Sol laces - Soles

63 members Latest Activity: Aug 5

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…

Aemilia Ars

90 members Latest Activity: on Tuesday Aemilia Ars Needle Lace and how to make it, its specific stitches and working methods. All skill levels.

Reticella-reticello

101 members Latest Activity: on Monday

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

Venetian and Burano Lace

20 members Latest Activity: Jul 20, 2019

These laces date from the late 19th century into the early 20th century. (I think.)  This group does not include Venetian gros point, since…

The Lace Guild

12 members Latest Activity: Jul 27, 2016

coming soon

Guild of Needle Laces

32 members Latest Activity: May 13, 2019

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 Jewelry

29 members Latest Activity: Apr 29, 2019

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

Needlelace Identification History

33 members Latest Activity: Jul 22

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

Hollie Point

20 members Latest Activity: Aug 18

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

61 members Latest Activity: Jul 22

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

38 members Latest Activity: Aug 18 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

43 members Latest Activity: Jul 27

Youghal and Kenmare are both Irish needlelaces.

Filet Lacis

40 members Latest Activity: Jul 22

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

Alencon-Argentan-Argentella

69 members Latest Activity: Jan 22

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

126 members Latest Activity: Jul 27

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

Contemporary and Modern Needle Lace

71 members Latest Activity: Aug 18 For those who want to design and make modern needlelace that does not re-create antique styles.

Puncetto

86 members Latest Activity: Jul 27

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: Jul 27

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

113 members Latest Activity: Aug 18 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.…

Beginners Needle Lace

233 members Latest Activity: Aug 18

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