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The modern Flanders lace is the result of a slow evolution from the old Flemish laces of the 17th century, which were very closely and firmly worked. From this old Flemish lace is derived a reseau of distinctly square aspect, called five-hole ground, or Flanders ground. The motifs are made of wholestitch and for the most part are outlined with a gimp thread. The designs are inspired by nature : flowers, garlands and animals. Many of the patterns have colourful local names, such as : the bone (‘t been), pot of flowers (‘t blompotje), the monkey (de aap) and the hump-back bridge (d’hoge brugge).

Flanders Features

• 5 Hole Ground.
• Clothwork. The clothwork is decorated with pinholes (ajours) or enriched with decorative fillings such as snowflakes (fonds de neige).
• Picots
• Footside
• Gimp

Flanders Materials

Bobbins

Pillows

Thread

Flanders Bibliography

• Flanderische Spitze by Romback-de Kievid. Text is in German. Excellent diragrams.
• Flanders Lace by Annick Staes in 4 lang.
• Flanders Lace 1 by Annick Staes
• Flanders Lace 2 by Annick Staes
• Flanders Lace II by Nadine Pawels.
• Flanders Lace, 31 Prickings and Graphs by Vera Cockuyt. Pattern supplement for The Technique of Flanders Lace.
• Flanders Lace: A Step by Step Guide by Mary Niven
• Old Flanders Lace by Erdmute Wesenberg. Traditional Flanders patterns with color coded diagrams.
• Syllabus Vlaanderse Kant or Syllabus Flanders Lace by Sonia Vantoosterwijck 9 patterns in folio introduce Flanders lace with color coded diagrams.
• Technique and Design of Flanders Lace by Vera Cockuyt.
• The Technique of Flanders Lace by Vera Cockuyt
• Vlaanderse Kant II by Nadine Pauwels 8 patterns from the Kantcentrum with color coded diagrams in folio.

Flanders Photos

• The Flanders Cats Pricking from “Flanders Lace: A Step by Step Guide“, Mary Niven. This pattern is the reason I want to learn how to make Flanders Lace.
• Blessed peas (worked in 1996) Brok 100/2 in Ecru from “Flanders Lace: A Step by Step Guide“, Mary Niven.
• Peas & Half Oval Brok 120/2 in White. also from “Flanders Lace: A Step by Step Guide“, Mary Niven.

Flanders Links

• Flanders Lace by Stephanie Peters
• Flanders Ground by Stephanie Peters. This is a sample of the ground done in multi-colored threads to show the thread path.
• Legacy of Lace a piece of Early 18th Century Flanders Lace and history.
• http://shopwithme.com/shopwithme/european-lace-flanders-lace.htm
• Circular Heart Edging at Steph’s SRS – String Related Stuff
• http://www.netcentral.co.uk/~geoffana/bobbi/bobbi01.htm
• http://193.75.143.1/toervl/pages/vlaand/traces3.htm
• http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/8382/laces2b.html
• http://www.sandbenders.demon.co.uk/flgrnd.htm
• Story that mentions Flanders Lace
• http://193.75.143.1/toervl/pages/vlaand/traces3.htm
• Belgian Lace Manufactory: Louise Verschueren offers Belgian Lace for sale.