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More on rickrack lace

Denise Felton — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:11:11 +0000

Recently, I shared an example of vintage lace made from rickrack from Gerry of Older Rose. Now Gerry has located more information about this technique that was so popular at the turn of the 20th Century. See Gerry’s post.

Uncommon lace from a common notion

Denise Felton — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:06:24 +0000

Gerry of Older Rose stumbled across this bit of handmade antique lace at a California flea market. It’s composed from a notion most of us keep in our stashes. Can’t guess what it is? Go to Gerry’s post to find out.

Watch Penny make lace

Denise Felton — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:02:58 +0000

See Penny Nickels in action as she creates one of her remarkable lacework images. Go to her Donkeywolf post for the video.

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Learn lace-making techniques

Denise Felton — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:35:07 +0000

The Metro Chapter of the IOLI (Westwood, New Jersey, USA) is having a lace day and classes November 5-6. Included are an exhibition, a luncheon, and classes for all levels from children to experts. Find out more from the LaceNews blog post.

Vincent tries bobbin lace

Denise Felton — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:43:38 +0000

Vincent of worksofhands completed this amazing bobbin-lace collar — following instructions in a book! He’s so freakin awesome. See the post.

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Guzzisue’s bobbin-lace experiment

Denise Felton — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:16:03 +0000

During a recent low spell (healthwise), Guzzisue of Travel, Fibre and Thread blog experimented with making bobbin lace from embroidery floss. Cool! See more on her blog post.

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