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First project: a practice strip

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Seven pairs on a grid.

First projectBeginnerAn afternoon
ResearchedSewSift editorialChecked 1 Nov 2026

Step by step

  1. Prick out a grid about an inch wide.
  2. Pin it to your pillow.
  3. Hang six passive pairs on pins along the top.
  4. Add a worker pair; a different colour helps.
  5. Weave the worker across in whole stitch.

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Beginners Guide to Bobbin Lace: Whole stitch / Cloth stitch (15:49)
By Craft House Magic · Open on YouTube

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Sources

All checked 1 November 2026. We read these; we did not test the products ourselves.

  1. Cattern Lace: Getting started, whole stitch and half stitch
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