Really informative video, so pleased you included Irish lace, but missed out on Irish Crochet lace. Point to note - Ireland is an independent country, we fought hard for it, and not part of the British Isles.

@tinamcdonald93

Жыл бұрын

There is also Kenmore lace brought back from near extinction by Nora Finnegan, and Youghal Lace brought back by Veronica Stuart. These ladies did a lot of work in the Irish Lace guild to bring these styles of lace back and introduced new designs.

I am from South Africa and I also have been trying some of those different styles of needle laces. My passion has a historical angle to it: During the so-called Anglo-Boer War 1899 tot 1902 a British lady callec Emily Hobhouse came to our country to see for herself how the women and children of our people were treated by the British soldiers (who actually attacked our independent Boer nation just as the Russians are doing with Ukraine at the moment!). Women, children and elderly people whose husbands, fathers and sons were actively fighting against the Britons were herded into open cattle wagons on trains (and even chased on foot) transported to concentration camps, where they just died of hunger, diseases like measles, pneumonia, etc. and because of the harsh climate during winter with little to no shelter or warm clothing or bedding. After being forced to sign the peace treaty that stole their independence, the few people that were left returned to find their homesteads burnt down and livestock plundered to basically non-existent. Our brave ancestors had to scrape together what they could find to start over and re-build their lives. Soon many of them who had nothing left flocked to the mines and the newly built cities, but even there especially women with little to no education were beyond hope. That was heartbreaking for Miss Hobhouse to see. She could not let it past her conscience and decided to help. She started a few lacemaking and weaving schools to teach the women skills to regain their self-esteem and also to maybe provide an income for some of them. Different styles of lace were taught at a small town called Koppies, where I found the ONLY existing examples of what was left. Tatting, bobbin lace, Reticella, Limerick lace and Battenburg lace were some of those. Can you believe that after only 100 years that part of our history is completely forgotten and is only visible in a glass showcase in the foyer of the Koppies home for the elderly - not even in the museum of the Anglo Boer-War or the Voortrekker Monument? Miss Hobhouse took 2 young ladies from that region to be trained in Europe and they came back to teach at the Koppies Weaving and Lace-making School for ladies. The government of the new Union of South Africa decided to fund the institution for a while, but then came WWII and funding was stopped to support the WAR IN FAVOUR OF THE BRITISH SUPPRESSORS! South African men were summoned to participate in a new war that actually had nothing to do with us! Our people were still very bitter against the Britons, and that was a final blow to the small nation. Soon their was a change in the political landscape, and our country gained independence again. Sadly the Koppies Weaving and Lace-making School was closed down in 1938 already, because of a lack of finances due to WWII, never to be re-opened again. There are still a very few of us who are interested in the art of lace-making, but mostly it is tatting and bobbin lace that still prevail. We are the older generation that has to pass the torch of almost forgotten skills to the younger ones. Sadly the younger generation don't seem interested at all.

At the end, you flashed two photos of colorful lace. The one on the right is Teneriffe lace (made on a loom of sorts), or is also called sol lace depending on the country. I think it is popular in Brazil. It involves weaving the patterns, so this may be another one you would like. The Lace Museum in California offers classes.

@gettheetothestitchery

2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! I've done a lot more research on the style, and I am absolutely in love with it. It's on my list of things to try!

@madcricket7042

Жыл бұрын

It can also be found as Polka Needle Lace in the States. It was popular in the 30's. I do a lot of it.

I love your comment about the Italians threatening the death penalty for defecting lacemakers... It's so interesting because lace has always been one of those pieces of textile allowed to only the rich (sumptuary laws) since it is so intricate and lengthy time wise to make

@gettheetothestitchery

3 жыл бұрын

That's what I was finding out in my research - these vintage lace pieces that were made by hand are just breathtakingly beautiful, and it's completely understandable that they cost oogoos of money considering how long it must have taken to make them!

Such pretty lace! Sweden, and perhaps other countries I do not know much of it's history, has what is called 'näversöm'. And it is kind of embroidery and kind of lace all at once. It lends itself well to very geometric patterns. It is worked by creating a even netting out of a piece of linen cloth, and then removing threads and stitching/weaving thogether threads to form patterns. Also crocheting is hugely helped by having the rigth size hook for your yarn, it is how you get the loop and 'knot' sizes even. As a crocheter I would say; don't write it off until you have tried it the proper way 😄. Usually they recommend a hook size for the yarn on the label itself.

Oh yes, I remember that, my grandmother used to do that. She used it to decorate her blouses and handkerchiefs. Wow, that takes me back.

It was an honor to be featured on your channel! I’d love to bring you on sometime and interview you about your very authentic passion for crafts.

@gettheetothestitchery

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for teaching your beautiful artwork!

@BecomeInspired

Жыл бұрын

@@gettheetothestitchery My pleasure!

@carliencoetzee3674

Ай бұрын

I also tried my hand on Armenian needle lace. It really is beautiful and quite addictive!

More crocheting please! 😆😆😆 Seriously though, it's so cool to see you dive into such different styles. The Armenian ones looked entrancing.

@gettheetothestitchery

3 жыл бұрын

Noooooooooo! Hahahha actually I do sort of feel like I have to try crocheting again, just to give it a fair shot with proper materials. But I'm still so hooked on the Armenian needle lace - it's just so delicate and relaxing!

@BecomeInspired

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@sadmac356

11 ай бұрын

And yes, I believe they're "stitches" as with knitting

The Paraguayan lace at the end of the video is based on the Sol laces from Spain. Originally these were woven on a circular frame. The Paraguayan lace is embroidered on cloth with the circles interlinked while sewing them then the background fabric is entirely cut away leaving the joined circular motives.

@gettheetothestitchery

2 жыл бұрын

That's great info! I love this lace style so much, I definitely would love to study it more!

@BorbaColen

Жыл бұрын

@@gettheetothestitchery You can research it using the term Ñandutí. There is a chanel here on youtube called 'Manos Paraguayas' with a bunch of tutorials

What a GREAT video. I love your needle lace info. I'm a long-time needle art admirer and it seems the more you search, the more great needle art info you will find. I've been watching your 'clothing' videos and while looking thro your video lists I caught this topic. I've done 'red work', 'black work', 'Hardanger', 'shadow work', 'stump work', 'ribbon embroidery', 'cross-stitch', 'gold work', 'Japanese silk embroidery', 'crewel', and lots of embroidery stitches, and Tatting (which is still not something I've mastered and likely never will!) Thank You.

Wait.... I think i have seen that armanian needle lace techniek before... Needs to check the link: Yes! She is such a wonderfull person:D. I loved how precise she was with her tutorial about the tablecloth:). She also just gives of this wonderfull no noncence older motherly vibe. I hope that last bit makes senseXD

@gettheetothestitchery

3 жыл бұрын

Totally! I love her videos and they are so easy to follow along with!

@BecomeInspired

Жыл бұрын

Glad you both think so❤

I just started down this rabbit hole last night. OMG what a HUGE topic. I however am coming at it as someone that tatts and does bobbin lace so it is not quite as far out of my wheelhouse.

@gettheetothestitchery

Жыл бұрын

Oo I'd love to try bobbin lace sometime... it's a whole new world to explore!

Thank you so much for this video!!! I really enjoyed your take on these different lace types. ❤❤❤

Thank you so much for this video and your previous investigation, some really beautiful lace out there!

@gettheetothestitchery

3 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome! I had a lot of fun digging up those gorgeous laces!

This is so much fun! I hope next time you explore the rich crafts of southern Europe, including Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, and Greece, and South and Central America 5:48 America

Love your videos...instructional and beautiful. Keep digging.

Thanks for the video. I had been trying to find some sort of list of different lace types, so the timing was perfect.

@gettheetothestitchery

3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome, glad it was helpful!

Definitely want to see more of this!

@gettheetothestitchery

3 жыл бұрын

Yay! More videos are in the works!

Thank you thank you. I'm so happy to have found your channel

@gettheetothestitchery

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome, I'm so glad you're here!

Hi, I recently started to make needle lace and I fell in love with it immediately. I now have about 8 books on the subject which help immensely. As they are in pdf format I can send them to you. I believe you will particularly love one of them, which treats lace making as an art (as it should be :)) and not just textile making. I would love to see more videos on the subject as I am trying to find the best stitches for a big project I started. Thank you for the good content.

@gettheetothestitchery

3 жыл бұрын

Oo that's awesome! I definitely want to continue exploring needle lace more in the future, so I'd love to get some books on the subject! What are some of your favorite titles?

@elitzad

3 жыл бұрын

@@gettheetothestitchery Here are the ones I have: Book of patterns for lace making Fancy Stitches Point Honiton lace (1878) Self Instruction in Lace making (The Vickery and Hill) The art of modern lace making (The Butteerick Publishing) Needle made laces (DMC Library) Lace (Virginia Churchill Bath) How to make lace Priscilla Bettenberg and Point Lace Book Romanian point lace I believe that I got most of them from archive.org. The best one for stitches I think is the Priscilla one as the explanations are very specific. "Lace" from Virginia Churchill Bath is for all kinds of lace (network, needle, bobbin and mixed) and it also mentions the arab laces (armenian as well).

@elitzad

3 жыл бұрын

Forgot to mention. We in Bulgaria have our own lace. It is called "шита дантела кене" (needle lace kene) which does look a lot like Armenian and Turkish. Here is a link for a 5 part tutorial series. The quality is quite bad and they do explain in Bulgarian (do let me know if you want me to translate something), but I believe you can learn a few stitches. They say that the difference to other lace making is that you always work left to right and never the other way around. Sorry for the long replies (as I said - I fell in love with this art) kzread.info/dash/bejne/k62OvNtpY9nVgZc.html

@gettheetothestitchery

3 жыл бұрын

@@elitzad Thank you so much for all this info and the book recs! I'm going to be looking all of those up and checking out the Bulgarian lace style too - I love how each different style has a little thing that makes it unique to its country of origin! I see much research and experimentation in the near future... I appreciate you so much!

Love needle arts

The South American lace you showed at the end it’s called Tenerife (aka soles), and it was brought there by the Spanish. More specific to Argentina and Panama you have Randa lace (aka. Palillo.) Tenerife is made in little looms and then weaved much like the Romanian lace. Randa is a similar to Oya and Armenian but it has a stick, it can me made round or square (like lacis) and embroidered.

@gettheetothestitchery

Жыл бұрын

That's great info, thank you! I'd definitely love to try out all these lace-making styles some day!

I Love these videos! Would like to definitely see more on the Turkish and Armenian styles for sure. Great content as always 💙

@gettheetothestitchery

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Definitely hoping to revisit the Turkish and Armenian styles for some future projects!

"Why don't we still treat the textile arts like they are this big of a deal?" Speaking as a knitter/crocheter/bobbin lacemaker, I haven't heard truer words spoken in quite a while, LOL!!! RE your call for additional info about needle lace in the Americas: a type of needle lace in South America is called "Ñandutí". It is from Paraguay, and has origins in Teneriffe lace, which is from the Canary Islands (Spain).

@gettheetothestitchery

2 жыл бұрын

I'll have to look that up for sure! And here's hoping that someday there's a lot more recognition for fiber and textile arts from around the world.

Thank you for the information

Very much enjoyed.

I learn a lot from your channel👌💖 please keep on posting. 😍

@gettheetothestitchery

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

There's an Italian needle lace that is made with the same knot used in Oya (Turkish), Armenian, and Pag lace called Puncetto Valsesiano. There's a video of it that went viral among lace enthusiasts about 15 years ago. Good instruction books are hard to find outside of Italy but there was someone who did some great graphic videos on how to construct the various elements. The designs resemble Pag (Croatian) lace, being more geometric in appearance.

@BookAndLace

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! I've been trying to fiddle out Pag lace for like 10 years. I do all kind of lacemaking, but needle lace is just oddly hard for me.

I know this is an older video but I really enjoyed it. If you can get ahold of the book by Ann Collier called The Art of Lacemaking, I think you would enjoy it. There are projects in a number of different lace techniques and history of each technique. Also, regarding Armenian lace, there’s a book called Mediterranean Knotted Lace that gives good instruction and projects for this lace type. Loved seeing this video!

I love your videos! You are learning new things though, right from the beginner stage, you aren’t shy about breaking the rules or making your own rules. I think you might find that lace techniques are more alike than different and they seem to have originated in the older countries in Europe. That’s because they have grown out of the stage of learning to feed and clothe people and they have time, textiles and the ability to make things beautiful. As the human race spread out from the cradle of civilization those arts spread out from there. I noticed you talked about people that knew how to make lace could be killed if they left their birthplace and went to another country. It was because that person had been granted access to the knowledge of many generations. Most textile workers had children that came to work making textiles as well so it was handed down in the family. If any of them left they were taking not just the skill but the knowledge of generations of needlework and lace patterns and sharing them with rivals. It was a huge betrayal. In Ireland, most women did lacemaking at home called piecework because they didn’t get a wage for hours worked but were paid by the item or the piece. Some projects were commissioned just so that certain districts could feed their families there is a great book about Queen Elizabeths wedding dress and several good articles about Queen Victorias, lady Diana’s and Kate Middletons veil (I think) that were commissioned in the tradition of many generations past. I don’t know if you enjoy learning about the history of lace, embroidery and textiles but there is a fabulous magazine called “Piecework - all this by hand”. You prob can find back-issues in used bookstores or online. The subscription is reasonable if you get it on one of those first year for $x.xx. Each article profiles some examples, then some steps to making this art, and some have a small project to try. Their coverage goes all over the planet and covers textiles of many cultures and many time periods. One of my favourite articles was about sock top quilts. It was during the 30’s and I can’t remember the reason but the sock knitting mills had leftovers of the top of socks??? . I will find it and explain that because I know there was a reason but the gist was “we have these leftovers, we cannot waste them, we therefore must make quilts. Those kind of products (sock-top-quilts) just have to be explained. Another great magazine is called inspirations which is all embroidery. You would love that and I’m guessing you might already know about it. But if you don’t get your hands on a new copy or a back issue and hang on tight. They are published by the same company that used to publish “Australian Smocking and Embroidery” which is my most favourite along with Piecework. The company is Country Bumpkin who also publish the A to Z series of books. A to Z of Smocking A to Z of embroidery stitches, A to Z of just about ay needlework you can think of. The books show all the steps in the clearest diagrams and photos that I’ve seen in any embroidery books. I might be a bit biased because Country Bumpkin and both of their magazine have made me into a good smocked and a reasonable embroiderer and a better sewer as well. I’ve sewn for more than 55 years - getting closer on 60 years and I’ve never had a time where I wasn’t sewing even when I had a career outside the home. And I’ve tried almost every needlework I’ve ever heard of and as you can see by what I’ve written here, I have the attention span of a gnat, but I have loads of things I know a little or a lot about and I’m happy to share what I know. A couple of thing you might want to try. One is tatting. It’s a type of needlework that doesn’t use a needle but uses a shuttle that’s about 3” long and made of metal, plastic, silver, brass, celluloid or many other materials. You simply need a shuttle and a ball of thread (similar to fine crochet thread) and your hand to make the kind of edgings and doilies that were made for your home linens, doilies, and tablecloths and as edgings on collars and cuffs, especially for children’s clothing. Victorian women were known to have a tatting shuttle and thread with them wherever they went. It’s much more portable than anything I’ve ever tried. However tatting with a shuttle was not something I’ve been able to master - or even to start properly. Then I found out that you can do needle tatting, which was a game changer! So if you’d like to hear about that, I will point you in several directions. I’m happy to tell about all my failures and some successes too. All these thread arts are really the same in that you take a thread and wind it around other threads in a specific way. You also mentioned “Punto en Ario” which translated into English means “stitches in the air” and that my new friend is all any needlework really is when you break it down. So let me know what you would like to know and if I can help I will. Over my 72 years I’ve tried almost everything once. I also can help you finding tools and the right fibres. Sorry about the length of this, but it’s a topic near and dear to my heart!

Tenerifé lace is another type of needle lace. It normally has a frame which you put outline stitches, then work your lace, after that you cut it from the frame & you have a piece of lace. Gina Barrett (Gina B silkworks) sells some of the frames & it is easy to learn from her instructions, she has a KZread channel showing lots of different passementerie. Including button making with similar stitches, I’m not sure if she has the Tenerifé Lace tutorials on there yet, I’ve seen her on the crafting channels in U.K. & she has worked for lots of VIP’s and dug into the history of a lot of her work. Great video giving the basics, thank you

@gettheetothestitchery

2 жыл бұрын

That's amazing information, thank you so much! Now I've got a place to start when I get back to researching lace!

B Hooked is a great crochet channel to watch to learn from. That's how I finally learned. Between her and Daisy farm craft it all finally clicked for me. Lol

@gettheetothestitchery

3 жыл бұрын

Oo I'll have to check them out when it comes time to dive deeper into crocheting!

I love to crochet! lol. It really is relaxing when you are not making the stitch that you were. Russians especially do beautiful work.

I literally just found that lady! 😍 And then i found you!

Super👍

Yes for more Armenian needle lace❤

I'm finding the armenian lace especially interesting because I found this through my fascination with lace making and mostly crochet lace, and some of the pictures look incredibly similar to things I made with crochet. I also like the Pag lace because I find it incredibly cool that there are super niche intricate techniques made for so many years in very specific towns. In Poland we have koronka koniakowska which is again crochet lace made exclusively in the village of Koniaków somewhere in the mountains and it's stunningly beautiful because it's made with very thin threads (even for lace crochet)

Love this! It would be cool to see more on the Turkish and Armenian

@gettheetothestitchery

3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! I'm definitely going to keep exploring those, so hopefully more videos will be coming soon!

Hi, In México you can find a needle lace technique in the way that the fabrics are joined in some huipiles and blouses.

@gettheetothestitchery

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome, I'll definitely be adding that to my research list!

I'm learning about ñanduty which is made in Paraguay🤗you can find a generous lady here in KZread as Manos Paraguayas. I'm taking down notes about needle lace 💞Thanks for the info!😊

@gettheetothestitchery

2 жыл бұрын

That's great! I'll have to look up ñanduty for sure!

I'm 2 years late and don't know if yo will see this but hear m out. There is a type of crochet called Bruges lace, its the step child of needle lace and crochet as far as I am concerned its very pretty! There is Also needle tatting, if your really want to avoid a crochet hook!

Im re watching this again because your video's are just realy relaxing and fun to watch when my brain is overstimulatedXD. I was wondering where you can find more unusual designs or patterns for the armenian needle lace for example. I would love to make some lace with skulls for a loose vest for myself:). Im not sure if it is your style so i don't want to force it upon youXD. Just curious where one could find things like that:).

@gettheetothestitchery

3 жыл бұрын

The only place I've found tutorials or patterns for Armenian needle lace is the channel I mentioned on here... I'm not sure it would be possible to create a skull-like shape with it, because you are limited to the loop structure of the thread. I think crocheting would be a better craft to create something so specific in nature.

@lugaruna

2 жыл бұрын

Drat me and crocheting haven't found our friendship yet:p. Luckely in the mean time i found out you can make skulls with tatting so now i just need to find a tatting needle:).

My grandmother made tatted lace doilies or edging on clothes

You should try more needlepoint lace

@gettheetothestitchery

3 жыл бұрын

I definitely want to!

If you want to crochet my advice is start with fat yarn or tshirt yarn or sheet yarn. All take a larger hook. Like a size 10mm up to really fat size hook. Sheet yarn is not stretchy unless your useing tshirt sheets. But its a great way to use up old sheets to make a rug. I sure hope you share more of your learning as im more new at this than you!

@gettheetothestitchery

2 жыл бұрын

That's great advice! I definitely have to give crocheting another chance soon...

You should try bobbin and Irish crochet lace

@gettheetothestitchery

3 жыл бұрын

I would definitely love to! They are on my long, long to do list.

In Brazil, we have a needle lace called Renascença, which is made like the lace in your first video, and there's Filé, which is more light and airy, made starting from a base like a fishing net. Both were brought here by european colonizers, but did acquire a local flavor. If you want to search, use the terms "renda Renascença" and "renda filé". I don't think there's any kind of lace that really originated here.

@gettheetothestitchery

Жыл бұрын

Oooo I love this info, thank you so much! Definitely adding it to my "To Research" list!

@julianapegas2043

Жыл бұрын

@@gettheetothestitchery cool! 🥰

Have you heard of hairpin lace? I would like to try that myself someday.

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Actually in Europe needle lace is well known as a true art form, the oldest and highest form of lace - bobbin lace comes a close second, and crochet lace - sorry everyone - a distant third! Renaissance-time Venetian lace is the grandfather of them all, then came the more sophisticated Venetian, French and Belgian laces, later the Irish needle laces and the various East European ones. And in parallel, there evolved the Armenian and Ottoman (Turkish) needle laces. (BTW, Hungarian Halas is one of the finest ones, maybe the best in Eastern Europe - worth a closer look). And you are right that fine white laces are a specialty of Europe. They did not evolve anywhere else, not even in India with its fantastic ancient textile culture and long-standing relationship with Europe. Anything you find outside Europe is rooted in European influence/trade/conquest.

AWESOME !!! I've recently subscribed to @rose world embroidery hear on yt and she made an embroidered flower piece with the petals woven very similarly than you did here if you're interested in looking her up ;) Thanks for sharing ;D

@gettheetothestitchery

3 жыл бұрын

Oo thanks for the rec - I'll definitely have to check her videos out!

I don't know why crochet tutorials insist on telling people to wrap the yarn around the hook in a confusing manner to cast on. I get that it's faster, but for beginners? Honestly, just use a slip knot. It works just as well. Also, if your stitces are too tight, you can tug on the hook to loosen them up a bit. And also maybe hold the yarn looser, your tension is too tight. Good luck with crochet maybe someday possibly!

Helloooo 😊 I can help you to translate Turkish videos to English, since I'm a Turkish girl!🤭 I don't do needle lacing buut I'm a native Turkish speaker obv 😋 And I would be honored to help a fellow crafter, lots of loves! ❤

Shuttle or needle tatting (I Shuttle tat 😊

Ciao io sono italiana ..mi piacerebbe farti vedere dei pizzi ad ago originario di latronico provincia di potenza..che io ho imparato vivendo li 10 anni ..spettacolare 1🥰

@gettheetothestitchery

2 жыл бұрын

I looked it up and found some beautiful photos! Definitely a style to add to my list and explore some more!

Hi can i know the thread of armenian design and what is the platform to buy it..please share me

Arminian needlelace looks vaguely like the process for nalbinding

This reminds me a lot of tatting

Please make a dream catcher❤️🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

@gettheetothestitchery

3 жыл бұрын

Oo that would be super interesting to try with the needle lace styles... I'll have to add it to the project list!

@saralili8008

3 жыл бұрын

@@gettheetothestitchery thank you.. be success🌹

Your videos should be used by the teachers of English language courses as an example of perfect pronunciation and clearly understandable speech.

@gettheetothestitchery

2 жыл бұрын

Aw that's so kind! I've always thought I have a habit of mumbling or slurring my words, so it's good to know I'm actually easy to understand!

I'm really sorry for this. But you said you did flowers with a dozen pedals... However I didn't see you do one with 12 pedals, just half a dozen (6). And this just bothered me

@deltamico

6 ай бұрын

she talked about the very center of that flower which indeed has 12 petals/picots + 1 lonely thread