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Continue reading →: News and updates
It’s been a bit quiet round here for a couple of months and in my lace-making as I am expecting my third (and final!) baby so life has been taking on a somewhat different focus. However I managed to get my creative mojo back recently and have been busy sewing…
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Continue reading →: Torchon butterfly
My aunt recently brought me a small Torchon lace butterfly in a frame which she had found in a charity shop. It measures around 8cm x 7cm and is worked in a variegated thread. The techniques used include spiders, half stitch fans, whole stitch fans and Torchon ground. There was…
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Continue reading →: Designing a collar
I’ve wanted to make a lace Peter Pan collar for some time but haven’t managed to find a pattern that I really like. I collected some ideas on a Pinterest Board and looked through all my books and patterns but in the end decided that because it’s been a while…
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Continue reading →: Lace:Here:Now
I recently got my hands on the publication Lace: Here: Now which accompanied the series of events of the same name held in Nottingham in late 2012. It’s published by Black Dog publishing and available to buy online. Unfortunately I didn’t get to attend any of the events in Nottingham,…
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Continue reading →: New Tutorial: Getting started- whole stitch and half stitch
If you’re new to lacemaking and would like to find out how to make the basic stitches, or haven’t made bobbin lace for a while and need a refresher, I’ve added a new tutorial on the two basic stitches, which also covers how to wind your bobbins. Please give me…
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Continue reading →: Honiton Perls- a quick How To guide
I posted last week about the disastrous Honiton perls so thought I’d make some notes here about how to get them looking better. These instructions are for perls on a trail- for perls on e.g. a blossom filling, use steps 4 to 7 (inclusive). In the images below I’m doing…
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Continue reading →: Another finished object- Honiton heart
I was lucky enough to get a second weekend at Alston Hall last October making Honiton lace with Pat Perryman. I finished my heart and was very pleased with the fillings, but my perls and sewing ins were a disaster! I’m posting pictures to shame myself. Gah, what a mess.…
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Continue reading →: Studying Craft: trends in craft education and training
I’ve spent a fascinating day at the Manchester School of Art for the launch of the Crafts Council’s new research report Studying Craft: trends in craft education and training. The report highlights some key areas of concern for those involved in the teaching and provision of craft, including the participation…
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Continue reading →: Spring cleaning
Having finished a few UFOs and repair/alteration jobs over the weekend, I took some time to do a bit of spring cleaning. My sewing area was looking really messy so I’ve given everything a good tidy up, sorted all my boxes and drawers, collected up a whole load of bits…
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Continue reading →: Some finished objects
2013 was deliberately a year for learning- the Honiton, making clothes for the first time and just recently taking up knitting again which I’ve not done since I was 10 (and started making lace!), so everything I made was more than a little amateurish and not to be shouted about.…
Cattern Lace
Hello,
I’m Catherine
Welcome to Cattern Lace, a site dedicated to a love of lacemaking. Here, I will share projects, inspiration and and tutorials to help you get started with lace and to document my own lacemaking journey.
Cattern Lace 