July 2010 Blog Posts (5)

Felting Experiments

I uploaded 4 photos of two squares I did today. They were experiments, so I didn't really have any plan what to do with them. I want to do something with them, eventually, though.

I like the feel of them. They are like soft, well worn fabrics -- comforting. Oddly the smaller one, with the same fabrics and no pellon, feels thicker than the larger one. I don't know, but I think it's because it's more felted than the larger one.

I want to try some other things with the felter,… Continue

Added by Faith on July 28, 2010 at 20:01 — No Comments

Button Hole Wheel Cups

These are my various experiments with button hole wheel cups

Added by Uma Srinivasan on July 19, 2010 at 10:05 — No Comments

New Needle Lace Pages in my Website

I just added some new needle lace pages to my website. They consist of very basic information -- stitch diagrams for some of the most basic stitches -- and 3 free patterns which would work as samplers. There are also diagrams for laying the cordonnet (outline threads). NEEDLELACE STITCHES FREE PATTERNS

Added by Lorelei Halley on July 15, 2010 at 0:00 — No Comments

New network

Recently I've started a new social network on Ning http://needlelacetalk.ning.com/ for true needle lace specifically: punto in aria, Nadelspitze, les dentelles a l'aiguille.

Want to learn needlelace, learn how to make needlelace, find a needle lace tutorial? Want to talk about Venetian Gros Point needlelace, Point de Gaze, Alencon needle lace, creative needle lace? Want to talk about needle lace stitches or the construction details of…

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Added by Lorelei Halley on July 15, 2010 at 0:00 — No Comments