Starting Needlepoint Lace: A Course for Beginners

by ValerieGrimwood (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1989

  $12.00

  A progressive course for those wishing to take up needlepoint lace for the first time or those wishing to improve on basic techniques. It includes information on equipment and details on the making of a simple piece - the daisy motif, a lace pillow and stitch sampler. Stiches and threads are described and explained with instructions, diagrams and creative ideas. There is a section on decorative finishes and how to apply them and further information on design and colour to encourage the lacemaker to experiment and develop ideas. The author was the winner of the Batsford Lace Prize in 1986.

• Used

  Paperback
  1995

  $5.76

  A progressive course for those wishing to take up needlepoint lace for the first time or those wishing to improve on basic techniques. It includes information on equipment and details for the making of a simple piece such as the daisy motif, progressing to a lace pillow and a stitch sampler. Stitches and threads are described and explained with instructions, diagrams and creative ideas. There is a section on decorative finishes and how to apply them and further information on design and colour to encourage the lacemaker to experiment and develop ideas. The author was the winner of the Batsford Lace Prize in 1986.