Common Thread: Lace and Needle

Vologda Lace

Inspired by Vologda bobbin lace, Vologda, Russia.

Vologda Lace, a scene from Common Thread inspired by Vologda bobbin lace

Bobbin lace from Vologda: flowers, leaves and rosettes in a dense even tape on open grounds scattered with small white stars.

Community: Russians of Vologda

Sources

  1. All-Russian Museum of Decorative Art, collection online: Vologda lace firm "Snezhinka". Read 2026-09-26.
  2. Vologda Museum-Preserve: branch Lace Museum. Read 2026-09-26.

This scene is our own artwork, inspired by the tradition named here. It does not reproduce any particular object.

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