Happy Anniversary!
The Minnesota Lace Society will be celebrating our 50th Anniversary in 2027 and we plan to party all year!
As we finalize our celebratory activities, we will update this page as well as on our social media accounts so you can join us to celebrate lace and lacemaking.
Stay tuned!
Anniversary Heart
made by Lacemaker Renee
To celebrate with the world, here is a list of countries and names they use for lace.
from the author: “One of the things that the list does so well is the input of vast amounts of information to answer any question the members have. Unfortunately I do not recall who poised the original question of the word for lace was in other languages. I do have to thank David Collyer (David Downunder) for compiling it all as it came in and then posting the result to the list. And my thanks to all who responded and made this list possible. Here is the list as we have it. Page created by Kenn Van-Dieren, 1998/2000 Bobbins by Van-Dieren”
| Country and Lace Technique | Lace Name |
| Azerbaijani Filet Lace | Lent |
| Bosnian | Cipka |
| Bulgarian | Dantela |
| Cantonese | Farbin |
| Czech | Lemovar |
| Czech Lace | Krajka |
| Czech Bobbin Lace | Palickovana Krajka |
| Czech Needle Lace | Sita Krajka |
| Danish Bobbin Lace | Knipling |
| Danish Tatting | Orkis |
| Dutch | Kant |
| Dutch Lace Market | Kantmarkt |
| English | Lace |
| Esperanto | Pasamento |
| Estonian | Pitts |
| Finnish | Pitsi |
| French Tatting | Frivolitee |
| French Narrow Lace | Biais |
| French Wide Lace | Dentelle |
| German Bobbins | Klöppel |
| German Bobbin Chest | Klöppelkiste |
| German Lace | Spitze |
| German Tatting | Schiffchenspitze |
| German Tatting | Occhi |
| Greenland Lacemaking | Putoortuliorneq |
| Greenland Bobbin Lace | Putoortuliaq |
| Greenland Lace Pillow | Putoortuliorfik |
| Hebrew | Tahara |
| Hungarian | Csipke |
| Irish Carrickmacross | Lasa Carraigmhachaire Rois |
| Irish Crochet | Obair Chroise na hEireann |
| Irish Lace Making | Lasadoireacht |
| Irish Needlepoint | Lasa Snathaide |
| Irish Tambour | Lasa Onsa |
| Irish Tatting | Snaidhmeadoireacht Lasa |
| Italian Tatting | Chiacchierino |
| Italian Tape Lace | Pizzo Rinascimento |
| Italian Crochet | Pizzo all’uncinetto |
| Italian Needle Lace | Trina Ad Ago |
| Italian Molise Lace | Pizzo Molisano |
| Italian Bobbin | Fusello |
| Italian Pin | Spillo |
| Italian Pillow | Tombolo |
| Italian Needle | Ago |
| Italian Thread | Filato |
| Japanese Lace Edge | レースエッジ |
| Korean | 레이스 leiseu |
| Latvian | Knipelesana |
| Malta | Bizilla |
| Mandarin | Quarpien |
| Norway | Kniplinger |
| Persian | Toor |
| Polish | Koronka |
| Portuguese | Renda |
| Russian | Kakloshky |
| Russian Tape Lace | Kruzhevo |
| Slovak | Cipka |
| Spanish | Encajes |
| Swedish | Spets |
| Swedish Bobbin Lace | Knyppling |
| Swiss Tatting | Schifflispitze |
| Thai | Lugmai |
| Urgal | Gulerk |
| Uzbec | Gulerk |
| Vietnamese (North) | Vien |
| Vietnamese (South) Narrow Lace | Ren |
| Vietnamese (South) Wide Lace | Dung Ten |
Originally from publication dated 12/26/1999, http://www.bobbinmaker.com
We’re happy to update this list if you have suggestions. Send a message to minnesotalacesociety1@gmail.com.