What determines the Point Value of lace?
You may have noticed that some of our laces are marked with a “point” number. “Point” refers to the thread count, or the number of yarns per square inch. Our Nottingham Looms range from 6-12 point. The 10- and 12-point looms produce laces of finer quality and allow more intricate designs to be woven. The 6, 7, and 8-point looms weave less yarns per square inch producing softer structure and with more open spaces.Each pattern requires months of preparation in the design department. The 22″ long jacquard pattern cards are hand-punched in the original tradition of Nottingham Lace. Our looms are fitted with the hand tied pattern, consisting of 1000-4000 punched cards. The large looms are all fitted with three individual yarn sources that have to be wound prior to going on the loom. The creation of our beautiful Nottingham Lace is fascinating and is justly considered an art.
