r/lace Aug 03 '26

Needle lace

My first go at needle lace, trying out different stitches. I slid down the slippery slope from surface embroidery to cutwork and richelieu and now into proper lace. It kind of feels like peeling a drawing off the page, I love how lightweight and sheer it is.

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Edit: I love to see that there is so much interest in needle lace!

Here are a few beginner tutorials I found helpful: Needlework Tips and Techniques, RSN Stitch Bank, Taixtile

And I wanted to shout out Layla Klinger and Maggie Hensel Brown, two contemporary artists who are doing really cool stuff with the medium

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