Lacemaking in Sweden

Lace:          History

This is an excerpt from a runner that is called "Enebården" and it is Bockens linen 40/3 and
the gimp are linen 18/3 and 18/5 twisted together. The runner is 62cm long and 15cm wide.
The pattern is from Elsa Peterson's lace shop in Sweden and made by Sonja Sillay in Bristol, UK

Tools:

 
 
 
 

Lacemaking terms:

• bobbin lace or pillow lace=knyppling
• bobbin=knyppelpinne
• braid=fläta
• cloth stitch=vävslag =CTC
• corner=hörn
• cotton=bomull
• crochet=virka
• cross=korsning
• footside=stadkant
• free hand lace=frihandsspets
• gimp=langarn or konturtråd
• ground=botten
• half stitch=halvslag or enkelslag=CT
• insert= entre deux
• Lace=spets
• linen thread=lintråd or lingarn
• linen=lin
• needle=nål
• pair=par
• passive=hängande par, passiva
• picot=kastudd
• pillow=knyppeldyna
• pins=knappnålar
• pricker=sticknål
• pricking=knyppelmönster
• stitch=slag
• tally=mandel
• tatting=frivoliteter
• thread=tråd
• twist=vridning
• weaver=gångpar
• whole stitch=dubbelslag or helslag =CTCT

Places of Interest:

• Nordic museum,Djurgården ,Stockholm .Telephone +46 8 666 46 00 - (folk costume with bobbin lace)
• Gagnef lace museum and Ottilia Adelborg, Gagnef ,Dalecarlia - freehand lace from Dalecarlia.
• Högbo textile museum Hans Hiertas väg 18, 811 92 Sandviken 
• Ystads stadsmuseum,klostret,SE-271 80 YSTAD,Sweden -Beautiful freehandlace (Scanian) on folkcostume
• Osterlensmuseum,Simrishamn,Sweden ,Beautiful collection of freehand (Scanian) lace
• Swedish Lace Society- shop in Vadstena
• Sätergläntan - college of Handicrafts
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Lace Links of Sweden:

• Elsa Petersons Spetsaffär Eftr
• The Swedish Lace Association