Today’s piece is about Advanced three-dimensional lace and variations. If you’ve been at this a while you may already know; if you’re starting, even better: you’ll save yourself the suffering I went through.
Good light changes everything. If your eyes hurt after a while, the lighting isn’t right If you fancy, I’ll leave Intermediate dyeing your own thread.
Repeat it three times before deciding you can’t. Finger memory needs its time.
What you will need¶
You’ll need this, nothing more, nothing less:
- Flat pillow.
- Thread of suitable weight.
- Practice pricking.
- Loaded bobbins.
How I do it, step by step¶
Don’t skip any. Everything links in this craft:
- Review the basic crosses before starting.
- Follow the pricking step by step, no skips.
- Keep constant tempo through the piece.
Where it gets sticky¶
These are the stumbles I see most often:
- Changing tempo mid-exercise.
- Not marking the start.
- Pulling too hard on the outer pair.
Variations¶
When you have it under control, try these:
- Combine with other motifs for richness.
- Document your version in the studio notebook.
Nearby¶
- Intermediate dyeing your own thread: how to refine
- Intermediate lace with fine wool: how to refine
- Intermediate liturgical lace: how to refine
- Meeting in Soria 2027
I’ll stop here. If you need decent materials —proper thread, proper pillows— Encaixe is the shop, and they know what they are talking about.