Beginning Bobbin Lace

In this one day course for beginners, we will dip our toes into the 500-year-old craft of bobbin lace. We will start by building skills through making samplers of the basic stitches used in bobbin lace. From there we will learn to combine filling and ground stitches to create patterns in strips. By looking closely at lace from the ground up, students will leave with a foundation for advancement and understanding of this complex art form.

Please select a ticket based on wether you would like to borrow supplies or bring your own supplies to learn on. (Supplies needed are: bobbin pillow, size 40 thread, pins, and 24 bobbins).

There will be an lunch break mid-class. There are an array of bagel shops, coffee shops, delis, pizzerias and other restaurants in the immediate location. Alternatively, Old Stone House has a fridge and microwave if you'd like to bring your lunch.

Teacher Elena Kanagy-Loux is a descendent of the Amish and grew up between the US and Japan. After earning her BFA in Textile Design from FIT, she won a grant which funded a four-month trip to study lacemaking across Europe in 2015. Upon returning to NYC, she co-founded Brooklyn Lace Guild and began teaching bobbin lace classes. She then completed an MA in Costume Studies at NYU in 2018 and worked as the Collections Specialist at the Antonio Ratti Textile Center at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for five years. In 2023, she began a PhD at Bard Graduate Center, focusing on the global and colonial expansion of lacemaking.

View this event on Brooklyn Lace Guild's Website

https://www.brooklynlaceguild.com/classes/2025/3/29/beginning-bobbin-lace

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