#merletto napoletano

[moonymoon90]

can I ask (if you know) what style of bobbin lace your neglected project is?

Hi!

My neglected lace is called pizzo di Cantù, One of the regional laces in Italy.

Here, bobbin lace mostly constitutes in waving ribbons (fettuccia), joined by little braids and torchons (bacchetta). If you want to try some patterns look for the "Mani di fata" magazine, It has many publications about it

Other two Italian laces that I know are the Neapolitan one, for which I recommend this book

And the San Sepolcro lace, a bit more similar to othe European bobbin laces, here is an example of the bachino motif, traditionally used for weddings

For the San Sepolcro lace, you can check the M&F merletti site, Maria Elena, the owner, is a dear friend and a great teacher.