Sol laces

52 members Latest Activity: Nov 28, 2016

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…

Needlelace Identification History

28 members Latest Activity: Jul 27, 2016

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

Filet Lacis

33 members Latest Activity: May 4

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

Beginners Needle Lace

215 members Latest Activity: May 18

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

Links & Online Info on Needlelace

94 members Latest Activity: Jun 17

When you find a website or blog with good photos, info, or lessons online post a link here.

The Lace Guild

12 members Latest Activity: Jul 27, 2016

coming soon

Youghal and Kenmare needle laces

38 members Latest Activity: Sep 7, 2016

Youghal and Kenmare are both Irish needlelaces.

Venetian and Burano Lace

16 members Latest Activity: on Friday

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

Alencon-Argentan-Argentella

61 members Latest Activity: Jul 22, 2016

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

Aemilia Ars

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

point de gaze

74 members Latest Activity: Nov 13, 2016 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.

Threads

36 members Latest Activity: Nov 13, 2016 This group will be for discussion of fiber recognition, characteristics of different fibers, their pros and cons for use in needlelace--anything…

Needle Lace Stitches

103 members Latest Activity: May 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.…

Guild of Needle Laces

31 members Latest Activity: Jun 10

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

Contemporary and Modern Needle Lace

66 members Latest Activity: Jul 24, 2016 For those who want to design and make modern needlelace that does not re-create antique styles.

Gros Point

71 members Latest Activity: Mar 19

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…