Explore the 500-year-old craft of bobbin lace! Elena will guide students through the basic techniques of this visually complex craft, while touching upon the history, identification, and contemporary practice of lace. Start by building skills through making samplers of the basic stitches used in bobbin lace, including cloth stitch, whole stitch, and half stitch. From there, students will learn to make torchon ground, double torchon ground, and spiders, and ultimately combine the filling and ground stitches to create a simple pattern. By looking closely at lace from the ground up, students will leave with a solid foundation for advancement and understanding of this complex art form. Best for beginners.