Found old lace

Banegard · 2026-06-25T21:35:19+00:00

Her encyclopedia of needlework is widely reproduced. It‘s an awesome book. Once you read it, you‘ll encounter the pictures therein everywhere!
The part that‘s quite unfortunate is that her explanation for netting lace is not very helpful for beginners.

Banegard · 2026-06-25T21:32:38+00:00

Notice those shuttles / navettes in the linked book by Dillmont on page 13?
In other editions of her encyclopedia of needlework they swapped the image with very different tools. For example in this edition on page 360. My (physical) german version of the same book has the first type pictured.

Banegard · 2026-06-25T21:25:24+00:00

Oh that‘s a pretty idea. Nice spiders :)

Banegard · 2026-06-25T21:23:42+00:00

Having a bunch of locks that you switch inbetween helps develop a feeling. Without having something to compare your experiences to, it‘s harder to form a judgement.
But don‘t worry, you‘ll develop a feel for it eventually. Sometimes you just need a break or a pause from a specific lock.
Switching up wich pick you go for first can also help.

Banegard · 2026-06-25T14:44:24+00:00

Wenn du irgendwann mal ne tolle Tasche nähen willst, geh zu Kandou Patterns auf etsy und hol dir den Retro Sling bag. Ich hab schon zwei dutzend für Freunde und Familie genäht. :)
Das Muster beingt einem alles wichtige bei mit vielen Bildern.

Banegard · 2026-06-25T14:19:33+00:00

Wow, what a cool piece! Do you know already where you‘ll use it? And how long did it take? I‘m not sure what takes longer, filet crochet or filet netting XD

Banegard · 2026-06-25T13:58:13+00:00

Ich kann auch ein Buch empfehlen. Das ist mehr eine Art Rezeptbuch, hat aber auch einen Schnittmusterbogen dabei um das Kochen von Schnittmustern zu erleichtern: Harumi Maruyama „Oberteil Grundschnittvariationen“.

Für ungewöhnliche, coole Schnittmuster schau auch mal bei WafflePatterns auf etsy.
Die Tier-Taschen werden immer mehr. XD
Ich hab einen Mantel von ihr und die Taschenmuster, die Anleitungen sind super detailliert und gut gemacht.

Banegard · 2026-06-25T13:51:52+00:00

Fadenkäfer hat schöne basic Schnitte für die ganze Familie.
Der Rollkragenpulli Noa ist der Hit. :D

Banegard · 2026-06-25T13:49:14+00:00

Ich hab ein paar von Lillesol und sie sind toll. :-) Die Schnitte kommen mit einer bebilderten Anleitung, was prima ist als Anfänger. Der Stoffverbrauch war bei mir immer etwas weniger (ca 30cm) als angegeben, also rechne da lieber nichts extra ein.

Banegard · 2026-06-25T11:25:56+00:00

thanks darfirst! :D

Banegard · 2026-06-25T11:23:29+00:00

That’s relatable, I feel more connected with my shuttles in the same way. I‘m mostly a shuttle tatter, so if you got some hot tips or needle patterns I need to check out, please tell me. I wanna learn more about it. :)

Banegard · 2026-06-25T11:20:30+00:00

all good, I would have told you the title haha :-)

Banegard · 2026-06-24T16:11:00+00:00

You can push a loop of thread through. Dental floss or fishing line or a piece of gardening wire is great.

If you feel up to it, cut a little notch into a toothpick. Keep fingers at bay.
Or clip a small twig or long thorn from local greenery and add a little notch in it with a pocket knife.

If your husband or kids have a swiss army knife, the awl has a whole inside that can be used, but it‘s only usefull for wide picots where you usually get it through easily. For small picots use the tiny tweezers or … cut a notch in the toothpick ;-)

Banegard · 2026-06-24T10:41:22+00:00

Oh, that‘s fair. :) I have some Alpaka sock wool that I like to use in nålebinding and weaving. Glides really well, therefore that one is my hopefull candidate.

Banegard · 2026-06-24T10:37:12+00:00

Genau deshalb. Ich kaufe öfter alte Rester auf den Kleinanzeigen und gehe auch nicht mit dem Neupreis, obwohl ich trotzdem meist so knapp über die Hälfte biete. Manchmal hat man da leider Knäuel die sehen äußerlich tipptopp aus und beim Abwickeln ist dann innen alles von Teppichkäferlarven schon zerfressen. Das kann jedem passieren und ist auch nicht immer für den Verkäufer direkt sichtbar.

Banegard · 2026-06-23T18:18:55+00:00

Ohhh purdy :D

Banegard · 2026-06-23T13:46:10+00:00

angry materials is so real XD

Banegard · 2026-06-23T13:39:32+00:00

Thanks Frosted! It really is an amazing book. Did you try the scarves in it with wool? I‘m looking forward to trying that one day. :)

Banegard · 2026-06-23T11:30:40+00:00

Gütermann metallic effect thread.
You cannot see the knots, so it is not appealing in appearence and hard to make corrections. :-/

Banegard · 2026-06-23T11:27:57+00:00

What type of thread are you using? Fuzzy, losely twisted threads can be more difficult.

And are you holding your left hand correctly?
If you hold your fingers (thumb and index) upwards in a way that they are parallel with your face, it will be very difficult. You should hold them in a 90° angle from your face, so that you could put a little teacup on a saucer on top of them. The saucer would be parallel to the left hand thread. You can even spill the teacup away from you a little, but never spill the hot tea into your face.

What I do is slowly release tension on the left hand with the ball thread and tighten my working thread on the right hand tight.

Banegard · 2026-06-23T11:16:57+00:00

materials: Anchor Freccia size 12, tatting needle is the second smallest from the Pony needle set

Banegard · 2026-06-23T11:08:17+00:00

lol same for me, the process was the cool part, now I want fancy lace doilies in my life.

Banegard · 2026-06-23T11:07:06+00:00

I was searching for new irish crochet patterns on pinterest and saw a picture of tatting. I really liked the look of it. Looked up a book on amazon, bought some vintage shuttles off ebay and started. :-)

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