At this link: http://www.tuttoricamo.com/_MenuComeSiFa.asp (italian and english version) you can find some instructions and history of Reticello, a traditional Italian embroidery Silvia
2009/8/20, Margery Allcock <[email protected]>: > I just looked in Google images for reticella lace, and found some gorgeous > pictures. I followed one I particularly liked, and found > http://www.needlework-tips-and-techniques.com/whitework-embroidery.html > which told me more than I knew before. You probably knew all this already > <G>. > > Margery. > ================================================= > [email protected] in North Hertfordshire, UK > ================================================= > > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Mica J >> Sent: Thursday 20 August 2009 12:50 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [lace] needle lace >> >> I'm also trying to get into needle lace, but I'm doing it >> slightly bacwards >> from you. I am intrigued by the more free-flowing designs in >> punto di aria, >> but what really speaks to me is reticella and reticella-like >> laces. I am >> starting out with basic needle lace, but eventually I want to >> move to pulled >> thread embroidery to make reticella lace that way. >> Unfortunately there >> really are not a lot of needle lace books out there. I don't >> have much >> practice yet, but I am also quite disappointed when I >> complete a needle lace >> piece and it looks nothing like it was supposed to:( >> Hopefully things will >> improve with practice, once I have more time, that is! >> >> Mica >> http://www.nomoosetoday.blogspot.com >> > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected] > - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
