A Prick With Pointy Needles

New head wrap for my folk costume just dropped!

It’s an old table cloth, but it’s perfect!

Little lace sculptures, the latest in lace fashion!

I made this entire outfit for an event in the spring, and didn’t have time to shoot it until the autumn. Good thing the trees are matching me now!

New bipartite shirt for a friend!

I am ridiculously proud of the pattern combination!

For bestie. Hopefully she’ll let me take pics of her wearing it too.

I just finished my needle lace sampler!

It’s not perfect, but practice makes progress. Now it’s time to move on to other, bigger projects. Stay tuned.

I had an idea, that I was going to make bobbin lace outside, to inspire people to come in and try it. Didn’t quite work out the way I wanted it to, and I don’t think people noticed. But win some, lose some.

Gonna spend some time showing off my crafting skills next week.

Gotta have something to show the people.

These are my designs.

Touch starved?

Tiny little one night needle lace project!

The mother of foam.

I’ve finally finished this lace shawl that I’ve designed myself. It’s been about two years of work.

I tried to combine as many wavy patterns as possible, using a Haapsalu yarn from Estonia.

What kind of weird wedding traditions do you have?

In Swedish folklore and tradition you see a lot of wedding pillows. They’re usually heavily embroidered and have the initials of the couple and the year incorporated in the design. Instead of doing the really traditional thing this wedding pillow that I’ve made for my brother has a maritime theme. But it connects to medieval Swedish intarsia gilt leather embroidery as well as the later folklore stuff.

You cut out the pattern from both colours of wool, switch their places, and sew it back together. Then you cover the seams in gilt leather and embellish a little bit. Then you have a perfect mirror pattern in two colours and if you sew them together you get a pillow. Success!

New hat and fingerless mitts!

A friend of mine asked me to make him a tulle boa. Of course I did, and in the process I found out what a fabulous accessory it is. Maybe I should make myself one too!