{"product_id":"b0hc19583f","title":"Bobbin Lace Making for Beginners: A Complete Guide to the Art of Pillow Lace — Learn the Stitches, Work 15 Patterns, and Create Heirloom Lace by Hand","description":"\u003cp\u003eBobbin lace is thread architecture. Dozens of threads, each wound on its own bobbin, are twisted and crossed over pins on a pillow to create fabric so delicate it looks impossible — and so strong it lasts for centuries. Museum collections hold bobbin lace from the 1600s that remains structurally perfect four hundred years after it was made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBobbin Lace Making for Beginners is a complete guide to this extraordinary craft, written for people who have never held a bobbin. Every stitch is explained with step-by-step instructions and clear illustrations. Every pattern is designed to teach a specific skill. No prior lace-making experience required — just patience, pins, and a willingness to let your fingers learn a new language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat's inside: the 4 fundamental movements that create all bobbin lace (cross, twist, cross-twist, twist-cross-twist). How to set up a lace pillow, wind bobbins, and read a pricking pattern. 15 progressive patterns from a simple braid to a complete lace edging with ground, gimp, and decorative fillings. Torchon lace — the best tradition for beginners — explained from first pin to finished piece. How to choose thread, bobbins, pillows, and pins. The history of bobbin lace from Renaissance Italy to your living room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by a lace maker who has spent thirty years proving that bobbin lace is not as hard as it looks — it's just different from anything else you've done with thread. Your first bookmark takes an afternoon. Your first edging takes a weekend. Your first addiction lasts a lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":67924442185973,"sku":"YSL52285","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/8774\/8597\/files\/91rJ_oid5xL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793672851","url":"https:\/\/www.newbooks.store\/products\/b0hc19583f","provider":"NewBooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}