Interested in lace? Lace Reimagined by Elizabeth Healey features 30 Inspiring Projects for Making and Using Lace Creatively. Her new book is divided into 3 main parts - The Basics, Found & Made and Reimagined. The Basics looks at lace-making techniques including bobbin lace, tatting and needle lace stitches. It also includes how to assemble a basic sewing kit. In Found & Made try out the skills you learned from the first section and acquire others in a range of lace projects. If you like lace but don't want to make it, there are projects for using lace you may have saved, vintage or store bought. Reimagined explores the use of non-traditional media like - metal, paper and concrete lace projects. The complete table of contents listed below. While I didn't try any of the techniques or projects, they are meticulously laid out with clearly illustrated, step-by-step instructions that include large color photos and diagrams. Dotted throughout are lace anecdotes, quotes and tips. Will give you the confidence to work with lace. Search Press released this 128 page paperback on October 27, 2020. It is also available in e-book format. Get your copy below!
Table of Contents
Introduction
THE BASICS
A basic sewing kit
Tools for making lace grounds
Bobbin lace basics
Preparing bobbins
Cross and twist braid
Cloth stitch
Whole stitch lace
Double whole stitch lace
Tatting basics
How to hold the needle
Making a double stitch
Picots
Rings
Chains
Joining picots
Joining in new threads
Split rings
Net darning
Embroidery basics
Needle lace stitches
Drawn and pulled stitches
Freestyle embroidery
FOUND & MADE
Something old, something new
Visible mending
Fish motif
Little green fingers
Peggy-Sue
Shirtwaist buttons
On the button
Teneriffe lace
Wall hanging
Torchon headband
Tatiana
Floating cloud
Fairy wings
REIMAGINED
Paper lace bowl
Low-sew lace bowls
Gold leaves
Moths to a flame
Twisted lace
Shadow boxers
Shadow play
Red queen
Skeleton leaf fan
Lace impressions
Sailor boy
Printed ephemera
Templates
Further reading
Back cover.
Torchon headband.
Red queen.
Printed ephemera.
She's Tatiana - from page 72. A wonderful way to use up tiny pieces of lace. Photo I took of my copy.
Lace Reimagined ISBN-13 : 978-1782217428 is available worldwide at Search Press. Search Press is an independent, multi award-winning, family owned art and craft book publisher. Check out their unique catalog at Search Press.
Elizabeth Healey's highly rated first book Stitch, Fabric & Thread.
Interesting! I like projects for using lace you may have saved, vintage or store bought. Reimagined explores the use of non-traditional media like - metal, paper and concrete lace projects. Sounds like it could be fun!
ReplyDeleteTatiana is very pretty, I have never worked with lace before.
ReplyDeleteI just love Tatiana as well as the cover of this book
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Lace always looked so difficult to work with don't know it I could manage to do it .
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great book for fun projects.
ReplyDeleteAmazing uses for lace and I do have lace in my craft box.
ReplyDeleteThis is a craft I haven't tried before, but I sure would like to.
ReplyDeleteSuch creating ideas! I'd love to learn how to tat.
ReplyDeleteI would love to try these projects!
ReplyDeleteSome of these are very cool!
ReplyDeleteWell this is so pretty! I find lace very elegant.
ReplyDeleteI would love to learn this beautiful craft
ReplyDeleteThe lace buttons are an interesting idea.
ReplyDeletelace is so pretty
ReplyDeleteSo Pretty! I've always thought this would be so difficult!
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