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

Blonde.—So called, being originally a bobbin lace made of unbleached silk, though now shown in black, white, and colors.

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)

Torchon.—Coarse, open bobbin lace of stout but loosely twisted thread in very simple patterns.

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)

At a considerable distance from her, a small, middle-aged woman in grey sat in a high chair, bending forward over the little green pillow on which she was making bobbin lace.

From Stradella by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)