Hi all, I am returning to my computer after spending a day with a group at The Lace Museum sorting a lot of donated lace that has been piling up. Thanks to some dedicated volunteers, our storage system is getting a major overhaul!!
I thought I better answer Ann-Marie's question. I made the lace directly on the ornaments. First, a tape of an appropriate width was wrapped around the ornament to create the desired spaces. This takes some juggling and pins are helpful at this point. Then I tack the points of crossing with thread. Sometimes I also run some basting threads between the tapes to keep them from shifting and distorting my design while working. I can clip them as needed. I try to start and end the wrapping at the top where the cap will help to hide hide the ends. Then I work needle lace stitches in each of the spaces, alternating dense and open areas of stitching. Carefully stitching into the tape makes it unnecessary to do any work over the edges. I have tried various shapes and find they do not all work as well as the heart. or the onion shaped ornaments. I have just uploaded another ornament to show an onion shaped one. I have also finally put up my version of the needle lace penguin by Ruth McCartney. My husband and I, too, enjoyed the Blue Penguins in New Zealand - even helping to band some one evening as they came ashore. Paula Harten >Subject: [lace] web shot Paula Harten > >Hello >I am looking around in the webshot album, it is so nice to see your work. >And I must ask Paula how she did get the ornaments inside the lace!? >Ann-Marie >http://community.webshots.com/user/annma1 > > > > > > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
