New Lace From Old
by Unagh McCullough MBE
Unagh's second publication, her first being the extremely popular 101 Variations in Torchon Lace
To celebrate the 35th Anniversary of ARDS Bobbin Lace Enthusiasts, Unagh has taken vintage/heritage pieces of lace (some mere scraps) and redrafted and modernised the design into new patterns and worked examples for today's lacemakers.
30 mainly Torchon designs (there are 3 Bedfordshire Maltese and 1 Cluny) - edgings, bookmarks, mats and more
Each patterns has a black & white photograph of the original piece of lace that it has been redrafted from, a black & white photograph of the new lace plus stitches uses, number of pairs and thread (mainly Finca 40)
Unagh has included a section giving some excellent step by step guidance with regard to working many of the techniques. An excellent book full of an fabulous range of patterns, suiting all levels of ability
Each patterns page features the pattern, a clear black & white photograph along with stitches used and bobbin numbers -- all patterns use Finca 40, which is available in a range of colours from Roseground.
Unagh was awarded an MBE in the King's 2026 birthday honours for services to the art of lacemaking and needlecraft. Huge congratulations to Unagh on this well deserved recognition
English Text
Published by Ards Bobbin Lace Enthusiasts 2026
94 pages, softback cover and spiral bound
ISBN - 978-1-9153940-8-8
