Needle Lace Talk
Make, learn and talk about needle lace.
Myriel's Groups
-
Alencon-Argentan-Argente…
71 members
-
Links & Online Info on N…
101 members
-
point de gaze
81 members
-
Needle Lace Stitches
116 members
-
Gros Point
74 members
Myriel's Page
Profile Information
- Your skill level
- beginner
- What kind of needle lace do you make, and how long have you been making it?
- I started out with venetian gros point and learned for a few months before I had to take a lenghty pause from needlework
- What kind or kinds of needle lace do you want to learn?
- Point de Gaze, Point d'Alencon, Youghal, Venetian Rose/Gros Point, Burano, Reticella
- Tell us about your other lace related interests.
- I am also interested in other minor lace techniques like Bibila, Netting, Filet Lace, Sun Lace, Shuttle Tatting and Irish Crochet.
I also wanna learn how to do bobbin lace at some point.
Also, I collect laces and lace books.
Books I currently own are:
-Lace by Heather Toomer
- Needlelace by Catherine Barley
- Needle-made Laces by Pat Earnshaw
- Branscombe Pointlace by Lillie D. Trivett
- Netted Lace by Margaret Morgan
- Nadel-Spitzen by Gussi von Reden
(1921 and 1994 version)
- Punto Tagliato by Nenia Lovesey
- Venetion Gros Point Lace by Nenia Lovesey
and Catherine Barley
- Needle-made laces and Net Embroideries
by Doris Campbell Preston
- Ayrshire and other Whitework
by Margaret Swain
- A Dictonary of Lace by Pat Earnshaw
- The Gentle Needle Arts by Golden Hands
- Mediterranean Knotted Lace
by Elena Dickson
And a few other general needle art books.
Latest Activity
"Linda,
unfortunately I was just randomly browsing around ebay that time and I can't find the exact lace anymore for the life of me, but I found two other examples that kinda show what I mean.For this example, I would've thought in the…"
"I just had an (admittedly somewhat late) epiphany.For the longest time I was wondering why some machine made lace has such fuzzy/messy edges, because usually it makes the lace look worse/cheaper than if it had a smooth edge.I always figured it was…"
"Alright, I consulted "Needlelace" by Pat Earnshaw and coincidentially it says right in the beginning section about Alençon what the black horsehair was for, I guess that solved this mystery. For some reason this is one of those…"
"This is a nice coincidence, I actually bought some horsehair from ebay 2 weeks ago specifically for making Alençon lace.It's far away from the accurate kind of horsehair, but I'm happy that I managed to get my hands on some in the…"
"I can think of four reasons for those exceptionally tiny stitches off of the top of my head:1. In regions like Belgium, Ireland etc., lace making used to be taught to girls starting at a very young age, which means that their eyesight was still good…"
Myriel's Photos
Comment Wall (1 comment)
- At 11:06am on March 12, 2018,
Lorelei Halley said…
Myriel
Welcome. Please read all the NOTES. They explain our policies, the laces we include, and how the software works. Join any groups that interest you. Post some photos of your best lace. The NOTES explain how to do those things. If you have any questions about this site, contact me and I'll try to help.
© 2021 Created by Lorelei Halley.
Powered by
