Those of us who have sewing machines which can embroider in hoops can produce this kind of "lace". Lots of designs available on the web, some free and some very intricate. Instead of fabric, water soluble stabilizer is used, load the design into the machine, press 'go' and disappear to do something else while the machine produces the "lace" and then remove it from the machine and hoop and dissolve away the backing.
The "hand" part whether making or finishing is setting everything up and dissolving away the stablizer before pressing. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
