Lace makers? Now with pictures! Look at the shiny lace!

[Llelwyn]

So, as a student bobbin lace maker, I'd like to talk to anyone else who is trying to learn/has learned this art. So, speak up, folks... is anyone else here a lacemaker?  

[Imzy]

Nope, sorry... I'd probably just end up with a tangled ball of string. I've barely learned to do some simple crochet, and I barely have the patience for that. smile  

[ShadowDruid]

Sigh, I don't know of anyone personally, but, I do know there are
lacemakers in the Society, but, I don't know where.  

[Llelwyn]

ShadowDruid

Sigh, I don't know of anyone personally, but, I do know there are
lacemakers in the Society, but, I don't know where.

Well, the Laurel who's teaching me can, I'm sure, introduce me to some. Just wondering if there were any Gaians on the list.  

[JewelsSparkle]

I really wanted to learn lace-making when I was younger, but I never had the opportunity... I'm still planning on takling it up someday, if I can!  

[Llelwyn]

JewelsSparkle

I really wanted to learn lace-making when I was younger, but I never had the opportunity... I'm still planning on takling it up someday, if I can!

It's not too too hard... just takes patience, practice, and manual dexterity. And the ability to follow a pattern.  

[[Atropa Belladonna]]

I've watched it done, but it's way too complicated for me!

*now back to armor!  

[Llelwyn]

Pictures of the pieces of lace I've done so far!

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v402/Llelwyn/My Crafts/  

[Lady Pole]

Llelwyn

Pictures of the pieces of lace I've done so far!

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v402/Llelwyn/My Crafts/

Beautiful work!
Looks like each piece is about 12 inches long? How long doe sit take to complete?  

[Llelwyn]

Serefindal

Llelwyn

Pictures of the pieces of lace I've done so far!

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v402/Llelwyn/My Crafts/

Beautiful work!
Looks like each piece is about 12 inches long? How long doe sit take to complete?

Thank you!

The bottom piece is 11 inches long, it's the biggest piece. They don't take too long... about 10 minutes or so an inch if I have my rhythm up and it isn't too complicated (except for one of the ones with the picots... that is the little loopy bits... at the edge, I was feeling a bit off that day which might account for it). I can finish a piece in a day if I'm sitting down working on it for a few hours.  

[TheSteven]

biggrin Do you have a place online where you have patterns etc? I'm looking for a decent tutorial (The bottom piece looks just like the pattern I need for a netted caul that I'm attempting.)

Looks fun though. And you do good work. biggrin  

[Llelwyn]

TheSteven

biggrin Do you have a place online where you have patterns etc? I'm looking for a decent tutorial (The bottom piece looks just like the pattern I need for a netted caul that I'm attempting.)

Looks fun though. And you do good work. biggrin

I'm learning from a Laurel in my kingdom. The patterns that I have are from the Le Pompe and the New Model Book. If you'd like, I can try to scan some in. What kingdom are you in?  

[TheSteven]

Llelwyn

TheSteven

biggrin Do you have a place online where you have patterns etc? I'm looking for a decent tutorial (The bottom piece looks just like the pattern I need for a netted caul that I'm attempting.)

Looks fun though. And you do good work. biggrin

I'm learning from a Laurel in my kingdom. The patterns that I have are from the Le Pompe and the New Model Book. If you'd like, I can try to scan some in. What kingdom are you in?

An Tir, stuck inbetween appledore and danescomb shires.  

[Llelwyn]

TheSteven

Llelwyn

TheSteven

biggrin Do you have a place online where you have patterns etc? I'm looking for a decent tutorial (The bottom piece looks just like the pattern I need for a netted caul that I'm attempting.)

Looks fun though. And you do good work. biggrin

I'm learning from a Laurel in my kingdom. The patterns that I have are from the Le Pompe and the New Model Book. If you'd like, I can try to scan some in. What kingdom are you in?

An Tir, stuck inbetween appledore and danescomb shires.

Hmm... I'm in Atlantia. Do you know if your kingdom has a branch of the Guild of Arachne's Web? If so they can probably connect you with a teacher.