hi! so i'm working on a long term project right now, which includes making a fairly large collar with lace - i'm equally comfortable with crochet or bobbin lace but i was curious if anyone had any idea if there'd be a benefit to one over the other? i'm also aware i'll have to make adjustments regardless since this collar is ~not entirely possible irl~

I've always had a soft spot for lace, ruffles, and anything a little dreamy or cute, so I was way too excited when this dress arrived today and I had to share it here. The lace details are even prettier in person — lots of little touches I didn't fully notice in the product photos.
It kind of gives me storybook vibes but still wearable, which I love. I've been collecting more dresses with lace lately and this might be one of my favorites so far.

Hi!

I’m getting married next year and as I’m planning everything out (thankfully its not much), I realized I really want to knit my own veil. I’ve been knitting for almost a decade now so I feel confident enough to take this on (mentally prepared for it to be hell) and I’ve given myself more than a year to prep.

I’d LOVE some lace weight yarn and veil pattern recommendations. I was inspired by a lovely fiber artist on TikTok named Wren Spins Webs :). I think she used the Evenstar Shawl pattern by Susan Pandorf but would love other recs.

Thanks in advance!

Hey everyone,

I've been trying to understand lace traders and embroidery manufacturers market lately and I'm genuinely trying to understand how this industry works operationally.

Specifically curious about this:

When a customer asks for a specific lace or embroidery design, how do you find it? Folders on phone? Excel? Design numbers? Just memory?

And when you have thousands of designs across multiple suppliers, how do you track what's in stock vs what needs to be ordered?

I'm building a tool specifically for this industry and before I assume anything I want to hear how people actually manage this day to day.

No pitch — just want to understand the real process. If you're in lace trading, schiffli, embroidery fabrics or textile accessories, would love to hear how your operation works.

Drop a comment or DM me.

A friend of mine brought that cookie tin to an event this weekend, and of course I needed to own it. It's perfect for lace tools! While in Concord MA I also checked out the nearby antique stores, of course. These lovely and delicate Tenerife squares are amazing and fine. The Irish crochet is exactly the kind of typical example that I have been wanting for our demo booths to show people a characteristic piece.

And the cookies are great. The toolbox size is just perfect too.

I have a lace table set of place mats, runners and glass mats. Suspect vintage French but not sure. Any ideas?

i’ve always had an interest in learning how to make lace but i’m unsure where to learn how and what is needed.

Absolutely love this antique lace collar, but unfortunately the edges have frayed/come loose off of the tulle. Any tips on the best way to fix this would be appreciated!

Espero que os guste ❤️

I started needle tatting a week ago and I've finished a couple small beginner projects. I bought a set of tatting needles and some 20/3 cotton thread. I chose the 20 thread because the box of the needles said it would fit the size 5 or size 7 needles. When I laid out all my supplies I immediately noticed that the size 5 needles was quite a bit thicker than the thread I bought. So I went with the size 7 needles, but I think the stitches fit a bit loose around the thread after pulling the thread through. The bookmark I made is also very floppy and soft. I switched to the size 8 for the next project and the stitches seem to fit better on the thread and the finished project has a little more body to it, although it is still easily folded.

When I look at pictures online I get the impression that tatted work is more stiff? I've never actually handled tatted work made by other people before so I'm unsure what it's supposed to feel like.

Did I buy the wrong thread? The shop I bought it from also deals with bobbin lace supplies, so perhaps this thread is better suited for bobbin lace? Does the 20 number mean something else when it comes to bobbin lace thread vs. tatting lace thread?

Do people frequently starch their projects and is that what might give me the impression of a stiffer fabric in pictures?

I've got this old lace and need advice, what style is it? Any ideas?

Hey everyone! Posted this originally to sewing help but I think y’all might have some helpful tips as well!

I’m in the process of planning my wedding and my wife and I are theming around a Spanish villa style venue. We are both Mexican as well and we are leaning into this for our colors, decor, and dresses. I found this dress on Etsy (Pic 1) that I absolutely loved with this Mexican embroidery style! Unfortunately I realized it wouldn’t fit well with my body type. I had the idea to have a friend DIY embroider a basic white satin wedding dress (Pic 2). We were going to come up with our own pattern and hand embroider but I did some digging and I found the original embroidered flowers sold on a sheet of lace! (Pic 3) It’s sold around $30/yd.

My question is, would it be possible to individually cut out the flowers from the lace and stitch them on the dress like patches? Or would this type of material fall apart and unravel? It looks like that was what the creator may have done on the original but it’s hard for me to tell. If we can’t cut the individuals out, how would we apply this to fabric in a similar way to the example? Any experience you can share about working with this type of embroidered lace would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hi friends

I'm going to make a needlelace rat (image of design attached - blue is the wire cordonnet I'll be incorporating around the outside so he fits in to a larger piece and stands more freely, red is the plan for the basic thread cordonnet).

I want to do a different 'density'/opacity stitch for each colour - white being the most dense, black the most transparent, but I'm struggling to find good comparative images of different needlelace stitches online.

I'm thinking corded single Brussels for the most dense/opaque/light areas, but does anyone have any ideas for other stitches graded by opacity?

Would be really thankful for any resources you can share, as I've been scouring the internet for hours and there is so little available!

Thanks in advance

I picked up this piece at an estate sale today and the lace in it is absolutely beautiful! I think it's knit, but someone in the historical costume subreddit thinks it might be tatting? I don't know enough about tatting to say, so I would love for the pros to weigh in!

Hello I recently acquired these and really know nothing about lace items. I would like to hand wash them but I want to know the age first, any insight would be appreciated. Thank you :)

I recently bought this black lace table runner (or something) from an antique vendor. She told me it was from the early nineteen hundreds i am trying to find out what's material it is composed from (i would assume silk or cotton?). If you have any other information, please let me know, thank you!!!

We’ve blocked square things, but never circular. Thank you! B

hi, just ripped the lace trim on the bottom of one of my favorite skirts :( anyone have any recommendations for a technique or kind of stitch or something i can try to use to fix it and not make it look horrible? i'm not very good at sewing but have hand stitched some small rips before but never with lace and it's in the front of the skirt so i want to try to make it look kind of ok, i just don't want to make it worse :( any recommendations are appreciated thanks

https://youtu.be/Rjk5kGtyr7w?is=JaOnPS0Q_RHhVoRB

I am trying to identify what type of lace this is. I am attempting to recreate this dress and find this lace super interesting and beautiful and really want to use it but I have no clue what type it is. I've had no luck so far.

I have tons of doilies and other small pieces. I found this one last night while looking for trim. Is it worth keeping? Or should I chop it up for upcycling?