Catalogue of stitches
Contents
Introduction
A bobbin lace stitch is defined as something that happens when four bobbins meet on a pillow. On this page, we present an incomplete list of stitches to choose from. There are more than a 1000 possibilities.
On page couting and listing stitches, we will show a logical ordering of the stitches and the way we counted them.
Pins
In the following paragraph, the stitches are shown without telling where to place a pin.
Stitches
Each stitch has links to a page with thread diagrams generated by Groundforge. Please allow the page to build up.
The samples and photo’s are made by S. Babbs. Clicking on the photo shows a larger image.
| description | name | photo and comment |
|---|---|---|
| one | ||
| c | cross only | Use only in combination with other stitches |
| two | ||
| ct | half stitch |
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| cr | ||
| three | ||
| cct | double-crossed tulle stitch |
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| ccr | incomplete half stitch variant | |
| ctc | cloth stitch |
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| ctr | asymmetrical half stitch | |
| crr | ||
| four | ||
| cctt | open honeycomb turning stitch variant | |
| ccrr | incomplete half stitch | |
| ctct | whole stitch |
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| cttc | open honeycomb turning stitch | |
| cttt | tulle |
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| crcr | simplified mock three pair stitch | |
| crcl | See variations with 2 mirrored stitches. | |
| five | ||
| ctctc | two pair snowflake |
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| crrcr | mock three pair stitch |
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| six | ||
| ctcctc | two pair spider |
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| ctctct | triple half stitch / lock stitch | |
| cttctt | honeycomb turning stitch |
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| crclct | cat's eyes |
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| crclcl | two pair bias stitch | |
| crrcll | mixed doubles turning stitch | |
| seven | ||
| ctctctc | ||
| ctcrctc | clothwork turning stitch | |
| crclcrc | two pair triangular stitch |
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| eight | ||
| ctctctct | double whole stitch |
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| ctcttctc | cloth stitch honeycomb turning stitch | |
| crctclcr | two pair honeycomb bias | |
| crcllcrc | two pair triangluar stitch variant | |
| nine and more | ||
| ctctctctt | ||
| ctcrclctc | split pair double cloth | |
| ctcrrrrrctc | bobbin lace pile stitch | |
| crrcllcrrcllcrrcllctt | tally (to fit) | |