Lacis, Open Work, Lace

Updated Spring 2015:

These are some of my experiments with various open-work/net-work/lace making techniques. While this tends to be more time consuming than some of my other embroidery projects, it can create lovely effects.

This is a cut and drawn thread (a style of openwork) piece done on 28-count linen with no. 12 perle cotton. The design is my own, made to function as a chalice veil for my church, and is made using dove's eye stitch. I very much enjoyed this style, though it is rather time-intensive to create the ground net.

This is done using the same materials as the one of the above, but was designed as a gift at a LARP for a prayer piece (MD are the character's initials). Unfortunately I gave it away before I realized the only picture I had of it was cropped off!

This is a filet lace mug cover with BATMAN, made as a gift for a man who loves comics. While the ground material is the same as I used for my open work pieces (28-count linen, sets of two threads cut and bound to create the net), the fill is a lacis darning stitch, as found at Nordic Needle.

This was my first attempt at needlelace, taken from this how-to guide. It came out a little loose, but I was very happy considering it was a first attempt.

This was another first attempt based on online instructions, from the book The Technique of Teneriffe Lace (available for free at that link) posted to the Athena's Thimble Facebook page. This was an interesting style to try, though if I did it again I would use a thicker, less slick thread as my knots did not want to stay in place.