarbeiter/lorenz/frauke2.htm

      Eitel's Bobbin Lace

      Eitel shares 3 examples of lace projects.
      http://www.customcpu.com/ait/edunaway/

      Gon Homburg

      Based in Amsterdam, this certified teacher/bobbin lacer shares her lace heritage with students.
      http://home.wxs.nl/~hombu012/index.html

      Falkink

      A lacemaker has evaluated design software and created a table stand for a vertical cookie pillow.
      http://www.xs4all.nl/~falkink/lace/index.html

      Knotwork

      Frances defines knotwork and offers assorted bobbins.
      http://www.lacebobbins.com/

      "Mrs Dot"

      Freelance editor for Lace (the Lace Guild magazine), Deb's site contains knitted, bobbin and needle laces, plus plotted grids for designing your own lace patterns.
      http://freespace.virgin.net/deborah.robinson/index.htm

      Lacemaking

      Italian site describes works in buckspoint, torchon and milanese, and holds a gallery of over forty photos.
      http://www.lacemaking.it/

      Kloeppeln

      Hiltraut tells why she loves bobbin lacemaking and shares fifteen photos of her work.
      http://www.afn.org/~afn12470/indexBobbinLace.html

      Kate's Lace

      Kate posts photos of her bobbinlaces: bonnet, booties, collars, doilies and tablecoths.
      http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Coffeehouse/3970/index.htm

      Allhallows Museum

      Based in Honiton, Devon UK, the museum features the laces famous to this region.
      http://www.cyberlink.co.uk/allhallows/honiton/index.html

      Dalla Lidia Merletti d'Arte

      This museum and shop in Venice shares a series of photos that chronical a piece of needlelace from design to finished masterpiece.
      http://www.buranolace.it

      Lego Bobbin Winder

      Kieth Enevoldsen shows how to make a bobbin winder from legos.
      http://www.geocities.com/atatter.geo/kieth_enevoldsen.html

      Ville de Retournac

      The Lace Manufactures Museum records France's lacemaking history.
      http://www.ville-retournac.fr/

      Lacemaking in the 17th century.

      Sheila Sharpe demonstrates lacemaking in period costume.
      http://www.portsdown.demon.co.uk/lace.htm

      Marie-Jo Quinault

      New filet lace is created from 16th century patterns.
      http://hometown.aol.com/filetlace/myhomepage/index.html

      La Dentelles

      Rosanna has compiled articles, photos, reports and diagrams of lacemaking in France, including an unusual collection of lacemakers in miniature.
      http://www.dentellieres.com/lace.htm

      The Tangled Web of Lara the Lacemaker

      Lara offers history and how-to's for period costumes plus patterns.
      http://home.aol.com/lclacemker/frameset1.html

      Lacemaker's Cottage

      Scroll to the bottom of the page to find lace histories from 1500-1900, plus a gallery of laceworks.
      http://people.delphiforums.com/standart/

      Lace Book List

      Arlene has compiled a booklist, in 30 categories, for lace enthusiasts.
      http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Fields/1404/books.txt

      Emily Clare, lacemaker

      Photo and historical background of victorian era lacemaker.
      http://clutch.open.ac.uk/schools/willen99/w_employment/Clares/lace.html

      Miniature Bobbin Lace

      Jan, from Crete, creates miniature lace and lacemaking supplies - including a complete lace shop.
      http://www.homestead.com/janincrete/Lacemaking.html

      Iva Proskova

      A unique lace ruff, and a pillow on stand, plus tips on cleaning nonwashable lace.
      http://www.palickovani.cz/en/pal/kr.htm#tech

      Knypplad Spets , the Crowning Touch

      Rita Leydon writes an essay on bobbin lacemaking in Sweden.
      http://www.ritaleydon.com/Zwriting/1996/lace.html

      Golden Bobbin Lacers

      One of the groups that make up the North Carolina Regional Lacers, the site contains their newsletter and information about lace deomonstrations and other activities.
      http://www.angelfire.com/sc3/goldenbobbins/

      The Lace Museum

      The site of this California museum shows current displays, workshops and classes. Also calendar of events, newsletter and patterns.
      http://www.thelacemuseum.org/

      Avital's Fibers

      Avital designed a printable pricking for a bobbin lace tablecloth and a Star of David tatting pattern. Her gallery contains examples of 3 different lace forms.
      http://www.angelfire.com/home/avital/m-lace.html

      Lorelei Halley

      Lorelei documents methods of identification and describes bobbin lace in the 17th through the current century.
      http://www.loreleihalley.com/bobbinlace.htm

      Introduction to Bobbin Lace

      There are sixteen online pages in this comprehensive beginning lesson taught by Jennifer McNitt.
      http://www.havenonline.com/bobbinlace/default.asp

      Jo Edkins' Lace School

      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.
      http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/lace/index.htm

      Cross-Twist (Kreuzen-Drehen )

      Click a photo, then follow the arrows to explore the works of Lace-Artist Eva Baumgartner.
      http://www.kreuzen-drehen.at/

      Sieglindes Twinetime

      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.
      http://www.fadenzeit.de/

      Batten Lace

      These simplified instructions for making battenburg lace include photos.
      http://www.e-honcho.jorne.ed.jp/en/baten/

      Janine's Lace

      With 3 bobbin lace edgings and 6 small circulars, this is a nice little gallery.
      http://website.lineone.net/~janinegates/Lace.htm

      Jean's Lace Definitions

      Jean Bullock illustrates and defines 6 types of handmade lace.
      http://home.austarnet.com.au/jeaden/lace.html

      Knitted Heirloom Lace

      Author Gloria Penning shares 18 knitted lace works, plus information about her books.
      http://www.knitlacepatterns.com/

      Looking for the Big End

      Jean Goldberg translates humor into art through needlelace. This extraordinary gallery contains 20 masterpieces in lace depicting life in the twenty first century.
      http://users.bigpond.com/jeangoldberg/lookingf.htm

      Steph's String Related Stuff

      Stephanie Peter's provides free bobbin lace software, stitching charts and tatting patterns, including complete illustrated instructions for cluny leaves.
      http://www.sandbenders.demon.co.uk/index.htm

      Lynda Libby's Lace

      Lynda shares pictures of her bobbin laces, grouped by type.
      http://home.pacifier.com/~dllibby/lynda.htm

      Needlelace

      A nice introduction to the various forms of needlelaces, this site also illustrates the stitches.
      http://www.geocities.com/monstonitrus/a_and_s/needlelace/needlelace.html

      Ruthan Designs Torchon Lace

      Doylies, mats, butterflies and a doll dress have all been made by this creative lacemaker.
      http://ruthan.co.uk/

      Leisa's Lace Gallery

      Leisa ReFalo shares six galleries of handmade laces, plus stumpwork and jewelry.
      http://www.refalo.com/bobbinlace/index.html

      Alamo Bobbin Lacers

      An IOLI charter group, meets in San Antonio, Texas. Includes photos of annual demonstrations at the Folklife Festival.
      http://home.earthlink.net/~mayflowerlace/abl.html

      Slovakian Bobbin Lace

      Scroll down and click 'patterns' to find Jana's drawings. Click 'photographs' for a gallery of contempory and traditional pieces.
      http://www.ds.psg.sk/prezenta/frajkor/

      Lace Exhibitions

      This comprehensive well maintained list, sorted by country, lists lace events all over the world.
      http://digilander.libero.it/gloriavalli/index2.htm

      Gloria Valli

      Gloria's laceworks include multiple contest entries. She specializes in modern lace jewelry.
      http://digilander.libero.it/gloriavalli/ehome.htm

      Lace Design

      Three lace artists encourage bobbin, and needle, lacemakers to give designing a try by offering case studies, tutorials, patterns and galleries.
      http://www.lace.nildram.co.uk/

      Noelene Lafferty

      Settled in The Round House in Cooma, Australia, Noelene (Tatter's Poet Laureate) shares her new lace creations.
      http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nlafferty/

      Rustyx Lace

      This lacemaker combines different lace forms. Bobbin lace, needle lace and tatting, can all be found in one piece.
      http://www.geocities.com/justme42uk/

      CD 2000 GALLERY

      This unusual collection of over 400 laces was exhibited in England and the USA.
      http://freespace.virgin.net/deborah.robinson/cd2000.htm

      Bobbinburg

      Directory of links for personal pages, shops, and chat.
      http://www.tat-man.net/bobbinburg.html

      The Costumer's Manifesto

      Dr. Maginnis documents laces used on apparel from the 16th -19th century.
      http://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/16THLACE.HTM

      Digital Archive of Documents

      Professor Griswold has been collecting documents regarding textile arts such as lacemaking, and placing them in this online archival library.
      http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/

      Doina and Tiana

      Two friends give classes and provide kits for Romanian Point Lace. Gallery included.
      http://members.tripod.com/victorianart/

      La Encajera - The Lacemaker

      Home page of the Spanish lace magazine. Patterns, competitions and calendar, plus 'Letter to the Reader' from previous issues.
      http://www.realce.es/la_encajera/encaing.htm

      Dreams of Lace

      Christiane Eichler's site includes a comprehensive pattern surfer,a German & English lace dictionary, a gallery and tips.
      http://www.tatting.de/dol/

      Canadian Lacemaker Gazette

      This lace magazine is printed in French and English.
      http://www.lacegazette.com/

      Celtic Dream Weaver

      Sherry, a tatter and bobbin lacer, designs unique pieces. She also decorates bobbins using paints and decoupage.
      http://celticdreamweaver.com/

      Dentelle style battenburg

      A gallery of home accessories in battenburg lace is found here.
      http://www.geocities.com/dentellequebec/

      Zemanova

      Samples of Honiton, Slovak, Point Groound and Milanese laces are found in this gallery.
      http://mujweb.cz/www/zemanova/en/index.htm

      Cowper & Newton Museum: Lace making home page

      Discussing the history of bucks, beds and northant bobbin laces, this site also covers equipment and local laces today.
      http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/cnm/lace/index.html

      Manie Kriel from Heidelberg, Gauteng, South Africa

      Mr. Kriel describes himself as a passionate lacemaker. Although he's only been making lace since 1996, he's already completed projects in torchon, bedfordshire, brugges, duchesse and russian tape lace.
      http://www.geocities.com/malelacer/

      Lacemaking Webring

      Webrings make it easy to randomly surf thru lacemaking sites.
      http://www.netcentral.co.uk/~geoffana/lacering/

      Beautiful and Practical Netting

      Rita creates doilies and edgings, sharing patterns and 'how to' information.
      http://knotsindeed.com/

      Sheelin Irish Lace Museum

      Museum shares several photos of lace dating from 1850 to 1900.
      http://www.irishlacemuseum.com/

      Poole Bobbin Lace Circle

      Lacemakers share a pattern page, photos of their exhibits, Miss Channer's mat, plus information about their 4 year lace course.
      http://www.cyberlink.co.uk/pblc/

      Lace Magazine

      Contains a short introduction to princess, bobbin and needle laces.
      http://www.lacemagazine.com/

      Reclaiming Your Heritage, Lace and Linens

      Elizabeth Kurella identifies, repairs and appraises fine laces.
      http://www.elizabethkurella.com/

      International Forum of Lace

      Results of the 2003 Conference in Rimini, Italy are located here. Site includes plans to further study the technical, artistic and historic aspects of lace in 2005 .
      http://www.italiainvita.it/

      Irish Carrickmacross Lace -

      This Arduin Lace Collection was handmade by Mary O'Neill in Ireland.
      http://www.irishcarrickmacrosslace.com/

      The Lace Museum from Castilla y Leon (Spain)

      This site contains photos of bobbin displays, and 16th - 20th century laces.
      http://www.terra.es/personal2/puricoll/

      Bobbinlace Chat Group

      A group of over 300 bobbin lacers chat about projects, supplies and patterns.
      http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bobbinlace/

      Needlelace Club

      This news group provides a forum to discuss needlelace techniques.
      http://groups.yahoo.com/group/needlelace/

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