| How long have you been making Bobbin Lace? |
Number |
| Less than one year | 6 |
| 1-3 years | 16 |
| 3-5 years | 11 |
| 5-10 years | 33 |
| 10-20 years | 61 |
| More than 20 years | 74 |
| Where do you obtain most of your lacemaking supplies | Number |
|---|---|
| Local shops | 6 |
| Specialist traders at lace events | 88 |
| Mail order | 90 |
| Other | 17 |
Other included: make them myself, online, E-Bay, Internet Order, combination of mail order and lace events, from my stash, visits to Bruges, teacher, friends, all the above
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| Which bobbin laces do you make? | Confidently | Still need help | Done a little | Do not make |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torchon | 163 | 23 | 11 | 3 |
| Beds/Cluny | 62 | 31 | 57 | 35 |
| Point Ground | 85 | 31 | 33 | 36 |
| Flemish laces | 34 | 28 | 29 | 76 |
| Honiton | 27 | 29 | 47 | 69 |
| Russian/Braid lace | 44 | 26 | 47 | 55 |
| Milanese | 36 | 38 | 52 | 52 |
| Duchess | 12 | 10 | 32 | 105 |
| Other | 52 | 19 | 22 | 35 |
| Which other laces can you make? | Confidently | Can do the basics | Cannot do |
|---|---|---|---|
| Needle lace | 30 | 78 | 64 |
| Crochet lace | 95 | 60 | 29 |
| Tatting | 56 | 74 | 56 |
| Knitted lace | 73 | 57 | 50 |
| Decorated net | 15 | 41 | 107 |
| Can you design your own bobbin lace pattern? | Number |
|---|---|
| Cannot design lace patterns | 46 |
| Can adapt an existing pattern | 43 |
| Can draw a pattern using a computer program | 5 |
| Can draw a pattern manually | 57 |
| Can draw a pattern using a computer or maually | 47 |
| Do you make coloured lace? | Always | Frequently | Occasionally | Never |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All white only | 9 | 135 | 36 | 4 |
| Plain colour only | 8 | 60 | 93 | 17 |
| Plain colour with contrast workers/gimps | 5 | 63 | 97 | 17 |
| Several colours in one piece | 3 | 62 | 84 | 36 |
| Which other textiles crafts do you do? | Regularly | Occasionally | Not done for two years | Do not do |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knitting | 80 | 54 | 45 | 17 |
| Crochet | 37 | 59 | 68 | 32 |
| Spinning | 16 | 10 | 27 | 126 |
| Weaving | 7 | 11 | 37 | 121 |
| Embroidery | 58 | 69 | 56 | 12 |
| Dressmaking/light tailoring | 31 | 63 | 59 | 40 |
| Home sewing/soft furnishings | 24 | 75 | 59 | 33 |
| Patchwork/Quilting | 27 | 49 | 45 | 67 |
| Millinery | 0 | 8 | 15 | 160 |
| Batik/fabric painting | 0 | 14 | 25 | 160 |
| Which non-textile crafts do you do? | Regularly | Occasionally | Not done for two years | Do not do |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardmaking/scrapbooking | 17 | 57 | 11 | 107 |
| Jewellery/metalwork | 12 | 37 | 15 | 123 |
| Bead work | 21 | 64 | 22 | 88 |
| Painting & Drawing | 18 | 25 | 33 | 114 |
| Floristry/floral art | 2 | 20 | 16 | 149 |
| Sugarcraft/cake decorating | 3 | 13 | 29 | 141 |
| Pottery/ceramics | 3 | 5 | 50 | 133 |