Hairpin Lace

Hairpin lace is a crochet technique done using a crochet hook and a hairpin lace loom, which consists of two parallel metal rods held at the top and the bottom by removable bars.

Hairpin lace-making was popular during the Victorian Era, when the lace was actually made using the ladies’ large hairpins. The upper class ladies took great delight in showing off their skill in lace, while for the working poor, it became a quick, inexpensive substitute for Italian lace. The technique can be used to make endless varieties of garments, from doilies, edgings, afghans, shawls, sweaters and anything else that you can imagine. Materials fees includes all tools needed to learn how to make hairpin lace including a hairpin loom, crochet hook and yarn.