Some 15 valleys in the Alpine region, among Cuneo, Turin and Imperia, still use a very old language, the so calle lingua d'oc. In Varaita Valley (in central position of this area) and Val Maira, like in the near Queyras (France), we can find bobbin lace since the second half of XVIIth century.

The main features of this lace are the ground, always in Point de Paris and the designs, usually inspired to nature (flowers, bees, etc.) but also geometric, in whole stitch with the use of a gimp. Other stitches (point à la rose, half stitch, point cannage, point d'esprit) can be often found in this lace. 
Traditionally lace was made in strips not larger than 10 cm. Since 1920s square, rond, hexagonal laces were made. So, it is very different from lace of other occitan regions as well as from classical italian bobbin lace. It's quite near, on another hand, to Flanders and northern France lace. 

Traditionally the execution required no design.

Lace was used to adorn traditional feminine dresses, in particular for cuffs. Some lace were used also for Casteldelfino male customs and for dresses to be worn in the festivity Baìo di Sampeyre. There is notice of very few altar table clothes.

In 1920s lace was used also for feminine underwear and table clothes. Nowadays they are often used in many ways. 

The decline in the use of cuffs involved also the decline of lace production.

In 1987-1988, with the support of Cuneo Museum, Mr. Boschero, almost last heir of lace tradition (lacemakers were very old or dead) held a first lace course, introducing the use of technical designs: a great help to lacemakers. Later, in 1988, the Association Pouientes D'Oc (Occitan laces) was founded with the aim of studing and teaching traditional bobbin lace.

Since 1998-1999 bobbin lace is taught in some Cuneo primary schools.