Bobbin Lace Making

Dear users, dear authors,
who among you has experience with bobbin lace-making and would like to share a bit about it?

When I was in school, I took part in bobbin lace-making project days. I kept at it for quite a while afterward because this craft is so much fun. But I didn’t have any use for all the lace, trims, doilies, and so on. I still remember exactly how to do it, even though my school days were a long time ago. First, we sewed a bobbin lace pillow in the shape of a cylinder and stuffed it. We placed this pillow on a shoebox, fitting it into the curves we’d cut out on the right and left sides beforehand. We pinned the templates to the pillow with straight pins, and then we were ready to go. We wound the thread onto the bobbins and secured the thread to the pillow with a pin. We let the bobbins hang down from the threads. Basically, bobbin lace-making consists of two hand movements: crossing and twisting, crossing and twisting. In this way, the threads are crossed and twisted from left to right according to the pattern and secured with pins. You take one bobbin in your left hand, another in your right hand, and cross the threads and twist them. You let the left thread hang down, move the right bobbin to your left hand, take the next bobbin in your right hand, and cross and twist again...
A fascinating hobby, though perhaps a bit old-fashioned. 

...I’d be so happy if someone nearby could show me how...
Bobbin lace is one of those crafts I’ve always wanted to try. The right pillow is in my living room, and a few bobbins already have thread on them. There’s actually a “small” set of instructions included too...
and what I’ve read doesn’t sound all that “difficult.” Maybe I should just
try it. Best, Stephanie 

Hi Stephanie, where do you live? More in the city or out in the country? Best regards, Gabi

Beautiful description, blickfang- design
Regarding the comment: “A bit out of style” — I can only say, not at all! I just saw a great feature over Easter where the lady presenting it had made Easter decorations out of fine, colored wire using bobbin lace to hang on the bouquet. It was amazing! A modern take on the craft, and it’s wonderful that things like this exist.

Hey Gabi....
I live in the countryside, about 30 km from the Danish border....
  I think we’ll be able to start up classes again soon (sort of)... just a little chatting and bobbin lace-making.
At least our weekly knitting café is happening again—I’m so happy! Even if it’s a bit “more cautious” than usual, getting together to knit while enjoying an ice cream and a coffee... there’s hardly anything more “relaxing” than that. 

Hi Stefanie, well, if you live in the countryside, it shouldn’t be a problem—there’s a lot of information available through the regional association of the German Landfrauen. Here in Brandenburg, the Landfrauen get together to spin, knit, and make bobbin lace; maybe there’s something like that where you live too. Give it a try—you can find the address on Google too. Best regards, Gabi

Thanks... I’ll definitely check it out...