Diagrams for Bobbin Lace

Tesselace to GroundForge: Algorithmically designed lace tessellations

TesseLace Index

Traditional grounds
- cloth
- diamond
- kat or Paris
- rose
- bias
Non-traditional grounds

The grounds that appear in the TesseLace index are the result of research by Veronika Irvine and were generated using a mathematical model. Some of these grounds are familiar, traditional grounds. Others have not been found in known catalogues and are likely new.

In the following tables,

click on the image to see thread and pair diagrams in GroundForge,
click on txt to download a template file for use with the bobbin lace plugins for Inkscape,
click on svg to move intersection positions around.

Families of patterns are variations of the same pattern with modified pin positions. Note: Currently, GroundForge does not support pin positions therefore the thread diagrams for all members of a family look the same.

Traditional Grounds

See note 5 of the sampler by G. Whiting for a few more families of patterns.

Cloth family

2x1_1 — 2x1_1.txt

2x1_3 — 2x1_3.txt

3x1_1 — 3x1_1.txt

5x1_20 — 5x1_20.txt

Diamond family

2x2_3 — 2x2_3.txt

1x1_1 — 1x1_1.txt

1x2_1 — 1x2_1.txt

1x3_1 — 1x3_1.txt

1x4_2 — 1x4_2.txt

1x5_1 — 1x5_1.txt

1x5_2 — 1x5_2.txt

1x5_3 — 1x5_3.txt

3x2_26 — 3x2_26.txt

3x3_19 — 3x3_19.txt

3x3_107 — 3x3_107.txt

4x2_120 — 4x2_120.txt

4x2_170 — 4x2_170.txt

4x4_33 — 4x4_33.txt

4x4_93 — 4x4_93.txt

See also:

MAE-gf nets

Kat or Paris family

kat — kat.txt

2x4_8 — 2x4_8.txt

2x4_18 — 2x4_18.txt

2x4_28 — 2x4_28.txt

2x4_29 — 2x4_29.txt

2x4_49 — 2x4_49.txt

2x4_85 — 2x4_85.txt

2x4_86 — 2x4_86.txt

2x4_93 — 2x4_93.txt

2x4_96 — 2x4_96.txt

R3M3_6x6_1 — R3M3_6x6_1.txt

See also:

MAE-gf Paris
Valenciennes examples in the sampler by G. Whiting

Close cousin:

2x2_5 — 2x2_5.txt - svg

Rose family

rose — rose.txt

4x4_25309 — 4x4_25309.txt

4x4_117397 — 4x4_117397.txt

4x4_117301 — 4x4_117301.txt

See also:

Close cousins:

4x4_56 — 4x4_56.txt - svg

4x4_71 — 4x4_71.txt - svg

4x4_102 — 4x4_102.txt - svg

4x4_105 — 4x4_105.txt - svg

4x4_106 — 4x4_106.txt - svg

4x4_19737 — 4x4_19737.txt - svg

4x4_22317 — 4x4_22317.txt - svg

Bias family

3x3_248 — 3x3_248.txt

4x2_97 — 4x2_97.txt

4x3_267 — 4x3_267.txt

See also:

MAE-gf bias

Non-traditional grounds

The non-traditional grounds have been grouped based on the size of the largest hole in the ground.

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