Table runner made on a lace pillow

This is a table runner I made on my Swedish lace pillow.
The runner is designed by Elsa Pettersson, Vadstena Sweden.
I used Bockens Linen thread,35/3 unbleached and the gimp is cotton.

Bordslöpare knypplad efter ett mönster designad av Elsa Pettersson.
Tråden är 35/3 oblekt lingarn och langarn är i bomull.

 



Interesting Facts:
Bobbin lace dates back to the first quarter of the 16th Century (~1540)
It originated in Italy & Flanders at the same time.
Bobbin lace is believed to have descended from braiding or plaiting.
Young Girls would be apprenticed as early as five years old to learn to make lace.
There were laws about who could wear lace and at what time of day.
Lacemakers would learn one pattern only for speed. They would work under the apprenticeship of a master lacemaker for many years.
Another person typically a man would make the prickings (pattern). They would be given to the master lacemaker to test before they were given to other lacemakers. 
Some countries outlawed lace from other countries to protect their local lace industry.
The lace collars of the 16th Century that give the "head on a platter look" were supported by a ring of metal to get the lace to stand up.
By the End of the 19th Century machine lace was perfected and bobbin  lace was no longer an industry but an art form.
Lace is most commonly made from cotton, linen & silk.
Lace is not a lost art!