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Showing 82–121 of 203 results for “Lace”
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Weldon's Practical Knitter, Series 15
The Fifteenth Series includes 21 useful items to knit for ladies, gentlemen, and children.
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Mad for Macramé Lace
A look into the popularity of macramé during Victorian times.
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The Many Lives of Old Lace
Read about the enduring quality of this delicate art form.
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Revamping Victorian Lace
Use the lace patterns in Weldon's Practical Knitter as a foundation for your own lace variations.
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Knit Hilton Lace Edging for Pillowcases
Here is a simple pattern from Lace from the Attic: A Victorian Notebook of Knitted Lace Patterns for an edging to attach to pillowcases.
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What is Needle Lace?
Take a peek at this intriguing technique that has varying traditions all over the world. Plus, All Access subscribers can download the Yap Lace Edging pattern to try needle lace for yourself!
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Lace Stockings: Agnes’s Silk Stockings to Knit
A fictional character named Agnes, from the novel Secrets in the Lace, gets a pair of handknitted stockings.
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A Lace Revival: 25 Vintage Knitted Edgings
Here’s a preview of a new PieceWork eBook, A Lace Revival: 25 Vintage Edgings to Knit with our favorite patterns for knitted edgings.
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Lace Dancing Socks from Spain
Donna's idea to design the pair of Spanish lace socks for the January/February 2015 issue came as a result of reading the Folk Costume & Embroidery blog, where she first saw photographs of Charra dancers from Salamanca wearing lacy white socks.
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Building on History: Ogee Lace Stockings
Katrina King’s elegant Ogee Lace Stockings draw their inspiration from the past. The lace stockings feature a knitted-stitch pattern based on a centuries-old Persian design.
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Weldon’s Mystery Project: Knitted Lace or Edging
We offer up another mysterious Victorian knitting project from the pages of Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 1: Knitted Lace or Edging.
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Spinning for Lace, Knitting for Love with Margaret Stove
Margaret Stove’s knitting and design are known around the world—after all, she received the Queen’s Service Medal and designed official gifts for 2 royal babies.
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Knit a Pair of Lace Dancing Socks
Donna Druchunas’s lovely lace socks, featured in the PieceWork, were made for dancing—traditional Spanish-style dancing of the Charras from Salamanca, Spain.
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Festival Lace Mitts to Knit
The Festival Lace Mitts were inspired by a pair from a photograph.
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A Tale of Orenburg Lace: Valentina’s Polushawl
A polushawl (polushalok in Russian) is a smaller version of a traditional Orenburg warm shawl.
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Orenburg Lace Knitting with Galina Khmeleva
PieceWork is so fortunate to have Galina Khmeleva, doyenne of Orenburg lace knitting, as a frequent contributor.
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Fluted Lace Shawl
A 1930s knitted-lace edging provides the springboard for an exploration of knitting vintage patterns at a larger gauge. Cast on and knit along.
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Victorian Lace eBook: 7 Timeless Projects to Knit
Discover seven timeless lace projects to knit from the pages of the Weldon’s series.
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A Csetnek Lace Bookmark to Crochet
Try this lovely Hungarian crochet technique in a bookmark.
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American singer Marian Anderson (and her bobbin-lace coverlet)
Bobbin lace can be used on a small scale—think a lacy edging for a collar—or articles of a much larger scale, or anything in between. Read about the magnificent bobbin-lace coverlet that once belonged to world-famous contralto Marian Anderson.
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Knit a Lace Edging from “The Fireside”
The instructions for this delicate lace edging originally appeared in a weekly household column, which ran in a Manchester, New Hampshire, newspaper from 1881 to 1884.
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What Is Bobbin Lace?
Learn about this varied lacemaking technique that developed all over the world and how you can try it, too!
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The Lace Mantilla: A Centuries-Old Spanish Tradition
Not only a lovely garment but also a piece of a woman’s identity
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Knitting Traditions, Spring 2016 Digital Edition
With six wraps, five bags, and other projects, you'll find anything from lace to cables to colorwork.
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Modern Afternoon Apron with a 1912 Lace Edging
This dainty project was designed to honor a specific literary garment—the apron which the character Susan Baker wears in the Anne of Green Gables books by L. M. Montgomery.
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Pine Tree Stole Knitting Pattern
This stole incorporates four of the basic elements used in Orenburg lace knitting.
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Silk-Blend Lace Cowls to Knit Knitting Pattern Download
For this project, Inna knitted three cowls, using the same pattern for each of the three yarns.
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Dutch Lace Crescent Knitted Scarf Pattern
Enjoy this lace scarf, which combines two elegant patterns from Breien that fit together like hand in glove.
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A Little Women Lace Fichu to Knit Pattern Download
Eileen Lee's cozy fichu, inspired by those worn by the characters in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women and by Alcott herself, will take the chill off indoors and out.
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Ruffled Capelet
The cape features three simple ruched ruffles and a repeating lace motif.
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White Queen Stole Knitting Pattern Download
The body of the wrap is a fairly simple geometric lace, which begins as nearly solid fabric in the center and becomes more open toward the borders as sparkly beads trickle in like ice shimmering in sunlight
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Lacy Bridal Headpiece to Crochet Pattern Download
With its delicate shells and flattering, face framing scallops, this crocheted lace headpiece will add a romantic crowning effect to the bride's wedding-day ensemble.
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Form Follows Function Hairpin Edging for a Doily
This doily incorporates hairpin lace, which creates this lovely and lacy fabric that is entirely different from what other forms of crochet create.
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Copper Cowl Knitting Pattern Download
Sara Lamb used handspun Pygora yarn to create this warm yet breathable cowl with a simple openwork pattern and an applied lace edging.
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Bridal Garters to Knit Needlework Pattern
These lace garters are a delicate way to carry on the garter tradition.
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5 Traditional Albanian Socks to Knit eBook: A Travel Memoir in Stitches by Mimi Seyferth
Knit five pairs of traditional Albanian socks and get stunning effects with techniques such as Fair Isle, Intarsia-in-the-Round, duplicate stitch, and lace knitting.
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PieceWork Fall 2022
Discover textiles, motifs, and techniques that have been transported across continents and through time.
Magazine
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PieceWork Spring 2022
Uncover needlework traditions, techniques, and textiles that were forgotten and rediscovered by modern makers.
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Following the Code: Mourning Blouse
The repeating lace pattern in the body and the very full sleeves are stunning and elegant in this dropped waist mourning blouse in dark violet.
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Santa Fe Turquoise Trail Scarf to Knit Pattern Download
In the design of this scarf, Mara Bishop Statnekov adds elements of the rich textile designs of the American Southwest to Orenburg lace to produce a geometric design worked in a bold, gem-toned yarn.
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