A Practical Guide to Needle Lace

by Jacqueline Peter

Overview

A detailed guide for frustration-free learning of the basics of needle lace crafting, with 40 different lace patters.

Master the art of needle lace making in this image-rich guide. Step by step, it explains the needed materials, takes you through the first, core skills, and teaches the process, from creating the pattern and preparing the support to separating, trimming, and smoothing. Detailed row-by-row drawings and photos clearly showing the threads' placements help you learn quickly and without frustration. Then follow the instructions for 40 different lace patterns.

Included are many examples of ways you can use your finished lace in beautiful and creative ways, along with dozens of variations that will let you add your own personality to your lace, and understand the draw that lace making has had over time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764358692
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date:	01/28/2020
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.80(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Jacqueline Peter is a professional designer. She holds a diploma in lace instruction from the Kantcentrum center in Bruges, Belgium, and is the founder of two lace associations in the Burgundy region of France.

Table of Contents

Preface 7

Foreword 9

Introduction 11

A Little History 13

From Embroidery to Lacework 14

Drawn-Thread Embroidery 15

Pulled-Thread Embroidery 15

Outwork Embroidery 15

Reticella 16

Punto in Aria (Stitch in the Air) 16

Mixed Technique 17

Needle Lace through the Ages 18

Birth of the Alençon Stitch 18

During the Revolution 19

Twentieth Century 21

Principal Needle Lace Work 22

Italy 22

France and Belgium 24

Material and Basic Techniques 27

Material 28

Needle Lace Steps 30

Photos of Each Step 31

Creating the Pattern 32

Preparing the Support 33

Pricking 34

Cordonnet 34

Starting and Finishing the Fillings 40

Separating, Trimming, Smoothing 42

Principal Points (Stitches) 45

Fillings 47

Close Point De Gaze 48

Wide Point De Gaze 49

Top Stitching 50

Top Stitches with Picots 52

Ornamental Top Stitch 53

Buttonhole Stitch with a Cord 56

Variant 1 56

Variant 2 57

Variant 3 57

Variant 4 58

Variant 5 (Diagonal Holes) 58

Variant 6 (Diamond or Fly) 59

Variant 7 (Zigzag) 60

Variant 8 (Quadrille) 62

Variant 9 (Buttonhole) 64

Buttonhole Stitch without a Cord 65

Variant 1 65

Variant 2 66

Variant 3 66

Variant 4 67

Variant 5 67

Variant 6 68

Variant 7 (Point De Brabant) 68

Variant 8 (Point Flamand) 69

Variant 9 (Simple Pea or Open Spider) 69

Variant 10 (Point de Bruxelles) 70

Variant 11 (Half Pyramid) 70

Variant 12 71

Variant 13 (Small Pyramid) 71

Variant 14 (Large Pyramid) 72

Variant 15 (Point Venetian) 72

Variant 16 (Double Loop) 73

Variant 17 (Point De Venice or Point De Grain) 73

Variant 18 74

Variant 19 74

Variant 20 75

Variant 21 75

Ground 76

Simple Point De Tulle 76

Alencon Point De Tulle 76

Burano Point De Tulle 77

Bride 78

Bride with Picots 81

Decorated Brides 83

Modes 84

Small Knots 84

Point D'Espirt 86

Star 87

Petals 88

Pearls 90

Wheels 92

Decorative Net 96

Small Roses 97

Explanations of the Models 99

Small Flower 100

Fish 102

Oak Leaves and Acorns 104

Coaster 106

Sail Boat 108

Flower with Added Petals & Butterfly 112

Sketches of the Models 118

Author's Gallery 120

Bibliography 124

Acknowledgments 125