# Hairpin Lace- Anyone have patterns or tips? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 28, 2007, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hairpin-lace-anyone-have-patterns-or-tips/424330 "2007-10-28T13:36:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shryn\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Shryn\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shryn_King)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2007, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hairpin-lace-anyone-have-patterns-or-tips/424330/1 "2007-10-28T13:36:45Z")
Yesterday, I learned the basics for making hairpin lace. I know that several dopers crochet and several knit; but, do any make hairpin lace? I would love to find some simple patterns and to find someone else that knows how to do this, so that I can get some tips. Anybody? ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2007, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hairpin-lace-anyone-have-patterns-or-tips/424330/2 "2007-10-28T16:40:06Z")
I don’t think I’ve ever heard of it before, so I looked it up. That’s really rather cool. Too bad I don’t need another craft to keep me busy! lol If you hadn’t found it already there seems to be a few patterns [here](http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/hairpin_lace.php). ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2007, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hairpin-lace-anyone-have-patterns-or-tips/424330/3 "2007-10-28T16:46:49Z")
I do hairpin lace - but I’ve always had trouble finding patterns that I like or were useful. So I’m afraid I can’t help you there - but do try the internet. (I make up my own patterns, but not everyone is comfortable with that) ---
**Author:** ![Shryn\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Shryn\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shryn_King)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2007, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hairpin-lace-anyone-have-patterns-or-tips/424330/4 "2007-10-28T20:50:55Z")
I’m working on my first strip now. Once I get it long enough I am going to do a second one and try and put them together. Any idea how long is long enough?? **Broomstick** , do you tie off every so often many to make counting easier? I have seen some pictures online where it looks like they put a “guide string” through the loops before they pull it off the bottom of the frame. Do you do that? Does it have a name? The only person that I know that does Hairpin lace told me she doesn’t do that. Do you have any pictures of what you have made? ---
**Author:** ![Shryn\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Shryn\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shryn_King)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2007, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hairpin-lace-anyone-have-patterns-or-tips/424330/5 "2007-10-28T20:55:58Z")
[QUOTE=Flutterby] I don’t think I’ve ever heard of it before, so I looked it up. That’s really rather cool. Too bad I don’t need another craft to keep me busy! lol If you hadn’t found it already there seems to be a few patterns [here](http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/hairpin_lace.php). [/QUOTE] I really like the [Hairpin Lace Shawl](http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?p=365187). I have this dress that it would be beautiful with. I think the hardest part is going to be finding the date to take me to the fancy restaurant where I can wear it!