Lace Making Demonstration with Headford Lace Project
Committee members of the Headford Lace Project, Anne O’Hara Quinn and Ger Henry Hassett will demonstrate bobbin lacemaking.
Lace is an ornamental open work fabric made by twisting or interlacing threads to form a pattern. The type of lace made at Headford was Bobbin lace which is thought to have originated in Italy in the late 15th or early 16th century. Bobbin Lace is a true lace as it is constructed entirely of thread. A remarkable account of lacemaking in Headford has been uncovered since the inception of Headford Lace Project in 2016 and more detail can be found on our website www.headfordlaceproject.ie.
Bobbin Lace is also known as pillow or bone lace. It is worked on a pillow which can be a bolster, circle, or other shape. Patterns, known as prickings, are pricked out on paper bearing the design and then secured to the pillow. Thread is carried on bobbins. Bobbins work in pairs as threads are crossed and twisted and secured with pins following the design of the pattern. In the past, bobbins were made from bone but now are more commonly made from wood.
In July 2021, Minister Catherine Martin recommended the inscription of Headford Lacemaking to join existing practices on the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage, Ireland.
Headford Lace Project has collaborated with Portumna Pen Pushers and an Exhibition of Bobbins & Pens is open at the Café Gallery at Portumna Castle during Shorelines Arts Festival.
Committee members of the Headford Lace Project, Anne O’Hara Quinn and Ger Henry Hassett will demonstrate bobbin lacemaking.
Lace is an ornamental open work fabric made by twisting or interlacing threads to form a pattern. The type of lace made at Headford was Bobbin lace which is thought to have originated in Italy in the late 15th or early 16th century. Bobbin Lace is a true lace as it is constructed entirely of thread. A remarkable account of lacemaking in Headford has been uncovered since the inception of Headford Lace Project in 2016 and more detail can be found on our website www.headfordlaceproject.ie.
Bobbin Lace is also known as pillow or bone lace. It is worked on a pillow which can be a bolster, circle, or other shape. Patterns, known as prickings, are pricked out on paper bearing the design and then secured to the pillow. Thread is carried on bobbins. Bobbins work in pairs as threads are crossed and twisted and secured with pins following the design of the pattern. In the past, bobbins were made from bone but now are more commonly made from wood.
In July 2021, Minister Catherine Martin recommended the inscription of Headford Lacemaking to join existing practices on the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage, Ireland.
Headford Lace Project has collaborated with Portumna Pen Pushers and an Exhibition of Bobbins & Pens is open at the Café Gallery at Portumna Castle during Shorelines Arts Festival.