These wall hangings are entirely my own design. I was inspired by Faberge and his Imperial Easter eggs to make this version in silk. I bought the silk at the Ardingly Quilt Fair one year from a company that imports silk saris - sorry cannot remember the name.
The problem with these fabrics was that they shredded very easily which made the hand applique quite tricky - I ended up using Bondaweb on some. Then to increase the opulence I added a velvet border which I embellished by making the flowers in the corner.
The second one was an attempt to use up lots of bits of lace which I was making at the time. I was worried they would get lost or rumpled up so I decorated some eggs with them. They are sample pieces so lots of different types of lace including Bruges, Brussels and Torchon lace. At least they are safe and now get a showing every Easter rather than remaining scrunched up in a drawer somewhere.
Even though these are tiny pieces of lace they represent some hours of work - one of the reasons I no longer make lace but I have invested in it too much to give it up altogether. I am now patching with some of my lace friends so I might slide back into it with their help but as large pieces of lace is slowwwwww going you have to take delight in the mini-world!
If you make dolls what better way to finish off their clothes than a tiny piece of hand made lace - and on that scale it does not take long to do enough.... Tempted??? If you are...
You can connect to the UK Lace Guild here! and you will find a list of US Lace Guilds here! and the Australian Lace Guild is here! Even if you do not take up this craft you may enjoy looking..?
Enjoy lace! Leave a comment if you want to know more...and I will get back to you.
Nicky
The problem with these fabrics was that they shredded very easily which made the hand applique quite tricky - I ended up using Bondaweb on some. Then to increase the opulence I added a velvet border which I embellished by making the flowers in the corner.
The second one was an attempt to use up lots of bits of lace which I was making at the time. I was worried they would get lost or rumpled up so I decorated some eggs with them. They are sample pieces so lots of different types of lace including Bruges, Brussels and Torchon lace. At least they are safe and now get a showing every Easter rather than remaining scrunched up in a drawer somewhere.
Even though these are tiny pieces of lace they represent some hours of work - one of the reasons I no longer make lace but I have invested in it too much to give it up altogether. I am now patching with some of my lace friends so I might slide back into it with their help but as large pieces of lace is slowwwwww going you have to take delight in the mini-world!
If you make dolls what better way to finish off their clothes than a tiny piece of hand made lace - and on that scale it does not take long to do enough.... Tempted??? If you are...
You can connect to the UK Lace Guild here! and you will find a list of US Lace Guilds here! and the Australian Lace Guild is here! Even if you do not take up this craft you may enjoy looking..?
Enjoy lace! Leave a comment if you want to know more...and I will get back to you.
Nicky
They all look beautiful! Happy Easter!!!
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love your easter hangings, what a great idea putting the pieces of lace in them.
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