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Comment by Lorelei Halley on November 3, 2013 at 2:14pm

Our members have made some marvelous reticella.

http://needlelacetalk.ning.com/photo/albums/reticella-reticello-dra... 

http://needlelacetalk.ning.com/photo/albums/reticella-reticello-dra... 

http://needlelacetalk.ning.com/photo/albums/reticella-reticello-sty...

Comment by Annetta on November 3, 2013 at 3:16am

Hello members of Reticella.
I like to learn lace from Pag and understand that is also interesting when you know about Reticella.

Comment by Elizabeth Ligeti on September 9, 2013 at 9:07pm

I love the collar - the high neck, and then draping over the shoulders, shown in the first photo - but too small to see the detail.  How wonderful it would be to have one to wear like that.!!!!!!!!

Comment by Elissa on August 4, 2013 at 4:08pm

Someone has probably posted this before, but this book by Emilie Bach has a short section on reticella (starting on p. 18):  http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/pub/PDF/BachNewPatterns2.pdf

Comment by Lorelei Halley on August 3, 2013 at 2:33pm

My personal view is to do whatever shows off the lace in the best way.  Nothing should distract the eye from seeing the lace.  I work a lot in ecru, simply because I like the color.  But also because ecru photographs better than white.  Photo editing software allows you to intensify color, darken some shadows but not all shadows.  If white is the only color there is to work with, the editing software has severe limits to what it can do.

When I work in color I choose several shades of the same color, or several colors of equal intensity--all pastels, all mid-tones, all electric/intense.

I have tried Hardanger in colors on white and have not been too happy with the result.  All you see is the colors, and the textures and holes tend to disappear.

I have seen several examples of dark ecru stitching on white cloth, and I do like that combination.

I would like to hear what others think about this.  Admittedly it will be a personal choice.

Comment by Elissa on August 3, 2013 at 9:29am

In general, do you prefer lace done in a color close to the ground fabric, or a high contrast such as white on dark natural?

Comment by Lorelei Halley on August 1, 2013 at 3:34pm

Jenny: thanks for the Hedebo link.  I've never seen so much Hedebo all together in one place.   Finally, pinterest is good for something.  That is a great way to collect images into categories.  Maybe I'll start a pinterest account.

Comment by Jenny on July 31, 2013 at 9:32pm

Lorelei, thanks for the comments. Those rings with the picots inside are the reason I did the class. They are similar to Hedebo circle fillings, the stitches are slightly different but the principle is the same, working from the outside in. In Hedebo, the base stitches are worked into the edge of cut fabric, while in my piece they are worked into the needleweaving. Check out this Pinterest page http://pinterest.com/ligijablesic/hedebo-embroidery/

Comment by Elissa on July 31, 2013 at 3:14pm

Thanks, Lorelei.  That was a close shave (which for non-native English speakers means I almost made a bad mistake).  712 looks good, and 746 is called "Off White".  "Winter White", 3865, looks like it's the shade between Blanc and Ecru. 

Comment by Lorelei Halley on July 31, 2013 at 2:24pm

Elissa:  # 712 is a nice cream color

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