Hemp Cord Lace

Ethical Making

Heritage

Sustainable

Traditional

Torchon lace ground worked in hemp cord, sample.

Material

Fiber

Craft

Textiles

General Technique

Constructing

Specific Technique

Torchon lace

Properties & Qualities

Application

Accessory Clothing Sample Making

Qualities

Textured/Tactile

Colour

White

Sample Information

Date of creation

2020

Dimensions

120 x 400 x 2 mm

Culture & Context

Torchon lace is an old European bobbin lace technique, also known as Beggar’s lace.

Patterns tend to be geometric and are worked on a grid.

Process & Production

The design is charted on card and pinned in place as it is worked.

Credits

Craft Maker

Leonora Ferguson

Library Contributor

National College of Art & Design Ireland

Photographer

Leonora Ferguson Mel Brown Studios