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Bobbin lace lessons
Every week on Monday and for now Thursday afternoon and every 2 weeks on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon and Thursday evening

Just join in to make lace
Every Thursday afternoon
02.00 pm - 04.00 pm

Lace group
Meeting 't Aemstelkant
4th of September 2012
at 08.00 pm

Exhibition “AfgeSTOFt” about technics and material from the past and today
u/i 24th of June 2012
Provinciaal Erfgoedcentrum, Oudenaarde (Belgium)

Exhibition “Textile Theater Textile” from drawing to costume
u/i 7th of October 2012
Museum de Kantfabriek, Americaanseweg 8, Horst

Exhibition “kant van alle kanten”
until 1st of April 2013
Museum Pakhuis Koophandel, Oostersingel 8, Leeuwarden.

Exhibition of Bobbin Lacegroup “Het Molenwiekje”
1st of May u/i 30th of September 2012
Museum De Roos, Markt 46, Geertruidenberg

15e World Lace Contress OIDFA
6th u/i 8th of July 2012
Caen, France


Torchon

Torchon is a lace, which is made on a grid of 45 °. Because of this fixed grid, the laces are geometric. Curves and the like are difficult to implement on this grid. The thread used is usually a little thick, in any case thicker than the threads used in the Tule or Chantilly. Often linen is used, which makes the lace strong and fairly stiff.

There are several grounds in the Torchon, which can also in different stitches. The motifs are in cloth stitch or half stitch, sometimes surrounded by a contour thread. The outer edge is often made in a fan-shaped scallop in cloth stitch or whole stitch.