lets go clubbing

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 aha, don't get the wrong idea! The reference is to clubbing of laces to create a new version! And being Holi, it's an excuse to play and party with friends today.

So, Bandini approached me with her pattern to do the presentation and also share with the community through my blog and I couldn't say no. She very cleverly joined two edgings on either side of a central braid giving rise to a broad tatted lace that looks quite different from its individual constituents. 

Lace Club Border by Bandini Maisheri (2025) -https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aVWxNtGBoRlK9Hmx3UScuKHMvillA-4o/view

This is my small WIP sampler in size 40 showing the central SR braid and one edging joined to it. 

The same edging is also joined on the other side of the braid in the border.

Except for the SR braid which requires two shuttles, the edgings can be worked with a shuttle and ball.

And here the 3rd edging is attached to the 2nd one for a medium-sized border.

Again this is done on the other side as well.

But you get the idea! You can pick and choose as many or as few edgings for the desired width.

Play with tatting in more colours and beads and this widens the canvas even further! More in tune with colourful Holi ;-D

You can even change the sequence of working each row to suit your preference. I chose a sequence which was simplest to present as a diagram and text.

 

She tells me that her mother has already tatted 9 meters of this border, no doubt for a saree!

And I like the term she used - 'clubbing'!

Another fun aspect is that each can be a standalone edging, too! So we get a LOT more in this pattern than a single broad border!

All details are in the PDF (click to download) - Lace Club Border by Bandini Maisheri (2025) - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aVWxNtGBoRlK9Hmx3UScuKHMvillA-4o/view

Hope you enjoy playing with it!

Many many thanks to Bandini for graciously sharing her cleverly clubbed pattern !