I’m sorry if I’m spamming you with updating my projects! This is the last one!
I took a forray into lace-making. I’ve been planning on learning teneriffe lace for literally ten years. I finally did it. These are ones that turned out ok. I’ll probably do some more at some point.
So interesting! I had to go google this type of lace; don’t think I’d ever heard of it before, although it does look familiar. Your examples are very colorful and festive.
Did you have some sort of a frame, or did you just use pins to hold the base threads in place?
I LOVE Teneriffe. It’s so delicate and pretty. Your work is beautiful!
It’s been ages, like 25 years or more, since I made Teneriffe. I used to be involved in historical reenactment, aka Society for Creative Anachronism, where I learned lots of textile techniques,like spinning/weaving, njal binding, etc. It’s where I learned bobbin lace and needle lace, but this was back when I did not have kids and had more free time as a result.
Oh, neat! They remind me of dorset buttons. Whatdo you do with these? They’re too textural fot coaster, be nice as ornaments though. Or appliqués on other things.
I wasn’t really sure. I was going to make matching ones once I knew how to make them well so that I could cover them in glue to make them sturdy and then use them as earrings but then I got distracted by some other projects.
It’s not a very common lace, for sure! It took a while to find any information on how to do it though I did eventually find a free ebook. I used an embroidery hoop with fabric on it and then made a circle in sewing stitches. Then I threaded the base wheel-type threading through the stitches to hold them in place. Once you’re done you just cut the stitches holding it.
Woooah! That’s so cool! I wasn’t sure if anyone would hear about it on here since it’s not very common. I’m so jealous that you know how to do bobbin lace but I don’t think I would have the patience for it!
Thanks! Yeah I was going to make matching ones once I knew how to make them well so that I could cover them in glue to make them sturdy and then use them as earrings but then I got distracted by some other projects. Sigh maybe I’ll actually do that later. Hahaha
Bobbin lace is mini macrame…seriously. Start with a simple design and see how quickly you can get hooked.
I made my own bobbins and pillow. I did mostly straight lace, but tried a couple of round pieces which are a bit more confusing if you don’t follow the pattern closely.