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] Examples of many regional styles and examples are available in scholarly works,[3] and instructional materials have also been published with typical stitches.[4]
- ^ Elizabeth Mincoff (1981). Pillow Lace. Ruth Bean. ISBN 0-903585-10-3.
- ^ Pat Earnshaw (1984). A Dictionary of Lace. Shire Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-85263-700-4.
- ^ Faleeva, V. (1983). Russian pillow lace (in Russian).
- ^ Karpenko, Tatiana; Karpenko, Aleksei (1993). Grounds of Russian Bobbin Lace.