Needlelace Jewelry

28 members Latest Activity: Jan 14, 2018

For discussion of the problems and methods used in creating modern needle lace jewelry: wire, metallic threads, findings.

BookReviews

6 members Latest Activity: Dec 2, 2018

Members can write book reviews and post them here. I will also post them in whatever other group seems relevant. Is it a teaching book, a history…

The Lace Guild

12 members Latest Activity: Jul 27, 2016

coming soon

Guild of Needle Laces

32 members Latest Activity: Feb 3

The Guild of Needle Laces is a non profit making organisation, set up in 1983 to promote the interest, skills, teaching, conservation, history and…

Needlelace Identification History

30 members Latest Activity: Jan 2

What kind of needle lace is this?  For discussions of needle lace history, and how to identify particular regional/period styles of…

Hollie Point

19 members Latest Activity: Mar 22, 2018

This sample was worked using the wrap-around-the-thumb method.

Thread used -Brok 100/3

Design from the Catherine Barley book,…

Pag Needle Lace

59 members Latest Activity: Feb 6

For those who want to learn Pag--the Croatian needle lace-- or discuss its features and working methods.  The icon is from the lacecorner website,…

Threads

37 members Latest Activity: Jan 14, 2018 This group will be for discussion of fiber recognition, characteristics of different fibers, their pros and cons for use in needlelace--anything…

Youghal and Kenmare needle laces

41 members Latest Activity: Feb 3

Youghal and Kenmare are both Irish needlelaces.

Sol laces

58 members Latest Activity: Jan 23

Sol laces include Tenerife, Nanduti, and Hvar. These are all made on a base of threads laid as spokes of a wheel. Motifs are often round, but may…

Filet Lacis

37 members Latest Activity: Nov 29, 2018

Filet lacis, filet lace, filet guipure,  filet noué: these are made on a knotted handmade net with embroidery stitches added,…

Alencon-Argentan-Argentella

67 members Latest Activity: Jan 28

For discussion of construction and style details of antique Alencon needle lace, and for those who want to learn it.   Alençon  We…

Oya-Bebilla-Turkish-Armenian-Mediterranean knotted needlelace

120 members Latest Activity: Nov 9, 2018

For all our members who want to talk about and learn Oya, Bebilla, igne oyalari, Turkish, Armenian janyak, Mediterranean, or Kene knotted lace.…

Reticella-reticello

94 members Latest Activity: Jan 2

For all our members who want to advance in reticello needlelace. Learn reticello needle lace. Learn reticella needlelace. Point coupe, punto…

Puncetto

84 members Latest Activity: Nov 12, 2018

For all our members who want to advance in & talk about Puncetto Valsesiano knotted needle lace.  Also called punto avorio.

Gros Point

74 members Latest Activity: May 9, 2018

Gros point needle lace is a lace with raised, and decorated cordonettes. It is supposed to look like carved ivory.  For those who want to…

Needle Lace Stitches

111 members Latest Activity: Feb 3 Needle lace stitches. Here we will put stitch diagrams and stitch photos (that we make ourselves) so we can all be talking about the same thing.…

Aemilia Ars

83 members Latest Activity: Nov 9, 2018 Aemilia Ars Needle Lace and how to make it, its specific stitches and working methods. All skill levels.

Beginners Needle Lace

219 members Latest Activity: Feb 3

For beginners who want to learn true needlelace. Post questions and answers here.  How to make needle lace.

point de gaze

76 members Latest Activity: Feb 6 What stitches are used in point de gaze needle lace. The techniques of point de gaze needlelace. Construction of antique point de gaze needle lace.