Russian lace

Fragment of lace "Lukomorie" based on the poem by Pushkin's Ruslan and Ludmila

Russian lace is a bobbin tape lace. The tape is made with bobbins at the same time as the rest of the lace, curving back on itself, and joined using a crochet hook. It was made in Russia, but similar laces made elsewhere are also called Russian lace.[1]

The designs of Russian lace are of abstract form. The narrow tapes or trails follow a maze-like path through deep scallops to merge again and wander into the next.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Elizabeth Mincoff. Pillow Lace. Ruth Bean. ISBN 0-903585-10-3.
  2. ↑ Pat Earnshaw. A Dictionary of Lace. Shire Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-85263-700-4.
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