Bobbin Lace in the World

Bobbin Lace in the World

Through colonialism, bobbin lace made its way from Great Britain and France to the whole the world. The spools (bobbins) do not look the same everywhere. Depending on the region, they can be made out of different materials. Most of them are turned from different types of wood and have different shapes. Depending of the lace and the thickness of the yarn they can be larger or smaller. We differentiate between bobbins with sheath (hooded bobbins) and bobbins without sheath.

Belgian lace maker on a postcard.

Bobbins from Belgium.

Bobbins from the Netherlands.

This postcard from France shows lace makers from the Pyrenees.

French bobbins.

Italian bobbins from Cantù.

Illustration of a Maltese lace maker on a postcard.

Bobbins from Malta.

Postcard from Germany with illustration of lace-making children.

Hooded bobbins from Germany.

Flat-cushion-bobbins from Germany.

This postcard from Switzerland shows children bobbin lace.

Bobbins from Switzerland.

Bobbins from Switzerland.

Irish glass-bobbin.

English bobbins.

Bobbins from Iceland.

Danish bobbins.

Bobbin from Finland.

Swedish bobbins.

Postcard from Russia with illustration of a lace maker.

Russian bobbins.

Slovakian traditional costume with exquisite bobbin lace.

Bobbin from Slovakia.

Sudetendeutsche (Czech) woman bobbin lace in today's Czech Republic.

Greek bobbin.

Portuguese bobbin.

Bobbin from Brazil.

The postcard from India shows women bobbin lace on flat cushions.

This postcard from Sri Lanka shows young women bobbin lace in Ceylon.

Bobbins from Australia.

Bobbins from New Zealand.

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