Diagrams for Bobbin Lace

Tesselace to GroundForge: Algorithmically designed lace tessellations

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TesseLace Index

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

SVG

2x1_1
2x1_1.txt
2x1_3
2x1_3.txt
3x1_1
3x1_1.txt
5x1_20
5x1_20.txt

Diamond family

SVG

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:

Kat or Paris family

SVG

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:

Close cousin:

2x2_5
2x2_5.txt - svg

Rose family

SVG

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

SVG

3x3_248
3x3_248.txt
4x2_97
4x2_97.txt
4x3_267
4x3_267.txt

See also:

Non-traditional grounds

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