Pillow Lace and Bobbins

Jeff Hopewell has been interested in collecting small antiques since he was very young. His fascination for lace bobbins stems from the nucleus of half a dozen, all that remained of the many once used by his great-grandmother, a Northamptonshire lacemaker. These inspired him to acquire a representative collection, to research the history of lacemaking and to learn to make lace himself. A member of the Lace Guild since its formation, he has given talks to a number of local societies and written several articles. He is now a clergyman in the Church of England, carrying on the tradition of ecclesiastical eccentrics.

• Introduction; East Midlands Lace; The lace dealers; The lace schools; The lace associations; The bobbin makers; Bobbins and beads; Inscribed bobbins; Other tools of the trade; Honiton lace; Lacemaking in Belgium; Lacemaking in France; Lacemaking in other countries; Further reading; Places to Visit