I'm thinking of making 2 small little lace pieces and putting them inside earrings but open to any ideas. I have until January. Thanks all!
Hey team :)
I’m trying shuttle tatting again! I was dumb and did a few practice pieces to remind myself of the process before I tackled a more ambitious project— and forgot to load my shuttle 😆 given that I have some wonky spots with this one— I’m electing to load a new bobbin and try again fresh
Looking at my piece and the picture (Morimoto’s “New Tatting”- viola motif choker) it looks like I should be pushing my knots closer together on the chains around my motifs. I’m wondering if there’s a trick for closing the gaps in getting in between my chain portions around my motifs? (So like— at the base where my rings close and the chains start/end)
Thank you for any/all advice! :)
Hi all, this is my first post in a couple of weeks as I was on a business trip among other distractions! But as I really appreciated what I learned from this community, I’d like to continue to share what my wife and I found at an estate sale. There are some more condition issues here as we’re getting to the bottom of a container where they’ve been stored for a very long time. For those who have mentioned in the past, yes we will be taking these to a textile museum or guild when our travels take us close. In the meantime, I will continue to value any insight you can provide with respect to origin, type, age, use, etc. piece 13 is about 4.5” wide by about 5 feet long. I am assuming it’s intended to be trim but any particular application? Piece 14 appears to be another small collar but is different than the others in the lot. It’s just a bit over 12” in height. Thank you!
This is my own design from a design course
Is anyone able to help me identify this lace? I am working on a 1970s vintage wedding dress for someone that is a little too small. I am thinking I might have to remove the sleeves and inset a little more lace into the shoulder area and was hoping to see if anyone can help me identify this particular pattern or design or style, if that's even possible, so I might acquire more. Google Lens shows me more of the same style of dress, but all are far outside our budget considering I only need a small amount.
Alternately, the back of the dress also needs expanding, so I might be able to borrow some of the lace from the back panels to add into the front, but I would need something very similar to replace the back with.
Many thanks.
It’s probably one of the most boring things I’ve ever forced myself to do for a craft but atm it takes about 15 minutes per square (time it took divided by squares done ).
If anyone has any 6 row repeat c2c lace I could add to add more interest that be cool af. I’m using this as motivation to try and do bobbin lace spiders properly 😂
But I’m up to about a foot on all sides in size
I knew at reading lace patterns. I can’t figure out what to do with multiple wraps (yarn overs). I thought I was supposed to to drop some. But even though my calculations appear that I should. The number of stitches don’t appear that way. I read somewhere if you have multiple wraps, you can only stitch in one of them (??). In this pattern supposed to remain constant in each row? if so, I’m suppose to use the extra wrap, I think. HELP!
I was looking through my photos and I realized that I hadn't posted the outcome of the Early Lace workshop that we did at our guild's lace retreat. The linen piece was a sampler with a typical set of stitches. But we could also use metallic threads to try out some of the other patterns. These were from the Renaissance period books.
It was interesting to think about the different kinds of braids/plaits (I'm not much of a braider usually), and also the picots were made with these giant pins that we were jokingly calling the "coffin nails". It was wild to work with them. They are enormous.
Four hours of work today and this is how far I’ve gotten. In approx 20 buisiness years I’ll have the bed canopy I want 😂
I'm just learning about lace and came across this tablecloth. It seems to be cotton thread. Curious what you can tell me about it.
Hello, Lace community!
I have recently come into stewardship of a 1950s Maurer original wedding dress which belonged to my husband‘s grandmother.
The dress is in remarkably good condition considering the fact that it was balled up in a cardboard box in an attic probably since the day that she wore it. It is covered head to toe in lace attached to a nice heavy satin base.
The lace itself is stiff, starchy, and itchy. Despite the delicate beauty, there is nothing soft about it at all; however, it is remarkably well intact.
I have only found one real area of concern on the right hand side where there is some staining, likely due to water damage and a small tear.
I will not be making any rash decisions, my primary goal is to be a good caretaker for this garment as a piece of vintage artwork, and potentially find it a home in a museum collection.
I am not afraid to look into professional care, but I heard you guys might have some tips about how to help with the staining of this lace.
Feedback welcome!
Hi! I'm a long term doily collector (i blame my gran) who is just learning about all the intricacies of lace.
I got this collar yesterday in an op shop (thrift shop) mixed lace and doily bag. It's so pretty and detailed, and looks like it's never been worn.
My tiny bit of textile knowledge tells me the embroidery thread is a mix of silk and cotton, and my tiny bit of fashion knowledge tells me it's a Bertha collar (?).
If anyone has any extra knowledge about this piece, please send it my way, I love to learn. But I mostly just wanted to share this piece because I'm blown away by how gorgeous it is 🥰.
