Making your own block lacemaking pillow

More good stuff from this Australian site http://www.brandis.com.au/craft/lace/block.html - how to make your own block pillow. It's an inexpensive way to get a block pillow to get you started on making lace!

Making paper bobbins for bobbin lace

There are many ways to do things for lacemaking, and this site http://www.brandis.com.au/craft/lace/bobbin.html has an approach for making bobbins from paper, bamboo skewers and beads. Inexpensive, ingenious, and fun for those who like to do such things.