For this you require a long rectangle of firm fabric, calico or muslin would work well. You will create the lace fabric with stitches, but in order to do this you will need to first create a needlelace pad. You will also need 2 needles - a short pointed needle and either a ballpoint or small tapestry needle, which are both blunt. In addition you will need a normal sewing thread in a similar color to your tatting thread for tacking your outline in place. As you get more experienced you can use finer threads, for more delicate lace. For the demonstration I used Fil a Dentelles from DMC, which is a size 80 thread often used for tatting. What will you need?įor your first needle lace project I suggest using either a tatting or crochet thread. This simple heart project introduces the basic techniques of couching the outline of your shape (known as a cordonet), corded single brussels stitch and double brussels stitch. Are you ready to try needle lace after reading my stumpwork embroidery page?
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