This book published and written by Louise West, covers the basic techniques for lacemakers new to Buckinghamshire Point Ground lace, more commonly shortened to Bucks Point lace.
It assumes knowledge of the preparation of the equipment, pattern and basic stitches of bobbin lace, but gives the absolute basics to get you started in this traditional English lace, through a series of traditional designs.
The book contains 15 patterns with detailed instructions, and 3 additional patterns without instructions. It also provides space for your own notes and for samples made to be mounted to save for future reference.
ISBN 978-0-9957370-1-3
(2) How to help you 'see' the design on a bobbin lace pattern - pattern colouring - YouTube This video shows you how to colour in your pricking for a bobbin lace pattern, to help you see the design, before you start working it. It can also help you make the decision whether it is a pattern you want to work or not. Also includes the method of joining patterns for an edging to get an easy join in the pattern.
How to work Honeycomb ground in bobbin lace (youtube.com) See my YouTube video to show you how to work the honeycomb ground found in many laces, including torchon and Bucks Point.
How to work nook pins in Bucks Point Bobbin lace (youtube.com) This video shows you how to work the 3 varieties of Nook Pins within Bucks point lace, and how to recognise which to work in which situation.
How to work Cucumber tallies in bobbin lace (youtube.com) View my YouTube video to show you how to make cucumber tallies, between two cloth stitch trails.
How to work square tallies in Bucks point ground bobbin lace (youtube.com) My YouTube video shows how to make square tallies in Bucks Point bobbin lace, in the ground areas. It gives you tips on how to get the tallies square and how to keep them square when continuing with the ground.
How to work Bucks Point Bobbin lace edging in lesson 3 (Bucks Point Lace Workbook) (youtube.com) How to YouTube guide to Lesson 3 includes starting of the edging including techniques for Point ground, honeycomb stitch, and gimps.
(2) Bucks Point Lace workbook - lesson 4, how to work Honeycomb, tallies, mayflower and more. - YouTube How to guide to Lesson 4 includes Honeycomb, tallies, mayflower, point ground stitches, headside and footside workings.
Bucks Point Lace lesson 5 - How to start Heart edging with Cloth stitch, gimps and honeycomb rings (youtube.com) How to guide to Lesson 5.
How to start and work pattern 7 in Bucks Point Lace Workbook, bookmark with gimps in Bobbin Lace (youtube.com) How to guide on YouTube to Pattern 7.
lesson 8 bucks (youtube.com) How to guide on YouTube to Pattern 8.
How to work a nook pin in Bucks Point bobbin lace, and starting with stitches without pins. (youtube.com) Pattern 10: My YouTube video guide on how to tackle the first nook pin, and explains the second and third ones, found in Bucks Point. The Nook pins occur where gimps dip into cloth stitch areas and are techniques to hold gimps in place and maintain the ground. Stitches without pins are used where there would otherwise be holes in the point ground and this video shows one of the instances where this technique is used.
How to start at a point with change of worker edge in Bucks Point bobbin lace (youtube.com) My YouTube video with an alternative way to start a bookmark, which uses a straight edge, using the change of worker techniques used in a footside edge in Bobbin lace. Found in many patterns from bookmarks to pointed ears of animal patterns. This is an alternative edge to having picots along the edge.
How to work left and right picots in Bucks Point and Bedfordshire Bobbin lace (youtube.com) My YouTube video shows you how to work the picots in Bucks Point and Bedfordshire bobbin lace, showing them on the edges of a bookmark and demonstrated using picots on both sides of a plait. Two variations of working them included
