bobbin lace

American  

noun

1. lace made by hand with bobbins of thread, the thread being twisted around pins stuck into a pattern placed on a pillow or pad.

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bobbin lace British  

noun

1. lace made with bobbins rather than with needle and thread (needlepoint lace); pillow lace

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Example Sentences

You get to peek over the lacemaker’s shoulder: She is making bobbin lace, one of the most expensive commodities of early modern Europe.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2022

The large courtyard was sunlit and humming with busyness, as twelve women sat at large frames making bobbin lace.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

Cluny.—Coarse-thread bobbin lace, made in both linen and cotton.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)

Honiton.—English bobbin lace, famed for the beauty of its designs.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)

Bone Lace.—An obsolete term once given to Honiton bobbin lace.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)