Bobbin lace by Yvette Slabbert

Strikjes Flanders lace by Yvette

The making of Strikjes Flanders Lace by Yvette Slabbert

Family Making Things – Passing on Tradition 

EXHIBITION: ARTSPOST GALLERIES, HAMILTON, 6 DECEMBER 2019 – 6 JANUARY 2020

Letslace by Yvette Slabbert

Ground Sample

Ground Sample

Ground Sample

Ground Sample

Ground Sample

Ground Sample

Ground Sample

Torchon lace by Yvette

Torchon lace handkerchief edging by Yvette  (pattern – Skovbund by Karelly Knipling)

Torchon lace handkerchief edging for our December 2019 exhibition – the pattern is “Skovbund” by Karelly Knipling.

Torchon lace handkerchief edging by Yvette Slabbert

Torchon lace handkerchief edging by Yvette Slabbert

Torchon lace handkerchief edging by Yvette Slabbert

Torchon lace handkerchief edging by Yvette Slabbert

Torchon lace handkerchief edging by Yvette Slabbert

Torchon lace handkerchief edging by Yvette Slabbert

Torchon lace handkerchief edging by Yvette Slabbert

Torchon lace handkerchief edging by Yvette Slabbert

Torchon lace handkerchief edging by Yvette Slabbert

Some of my lace tools

Glass bobbins

Commemorative bobbins – for my bobbin lace mentor, Maggie Scudder

Spangling bobbins

Bobbins spangled by Yvette

Bobbins spangled by Yvette

Bobbins spangled by Yvette

Spangling bobbins

After spangling a lot of bobbins I tried working with bobbins without spangles

More bobbins in my collection

Bobbins spangled by Yvette

Some of my favourite bobbin lace tools

After trying out all kinds of bobbins I found the perfect bobbins that work for me

Bobbin lace rollers

Torchon lace by Yvette

Pattern designed by Annie Vancraeynest

Torchon lace by Yvette. Pattern designed by Annie Vancraeynest

Torchon lace by Yvette. Pattern designed by Annie Vancraeynest

Torchon lace by Yvette. Pattern designed by Annie Vancraeynest

Torchon lace by Yvette. Pattern designed by Annie Vancraeynest

Torchon lace by Yvette. Pattern designed by Annie Vancraeynest

Torchon lace by Yvette. Pattern designeTorchon lace by Yvette. Pattern designed by Annie Vancraeynestd by Annie Vancraeynest

Torchon lace by Yvette. Pattern designed by Annie Vancraeynest

Torchon lace by Yvette. Pattern designed by Annie Vancraeynest

Torchon lace by Yvette. Pattern designed by Annie Vancraeynest

Torchon lace by Yvette. Pattern designed by Annie Vancraeynest

Torchon lace by Yvette

Torchon lace made by Yvette Slabbert. Design by Christine Johnson.

My handy pin pushers.

My favourite pins. Long, sharp, stainless steel. (.05mm x 30mm)

One of my favourite lace tools – an old quilting thimble to prevent callouss.

Pricking by Yvette. Pattern by Christine Johnson.

Sliders to organise my bobbins.

My favourite lace bobbins.

Bucks Point lace by Yvette

Torchon lace by Yvette

Torchon lace by Yvette

Torchon lace by Yvette

Torchon lace by Yvette

Torchon lace by Yvette

Torchon lace by Yvette

Torchon lace by Yvette

Torchon lace by Yvette