The Lacemaker

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

THE LACEMAKER (S4x32) 4C set Sue McKinnell

1- 4 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance ½ RH across (2 bars), 1s+4s dance ½ LH across while 2s+3s turn partner LH (2 bars)
5- 8 Repeat bars 1-4 from new positions. 4321
9-16 All set, cross RH, set and cross back RH
17-24 Repeat bars 1-8 ending original places
25-30 1s cross RH to 2nd place as 2s step up, 1s cast to 3rd place as 3s dance up to 2nd place, 1s cross LH to 4th place as 4s step up
31-32 All turn partner 2H. 2341

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)

The Lacemaker 4x32 Strathspey 4C Set Dance by Sue McKinnell

1-2 1C and 2C and 3C and 4C RH round 1/2 way.
3-4 1C and 4C LH round ½ way while 2C and 3C turn partner by LH to own side.
5-8 Repeat bars 1-4 from new positions; end in order 4, 3, 2, 1.
9-16 All 4 couples set, cross by the RH, set, and cross back by RH.
17-24 Repeat bars 1-8, ending in original places.
25-26 1C cross by RH to 2nd place as 2C step up.
27-28 1C cast to 3rd place, 3C dance up to 2nd place.
29-30 1C cross by LH to 4th place, 4C step up.
31-32 All 4 couples turn partner BH once round.

Dance 4 times through.

(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Sue McKinnell, Apr 2018)

Dance Information

This strathspey, The Lacemaker, was written in honor of my mother, who makes beautiful bobbin lace.

Suggested music: Sarona by The Music Makars.

(Dance information by the deviser, Sue McKinnell)

Bobbin lace is a type of lace textile created by braiding and twisting threads, which are wound onto bobbins for easier handling. As the lace is crafted, pins are inserted into a lace pillow to secure the weaving in place, with the pins typically arranged according to a pattern or design, often pinned onto the pillow itself.

This lace is also referred to as pillow lace due to its being made on a pillow, and bone lace, since early bobbins were often made from bone or ivory.

Bobbin lace is one of the two primary types of handmade lace, with the other being needle lace.

Bobbin Lacework In Progress

Dance information licensed under this Creative Commons Licence 3.0.
Text from this original Bobbin lace article on Wikipedia.
Image copyright Photo taken by Blahedo at the museum of the Ursuline Convent in Quebec City in March 2003, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic license, via Wikimedia Commons.

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