Bobbin Lace patterns - Torchon lace strips
Click here for an introduction to Torchon lace.
Most of these patterns are standard Torchon. However, I do like to experiment, so some are less standard! They all use Torchon grid.
There are also Torchon patterns in my lace book "Using Colour in Bobbin Lace". These are available here.
These patterns are all worked as strips, straight downwards. Click here for how to work strips. Click here for other shapes. Click here for other patterns.
These Torchon lace patterns are arranged in order of the number of bobbins pairs used.
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5 pairs
Ribbons with 5 pairs
6 pairs
Footside
Ribbons with 6 pairs
7 pairs
Panama spread out fans
8 pairs
Torchon ground
Spiders
Double fans
Narrow garter
Ribbons with 8 pairs
Woad
Torchon lace in hair
Panama zigzags
Panama close together fans
9 pairs
Cloth fan headside 
Edged fan headside (2)
Fans headside
The doll
10 pairs
Cloth diamond
Edged fan headside (1)
Various fans
Fans with tallies and holes
Fringed edge
Framed rose ground 
Triangle 
Five gold rings
Overlapping semi circles
Panama multi-coloured diamonds
Panama two coloured diamonds
Panama framed diamonds
Panama rose ground (small)
Collar
Asymmetrical scallops
11 pairs
Scallop headside 
Scallops and roses
Stemless scallops
Christmas stars 
Semi circles
French fans
French fans
Multi-coloured flowers
12 pairs
Scallops and diamonds 
Scallops and rose ground 
Spider 
Rose ground
Zigzag 
Other ways of starting and finishing 
Coloured diamonds 1 
Coloured diamonds 2 and 3 
Half and half diamonds
Winkie pin footside 
Triangular ground 
Torchon sampler
Red and blue hearts
Small hearts
Double scallops
Spiders and triangles
Fairly narrow garter
Edged scallops
Butterflies on one edge
Butterflies on both edges
Butterflies across lace
Panama various diamonds
Panama ground diamonds
Diamonds and rose ground
Diamonds with holes in 
Chevrons 
Interleaved rose ground
Sycamore Gap
Laura's lace
Tartan 1
Tartan 2
13 pairs
Hearts and triangles
Hearts and diamonds
Three trees
Music
Change thread
14 pairs
Mixed diamonds
Zigzags 
Big spiders
Triangles with ordinary footside
Diamonds
Pilgrim's trail
Rose bed
Holed fan headside
Cathedral spider
Snowman and tree
Spaced out semi circles
Comparison of open spiders, etc.
Panama rose ground (large)
Panama complex pattern
Panama-style pattern
Five hearts
Zigzag and roses
Fishtails
Two trees
Trees
Tartan 6
Ring of roses
15 pairs
Hearts and scallops 
Simple hearts
Flowers and roses
Hearts, roses and triangles garter
Fir trees
Grey cobwebs
Coloured stars
Torchon/Bucks Point cross-over
Zigzag and roses
Tartan 5
River of spiders
Spiders together
16 pairs
Thin zigzags
Strips
Grounds sampler
Hearts with curved edge
Rose and line ground
Rose path
Spider ground
Spider and line ground
Clutter of spiders
Fireworks
Spiders and cobwebs
Celtic knot to edge - close
Winkie pin footside - triangles
Winkie pin footside - zigzag
Wavy lace
Comparison of open spiders
Transparent lace
Checkerboard
Cane ground
Big diamonds and rose ground
Pen pattern
Different diamonds
Mixture of stitches
Diamonds with twists
Effects in diamonds 
Strange diamonds
Cathedral spiders
Eye of Horus
Better Egypt
Tartan 4
17 pairs
Coloured flowers
Four dogs' heads
(rotate for proper view)
Tilted Greek keys
Triangular Greek keys I
Lace in a folk museum
18 pairs
Coloured fans
Framed hearts
Big flowers
Double strand weaving
Stars and fans
Cloth scallops 
Stepped triangles
Peas
Panama big fans and grounds I
Panama big fans and grounds II
Panama rose ground and diamonds
Panama pattern of diamonds
Crown
Framed rose ground
Celtic knot
Grounds 3x3
Egypt
Tartan 7
19 pairs
Red hearts
Hearts and fans
Sri Lankan pattern
Blue hearts garter
Spangled bobbin
Rose ground dots
20 pairs
Intertwined zigzags 
Similar twisted zigzags
Rose ground edge
Spider and dot ground
Gold fans
Snowman
Letters (Ruth)
Two cats' heads
Butterflies in two directions
Winkie pin footside - diamonds
Triangular Greek keys II
Diamonds and roses
Scattered roses and spiders
Grounds 2x2
Tartan 3
Tartan 8
Tartan 9
Chevrons investigation
21 pairs
Uneven intertwined zigzags 
Small scale Torchon pattern for pen
Valentine
22 pairs
Zigzags and hearts
Checkered diamonds
Twisted zigzags
Hearts and roses
Symmetrical hearts garter
Gold ring
Snake
Ladybird and aphids
Small Scottie dog
Celtic knot plait
Celtic knot motif
Celtic knot complex plait
Thin Celtic knot
Celtic knot to edge - spaced out
Double strand Celtic knot
Tilted Greek keys
Panama simple big fans
Panama crosses
Panama big complex pattern
Spiders, cloth and half stitch
Lesley's pattern
Rose ground and triangles
Spiders and yet more spiders
23 pairs
Strip of angels
Kat stitch and star ground
24 pairs
Scallops all round
Simple open spiders
25 pairs
Scottie dogs
Glow-in-dark moths
26 pairs
Celtic knot with fillings
Twisted strands
River
Border of spidesr
29 pairs
Sitting cat
(rotate for proper view)
30 pairs
Twisted zigzag insertion
Buddhist symbols
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