I would like to learn to make bobbin lace. Can you please suggest a kit or
book or supplier to start me out?
I don't remember seing any answers to this one...
Here are a few links to lace suppliers in the US; each will either carry a beginner kit -- usually consisting of a pillow, a set of bobbins and a book to get you started -- or else will work with you on assembling one which will best meet your needs. All of their kits are guaranteed to be of decent quality, though none is dirt-cheap.
Do not, under any circumstances, be tempted to cut price corners and get yourself The Kit From Hell (sold through various *craft* venues -- clubs etc)... :) If you're not certain you'll like BL, you might want to try hooking up with someone in your area and see if there's a group which would *lend* you the necessary stuff for the first couple of months (to find people in your area, you ought to join IOLI and get their directory)
In no particular order of preference:
http://www.vansciverbobbinlace.com/index.html
http://www.snowgoose.cc/
http://www.lacysusan.com/
http://www.lacemakerusa.com/ (that one is in Ohio; you might be able to visit in person and see things for yourself, perhaps?)
Last, but not least:
http://lace.lacefairy.com/
Lori (the Lacefairy) is a supplier herself but more than anything else, she keeps the most comprehesive website on all things relating to lace and lacemaking; there's hardly any info on the subject that's not stashed somewhere there :)
Good hunting, and welcome to Arachne
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