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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.…
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Continue reading →: Sew magazine article
It shows how busy I’ve been recently that I’ve only just got round to reading last months Sew magazine (the February 2014 issue), and it was great to see an article about lace making. The article covers quite a lot including Honiton lace, the Lace Guild, royal connections with lace…
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 