nypläystyyny

lace making pillow in Rauma a semicircular model is used

bobbin, nypylä

the bobbins are used in lace making.The threads are twisted an plaited by moving the bobbins.In Rauma the bobbins are turned from wood.


pricking, mynseri

the pricking is usually made of cardboard, where the holes are pricked using a sharp needle. On the pricking there are drawing lines for thepatterns,too.

troto

an additional part you can use, when you wind thread to the bobbins with a spinning-wheel


spinning-wheel, puolausrukki

a spinning-wheel used for winding, it can be smaller than normally,or an old spinning-wheelk,which is not used for spinning any more


whole stitch, kokolyönti

made by two pairs of bobbins with for movements


half stitch, lattice stitch, puolilyönti

a two-movement stitch, gives a net like ground


 

 

liinalyönti

cloth stitch a three-movement stitch, gives a plain weave ground

twist, kiaru

two threads twisted to each others

plait, jamikka

a plait is used in many laces for making network

lenkki

picot a decorative loop found on the plait


gimp thread, laanalanka

a thicker thread, making figures or highlighting them


 

 


double ground, tuplapohja

in the old Rauma laces several different types of grounds are used, the fine ones are called for double grounds, and the simplier as simple grounds.They all have their Finnish special names, as saksan välineulat, yksinkertaiset välineulat, tavalliset välineulat, vastinjaneulat , brabantinpohja and so on


 


spider, spindeli

a spider motive, often with 12 legs and the centre of it made by cloth stitch


 

 

 

 

 


leaf, mandeli

a motive made by cloth stitch. The ones see it as a mandel almond-shaped and the others as a leaf shaped.


 

 

 

 


trail, epyri

a sharp curving, ribbon-like motive, made by cloth stitch


 

 


Fan, nippu


 

 

 

 

 


fan, viuhka

a fan motive

koukku

a stripe motive on the outside edge of the lace made by half stitch or cloth stitch

natto

a stripe motive, different from koukku, made by twisting the threads


way, maantiä

a motive, often made of spiders, which make a straight or a curving lineon the lace


diamond, plätt

a diamond shaped motive made with half or cloth stitch


 


heart, järtta

a heart shaped motive


 

 

 

 

spit, uddi

a motive on the heading of a lace

square, ruutu

a square motive


 

 


iron, styykraut

a iron motive, made by cloth stitch