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1. Kits
2. Build Your Own Kit

Kits

The kits listed below are mere suggestions that show the items needed to make lace and the possible price ranges. Allow us to guide you in customizing your own kit by mixing items from the catalogue to suit your particular needs and price range.  Select from one of the kits below or go to section 2 and "Build Your Own Kit" at the price you can afford.   Please feel free to call about substituting different style bobbins and woods in any kit.

Kit 1- Designed for maximum affordability
 Kit 2 - Best Value!
Kit 3 - Complete Value
 Kit 4 - Teacher By Your Side
1 - Uncovered Ethafoam pillow 1 covered Ethafoam  pillow 1 covered Ethafoam  pillow 1 covered Ethafoam  pillow
14 Belgian, Dutch, or   Danish/Guatambu 28 Belgian Std/Guatambu* 24 Dutch/Guatambu*
 24 Large Sqaure/Guatambu
1 wooden pricker 1 brass pin vise with needle 1 brass pin vise with needle 1 wooden pin vise
1 package pins 1 box of lacemaking pins
 1 box of 26 x .65/70 pins 1 package of pins
1 piece of pricking card 1 piece of pricking card 1 package of pricking card 1 piece blue pricking card
1 piece of contact paper 1 piece of contact paper 1 roll of contact paper 1 piece of contact paper
1 DMC Cordonnet Special 60  1 DMC Cordonnet Special 60
 1 DMC Cordonnet Special 50 1 DMC Cordonnet Special 80
An Introduction To Torchon Lace - Alison Tolson
 An Introduction To Torchon Lace - Alison Tolson Torchon Lacemaking, A Manual of Techniques
Elizabeth Wade
Torchon Lacemaking, A Step by Step Guide
Jan Tregido
 The Torchon Lace Book, plus
DVD Torchon Lace 1
Christine Springett
$78.85 with 18" ethafoam pillow $124.85 with 18" ethafoam pillow $162.85 with 18" ethafoam pillow $177.40 with 18" ethafoam pillow
$81.95 with 20" ethafoam pillow $127.85 with 20" ethafoam pillow $165.85 with 20" ethafoam pillow $180.40 with 20" ethafoam pillow




$187.85 with 18" straw pillow
 $207.85 with 18" straw pillow $231.85 with 18" straw pillow $260.40 with 18" straw pillow
$197.85 with 20" straw pillow $212.85 with 20" straw pillow $241.85 with 20" straw pillow $265.40 with 20" straw pillow
$322.85 w/octagonal block pillow $342.85 w/octagonal block pillow $366.85 w/octagonal block pillow
 $395.40 w/octagonal block pillow
*Choose any Continental Guatambu *Choose any Continental Guatambu *Choose any Continental Guatambu
*Shipping on Kits are at cost.  Please request shipping quote.

Build Your Own Kit
Starting bobbin lace and getting set up with the correct supplies can be a little confusing. We have designed this easy to use "Build Your Own Kit" chart to help you to understand the elements needed in your kit and price options. Make your selections based on your budget. You may already have some of the items needed in your kit, so pick and choose. We encourage you to call us and take advantage of 28 years of lacemaking experience! It would be our pleasure to assist you.

Choose one item from each group
 Price Selections

Beginners Guide to Bobbin Lace
Gilian Dye and Adrienne Thunder
 $19.95
Torchon Lace Making
Elizabeth Wade
 $43.95
The Torchon Lace Book by Christine Springett $22.50  
DVD-Torchon Lace I
and the accompanying book
 $55.00
An Introduction to Torchon Lace -- Alison Tolson $22.95
  
Torchon Lacemaking, Step by Step by Jan Tregido
 $43.95
Pillow--This is where we recommend you put your extra discretionary dollars. Consult our pillow page for additional choices.
 16" Ethafoam Pillow $28.00
18" Ethafoam Pillow $31.00
20" Ethafoam Pillow $34.00

18" Straw Packed Pillow  $140.00

20" Straw Packed Pillow  $168.00

24" Straw Packed Pillow  $225.00



Pillow Cover
 Indicate pillow size
 $26.00
Bobbins--Select from Continental or East Midland English bobbins. For ease of use do not mix styles. We recommend a minimum of 2 dz. to start. The bobbin styles listed on the left are good all purpose bobbins.

The East Midland bobbins are priced unspangled, however they must be spangled to use succesfully. Save a little a spangle them yourself or let us do it for you an additional $14.00 p/dz.		 Danish/Guatambu $12.00 p/dz.  
Danish/IPE $24.00 p/dz.  
Medium Square
Guatambu		 $14.00 p/dz.  
Large Square/Guatambu $16.00/dz.  
Large Square/Ipe $26.00 p/dz.  
Belgium Std./Rosewood $24.00 p/dz.  
Dutch/Guatambu $12.00 p/dz.  
Dutch/IPE $24.00 p/dz.  
Bayeux/Guatambu $14.00 p/dz.  
Bayeux/IPE $26.00 p/dz.  
EM/Unfinished Birch $10.95 p/dz.  
EM/Polished Birch
 $12.95 p/dz.
EM/Rainbow $36.00 p/dz.  
International Square/Pear Model 1 or 2, short or long
 $24.00 p/dz.
Pins--If you are confused about all the different pins lacemakers use go to our pins page and read up on How To Select A Pin. 26 x .65/yellow brass
 $12.50 p/50 grm box  
Pin Vise--Use this tool to poke holes in your pattern. Go to our tools page for pictures of these vises. Brass Pin Vise $8.50  
Wooden Pin Vise/Long $16.00  
Wooden Pin Vise/Short $16.00  
Contoured Pin Vise $24.00  
Thread The thread must "fit" the pricking, or the pricking must be "sized" to fit the thread, so let me do the work of selecting a thread for you on your first few projects. I will help you select your thread. $2.00-12.50  
Contact Paper--Use this low tack, matte blue, transparent contact paper to adhere your pattern to your pricking card. Contact paper for pattern making $4.50  
Blue Pricking Card 3 sheets $3.50  
Thread Selection Chart
$4.50