"Not as delicate" she says! That is some of the finest, most delicate lace I've ever seen! It came out so beautiful!
@jackiejames4551
Жыл бұрын
The lace cap is just beautiful. I'm amazed at your dedication to learning all these new skills to make your national costume. Can't wait to see what comes next.
@withmyhandsdream
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I think a big part of why the national costumes are so important is that making them keeps these old crafts alive.
@karenbarker5018
5 ай бұрын
Wow, I am absolutely in awe!!!! Your work is so beautiful!!!! I have started to learn bobbin lace but also, I have four cats and a dog, so, making sure that I keep it well away from them!!!!
@notashroom
3 ай бұрын
Your lace is beautiful, and so complicated. I'm sure I would get lost in my patterns and bobbins and make a mess of it if I tried, so it's very good that there are clever people like you keeping it alive. I love that you are keeping your heritage alive in this way.
@tausa75
3 ай бұрын
What an unexpected delight to find your channel and your beautiful work today.
@rebekahchalkley3252
4 ай бұрын
This video was an absolute pleasure to watch and the best overview of bobbin lace that I have seen so far. Thank you for sharing. Your work is stunning!
@Joaquina-sg6dx
2 ай бұрын
I am amazed on how a group of strings or threads woven together make such beautiful delicate lace! The patience you must need to make these works of art!! You are very talented and dedicated!!!! Just beautiful!!
@grammykcutter6374
Жыл бұрын
I admire your determination to keep these old skills alive. You do beautiful work. Enjoy watching you.
@withmyhandsdream
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I have now taught this skill forward to my daughter as well, so the tradition continues!
@MNavas-v5s
6 ай бұрын
I love how it turned out. It is beautiful work! I am lacemaker too and I passed my knowledge to my youngest daughter. I love making lace.
@MNavas-v5s
6 ай бұрын
Where I can find the pattern? I went to the website but I couldn't find it. I guess the difficulty is the language.
@rosy_ranirani4865
11 ай бұрын
I love the pic in which the little girl is taught by her granny to make a simple twist with the bobbins .❤❤❤❤
@bethkolle1
4 ай бұрын
You have learned so much in a short time and are doing a great job! I am a Norwegian American who has danced Nordic folk dances and taught for years. I have made bobbinlace for my ‘bunad’ (traditional Norwegian dress), and for others’ as well. I have also embroidered and sewn several bunader. It is so much fun to put the bunad on and dance for an audience!
@SusanGeyer-l4k
4 ай бұрын
I love the sound of bobbins working. Fabulous video.
@pchabanowich
4 ай бұрын
Formidable! An intellectual scramble of knots and braids challenging the casual viewer to keep any track of what's going on. Like learning to play the piano... 32 pairs of bobbins? This is a WOW!💐
@warpedweft9004
4 ай бұрын
I've found that linen thread is easier to get a neat result from than cotton thread as it seems to stay where it is put better than cotton. Yes, it is more expensive but you use so little in a year that lacemaking is quite a cheap craft after the initial outlay for a pillow and bobbins. I have a few pillows I've made from polyethylene foam packing, and even a swimming kick board, which cost virtually nothing, and bobbins made from thick bamboo skewers with pony beads glued on as handles, with one bead at the other end to prevent the thread from falling off. These are all you need to start and can be replaced gradually, if and when you decide you like the craft and can afford nicer equipment.
@tlockerk
2 ай бұрын
Thanks, I'm going to try that. Still new enough that ANYTHING that helps...REALLY helps.
@MissingRaptor
4 күн бұрын
This is fantastic advice! Thank you 💖
@anneamus
3 ай бұрын
Wow! I am so impressed. I thought I was doing good handcrafts, and then I see this! Amazing! Beautiful! Love from usa. My grandparents came from Sweden around 1900. Great respect for your beautiful work!
@natabhatt3060
3 ай бұрын
Genius but so humble. Admirable lady! Amazing meaningful job, Katja!
@Booboonancy
4 ай бұрын
I love knitting lace but watching you work with bobbins is mesmerizing. I honestly don’t think I could do it as focusing is a bit of a challenge for me 🥴. Your work is so beautiful and I love the idea of keeping old traditions going as they form part of our identity.
@tondriasanders6306
4 ай бұрын
This is so beautiful. What a treasure. Thank you for sharing this journey with us. May family has been in the US for at least 200 years, so I don’t know what our traditional clothes were from where we emigrated. However, Ive been wanting to learn lace making for decades because my great grandmother made lace and I want our family to hold onto these unique and beautiful skills.
@helenchen1209
Жыл бұрын
Amazing job! Thank you for showing us how the bobbin lace cap was made. Absolutely stunning!!🤩🤩
@angela2007march
4 ай бұрын
I am very impressed you are learning a lost art and keeping it alive
@ginacable5376
7 ай бұрын
How absolute enchanting.
@linr8260
Жыл бұрын
Ooooooh 30 pairs sounds like a right pain, but the result is SO good, I'm amazed you got there in just a few months. Congrats on the skills and on the cap! Also your lace pillow is so nice and wide, what a great find.
@withmyhandsdream
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I live in a great place with several of those fleamarkets (called Recycling centers) that usually sell every crafting tool imaginable!
@warpedweft9004
4 ай бұрын
30 is quite manageable. 60 pairs becomes more of a nightmare, especially if you accidentally drop the pillow and they all get tangled. Using coloured card for the pricking helps. Trying to untangle white thread on a white background is not fun! Like knitting, once you understand how the patterns and stitches work, you can spot mistakes in time to undo them.
@Madamoizillion
3 ай бұрын
Lace always seemed like magic to me, but watching you go through the steps, I realized it's not too different from knitting, in that it has rows and simple movements that when combined create more complex patterns. I wish was better at finishing project, because I love linen lace and handmade lace and it almost doesn't exist anymore. I wish I had more connection to my cultural heritage. My grandma's ancestry is Russian German (Black Sea German, AKA Odessa German) but unfortunately there's only so much I know. I think part of it was that my grandma was born during WWII and because of the war, her father actually forbade the family from speaking German (and I'd guess by extension, expressing much German affiliation) so she didn't even learn to speak German. Any potential cultural traditions never got passed down. On my paternal side, I barely know anything since I am estranged from that family; all I know is I have an Irish last name and possibly some Norwegian heritage. So I wish I knew more about my ancestors' lives: how they dressed, how they spent their time, what was their home like, what foods they made and ate, how did they celebrate occasions and holidays... I can only make vague guesses, sadly. 😞
@lamichiganr326
4 ай бұрын
*I've just found your video and it was mesmerizing.* *Gorgeous work.* *My family is from the Netherlands and they wore the Old World Dutch kap, white linen and lace with the triangle sides for Tulip Fest in Holland Michigan.*
@s1va3209
4 ай бұрын
I live in the Netherlands. There is a lot of bobbin lace headpieces. I like them a lot.
@withmyhandsdream
4 ай бұрын
Finns used to buy lots of lace for their caps from Netherlands. Women also copied Dutch patterns a lot.
@s1va3209
4 ай бұрын
@@withmyhandsdream wow!
@lindalarson1948
Ай бұрын
Your video is an inspiration. The art and dedication you have put into creating your traditional clothing has resulted in a true heirloom. And it will look so beautiful when you wear it.
@weeddaddymike3588
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. I love bobbin lace. I'm 70 and have been toying with bobbin lace since I was 13. Thank you for your presentation. All of my projects are in storage gathering dust, unfortunately.
@angela2007march
4 ай бұрын
Omg that's nuts how much work that is amazing
@LongHairCarolyn
4 ай бұрын
Wow! It looks amazing. I’ve been doing crochet lace after failing at bobbin lace many years ago. I keep telling myself that crochet lace is perfectly good but you’re making me doubt that! ❤
@lorenstribling6096
4 ай бұрын
I make crochet lace as well but usually make shawls and dresses for my granddaughter's dolls. Bobbin lace is fascinating but I get a bit dizzy watching those bobbins fly.
@cadileigh9948
Жыл бұрын
I shall be looking through the laces made by my great aunt with greater apreciation of her work. Thank you.
@withmyhandsdream
Жыл бұрын
You’re welcome!
@islandstylediving
3 ай бұрын
I don’t knit, or sow.. but I watched your entire video. Gorgeous. And a great video . Very impressive detailed video.
@SusanGeyer-l4k
4 ай бұрын
Hello, S here again. The surname of my Finnish lace contact inTuusala is KOSONEN. I am enjoying all of your videos so much. They include everything I like and treasure.
@withmyhandsdream
4 ай бұрын
Hi! You can send more details to my email: contactme@withmyhandsdream.com!
@AW-pz3qc
Жыл бұрын
As usual, your work is perfect and I am another who admires your dedication. Many years ago I had to make a piece of bobbin lace as part of the textile course I was doing at the time, so I know what's involved. Of course, my piece was much smaller than your beautiful cap and not as many bobbins either, but watching you brings back a lot of memories. Love watching you work, thanks again.
@withmyhandsdream
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Clubkidknitter
2 ай бұрын
This is absolutely MAGICAL!
@consolw
4 ай бұрын
Wow, that’s absolutely stunning! I had some lace making lessons many years ago but with two young kids there just wasn’t time for new hobbies but seeing your video has lit a fire in me. I am so thankful I kept my pillow and bobbins and now I will contact our local lace guild and see if someone teaches bobbin lace. I am living in a large city in South Australia so there should be someone ☺️ so thank you for showing us your beautiful work ❤
@bloodiedXangel
4 ай бұрын
This is gorgeous. You made it look so easy. I have no idea how you manage to keep track of 30+ pairs of bobbins but you were flying. The finished pieces were wonderful
@daniellekiey-thomas1327
4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing this. Your cap is so beautiful! 😍 I have been fascinated with lacemaking for quite some time. I’m a ceramic artist but am always adding to my skills, I learned weaving last year and took art classes to learn how to paint, but lacemaking is definitely on my learning list!
@mariecochlan664
4 ай бұрын
Oh my! What a beautiful piece of work! Thank you for sharing this with us.
@aeong_bread
Жыл бұрын
i've been wanting to learn more about bobbin lace simply out of curiosity, but to find out you've only been practicing this for a few months and made such beautiful, intricate work is just astounding, i almost couldn't believe it!! thank you for the video, AMAZING work!!!
@hoedown175
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for using different colored threads to show the stitches. It makes it easier to see how they came together
@vjhamilton4043
2 ай бұрын
Scott Joplin is a lively accompaniment to this fascinating lace-making.
@adamakaru2683
Жыл бұрын
Katja, thank you, so much for refreshing KZitem, and the net. I don't see much from Finland, at all and I promise I will watch your presentation for as long as you have it thank you.
@pennytrupiano2689
4 ай бұрын
Real treat to see your cap finished...
@SusanGeyer-l4k
4 ай бұрын
Scot Joplin...excellent for dancing bobbins.
@carolynrosser1574
Ай бұрын
Such beautiful work, I tried once years ago and found it very challenging and time consuming. It is great to see crafts like this being saved from being forgotten. Totally awesome!
@amberclemons-lopez7220
4 ай бұрын
Absolutely beautiful lace!I can’t wait to see more of what you do.💖
@opheliahamlet3508
3 ай бұрын
What a delightfully instructive video. I appreciate how you explain what your doing. I have to find your jacket now!
@aprilrains9921
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this beautiful art work. It makes me dizzy trying to follow the threads, so I am very glad you showed me how to make these lovely lace panels.
@MNavas-v5s
6 ай бұрын
I love how it turned out. It is beautiful work! I am lacemaker too.
@hannahstraining7476
4 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video! I've long wondered how bobbin lace was done and have watched tons of YT shorts of lace makers moving dozens of bobbins around the pillow. This was a very informative overview. I'm quite impressed with the quality of your beautiful lace given that you are a relative beginner. The lace is stunning, and a delicate accent to the bright, embroidered cap.
@chrisberry9017
4 ай бұрын
Your work is absolutely beautiful. My sister made beautiful bobbin lace, and asked if I would like her pillow and bobbins when she needed to ‘downsize’. Knowing that I already have too many craft hobbies, I suggested that she find another more deserving recipient. I do have many beautifully decorative bobbins, which were gifted to me to celebrate birthdays and Christmases. Thank you for sharing your love work.
@30leaves99
2 ай бұрын
I absolutely adore watching you work ,and also you had me remember how nice the startched laces feel to the touch! Your hat looks so lovely, way to go !!
@karatstixraw
10 ай бұрын
My ancestry is from Norway and I have a festival costume kit (a bunad) that I purchased from Norway from the Ringerike region. I have embroidered most of the pieces but have half of the skirt left to do. I too love to learn the skills necessary to make it authentic. The cap for my costume is a simple wool bonnet with embridery. Thank you for all the details you shared. Your silk cap and bobbin lace are so beautiful!
@withmyhandsdream
10 ай бұрын
Oh, the Norwegian folk dresses are gorgeous! I love the embroidery in them and the silver jewellery!
@717379
5 ай бұрын
Absolutely charming 🤗 Much respect 😊
@marypauly1083
4 ай бұрын
That is so much to keep track of- that is beautiful-
@sandraeastern9720
2 ай бұрын
This will become an heirloom, for sure.
@GTaichou
4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this video!! I've seen shorts of bobbin lacemaking and wanted to know more. I'd love to learn myself at some point! I just can't help my desire to make my own nice details for my home and clothing.
@alisonrbrown9723
3 ай бұрын
Your lace is beautiful and I hope you enjoy wearing it and celebrating cultural tradition and skills. What a delight to see your film. My great grandmother was from Bedfordshire in England and made pillow lace + I've never understood the possibilities. Your film builds from basics and shows how you work different areas separately then together. You make me curious to try again.... I last tried when 12years old so nearly 50years ago.
@rebeccabutler9728
4 ай бұрын
Just beautiful!
@elenap15227
4 ай бұрын
What a beautiful craft! Your shirt looks exquisite with its lace 💖 I also liked your clear video edition, relaxing choice of music and excelent, focused camerawork.
@tracybrewer3377
4 ай бұрын
Absolutely amazing to watch this beautiful art. It looks so difficult to do. I know i could never do it. But i really enjoyed watching you make this lace. It would take quite a while to get the hang of it. I do hope it's an art that will never die. We need the lace making to continue for many years to come. Would be so terrible if this craft ended. Thank you for sharing this video with us.
@DulceN
2 ай бұрын
Bobbin lace is a traditional form of weaving in my birth country, Spain. I got myself a roll type pillow and bobbins years ago, in the hope to learn one of these days.
@vickileonard72
4 ай бұрын
When I was a little girl my grandma's friend tried to teach my this. It's the only time I ever saw it. After 1afternoon I was not asked back but I do remember alot of chuckling from those 2 old birds B4 I left. I wish now that I'm the old bird (I'm probably older than they were then) I wish I could have understood it
@roxannepearls901
3 ай бұрын
I’m at a loss for words. Absolutely mind boggling process and practitioner ❤
@KathyMayo-r3r
4 ай бұрын
Very informative video. Thank you.
@AngelCCD
4 ай бұрын
Wow! Beautiful!
@angelaross1
Жыл бұрын
Oh my this is fantastic. Amazing
@withmyhandsdream
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@iramuzair4064
4 ай бұрын
Very elegant work very Weldon
@christineg8151
4 ай бұрын
Incredible work! The lace is gorgeous, and the embroidery on the cap is as well.
@SewTexas
4 ай бұрын
AMAZING, wish I would have learned how to weave the lace when I was very young, might be easier than now that I am old, beautiful talent, such art.
@BluestormsSong
4 ай бұрын
You do lovely work!
@pollytang8562
6 ай бұрын
Your bobbin lace were so beautiful ! Please let us know the finishing times of them and how you joined the new thread with the finishing old threads technique. Thank you for your sharing with your exquisite and beautiful handcrafted lace!❤❤❤
@geeskegrietje
Жыл бұрын
It is beautiful! Here in Fryslân we have costumes from the 1800-1900 with golden caps and lace. I own one from 1860 with a matching dress. I am going to learn bobbinlace to make myself a new cap.
@withmyhandsdream
Жыл бұрын
Oh, I had to google them. Those caps have some similarities with our caps but instead of being silk they are metal! I could easily see how this French hood has been interpreted differently around Northern Europe where ot has got so many regional styles! Many of the pattern lacemakers used here came from Netherlands and now that I’ve seen your caps I understand why!
@AndreaC-d2k
10 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this craft with us. I enjoyed the "history lesson" on lace making and being introduced to Askola folk costuming as much as the lace making tutorial (which is really what I came here for). So.... Thank you, again.
@Ana_N-mlp
3 ай бұрын
This was very interesting, thank you for the video. I do traditional bobbin lace from my country (as a hobby), which is nowhere near Finland, and imagine my shock when I heard you talking about "spiders" - we have the exact same pattern. The basics are also the same (cloth stitch, half stich), though they are arranged a bit different once you get past the beginner stage. The lace you show at 7:26 was the first pattern I was taught! I wish we used a table, since it seems so much easier to manage all the bobbins on it. We use only the pillow, usually in a basket to allow it to move in all directions. Fewer pairs of bobbins are used (8 is average for intermediate skill patterns; and I don't think I've ever seen a pattern needing more than 30), and the lace is worked by winding it from side to side of a ribbon (imagine driving up a mountain along a series of narrow hairpins - the patterns look just like a map of that road). To make wider ribbons, individual parts would be "laced" together (I don't know how to describe it, but crochet hooks are used) on the pillow while working the second part; they're never sewn together. The lace is wound quite tightly, the threads stretched to near breaking point, so there's no need to starch the lace. Traditionally linen thread was used, then cotton. The lace-makers were usually too poor to afford lace, so most of what they made was sold for use on clothing (eg. lace collars, handkerchiefs), house linens (tablecloths, bedsheets), and for decorating churches. This type of lace wasn't really used in headwear, since it was traditionally heavily embroidered. But recently some younger designers started using metallic thread to create jewelry, inspired by the old patterns. I made a metallic green necklace with swarowsky crystals to wear for a wedding (itchy, but fancy). ;-)
@maxgoodman2986
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your wonderful artistry!
@cats.crafts.cookie
2 ай бұрын
Oh my..this was fabulous and very beautiful. I would love to learn this lace making. I love lace like this. Thank you.
@roodhoor
4 ай бұрын
I have had two hours where I thought I needed to pick this up as a new hobby - but I got away 😅 I really enjoyed watching you crafting and your explanations were superb! Thank you for letting me enjoy a fellow niche crafter in all their nerdy, heartfelt glory! Stay like you are!
@komododragon6061
4 ай бұрын
A work of art ❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤
@elizabethpayne4517
4 ай бұрын
Your cap is so beautiful, and you have a wonderful talent ❤️
@robintheparttimesewer6798
4 ай бұрын
The lace is stunning! A true work of art!
@edithheyns2393
4 ай бұрын
I recently watched a YT on knitting in Finland and it was fascinating.
@ceruleanskies001
Жыл бұрын
It has been a treasure watching the progress of costume. Thank you for sharing it!
@withmyhandsdream
Жыл бұрын
Thank you and you’re welcome!
@rougesunset
7 ай бұрын
So cool!
@ninalefevre3467
Ай бұрын
Absolutely stunning. What a talent☀️☀️☀️
@stancalung5186
Жыл бұрын
Oh my God! Is there something you cannot do? You are simply amazing! Congratulations and thank you for sharing with us your beautiful work! ♥♥♥
@withmyhandsdream
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! There arr so many skills I’d like to learn but only can take up one at a time!
@donaldjones8920
29 күн бұрын
Absolutely beautiful. what talent!!!!
@lizcollinson2692
3 ай бұрын
Still looks like magic to me 😂❤
@IBCowGal
4 ай бұрын
You are doing such a great job! Teach us in a slower video!
@threadwork
Жыл бұрын
Very impressive and beautiful work.
@withmyhandsdream
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@pennyoneal2600
2 ай бұрын
Beautiful and interesting to watch
@rawforyou5514
4 ай бұрын
I am so awed by your craft and talent.... It is super beautiful. I cannot even follow the threads if i tried.... I enjoyed your explanation and think the traditional costumes are totally lovely. Thank you for sharing, it is an absolute pleasure!!!
@christinad8576
Жыл бұрын
The finished piece was just lovely. Such a wonderful video. I learned so much.
@qv81
Жыл бұрын
I cant believe I never even heard of this technique. It is amazing.
@withmyhandsdream
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! It’s always fun to learn something new, isn’t it!
@susielopresti7879
2 ай бұрын
So lovely
@JitkaProchazkova-z6c
Жыл бұрын
Moc krásné video. Nikdy jsem neviděla jak se sešívá a tuží krajka ke kroji. Určitě si to vyzkouším.
@marandastewart2336
10 ай бұрын
This is beautiful and wanted please continue to teach this beautiful art❤
@stephenie44
7 ай бұрын
So very lovely!
@martalewinski4421
4 ай бұрын
Amazingly beautiful ❤
@JessicasCreativeSpot
4 ай бұрын
This is gorgeous!
@postman2758
Жыл бұрын
Hi Katja, thank you for sharing your project which turned out amazingly beautiful. Thank you for keeping the old crafts alive, and should be so proud of how the lace turned out, a great behind the scene story. Good luck with the tunic, you’ll produce something to elegant I’m sure, and look forward to seeing how this comes together. I am using torchon lace, I know weird for a guy to be into such a female dominated craft,
@withmyhandsdream
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! You are not the only guy making lace. I myself know a very skilled bobbin lace maker who is a man and teaches the craft as well.
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