THE USED TECHNIQUES

For all of these techniques, I never have taken courses
or obtained help from professionals or amateurs.

Bobbins lace

I have begun lace at the end of 1998. I made my first eighty bobbins and my pillows (one round and one square) looking photos of the book that I bought.

Afterwards, I learnt points of Torchon lace. This one even though very lovely is the most ordinary lace. The beginners learn it in first.

As far back as the first January 1999, I started an initial square mat taken from the excellent basic book from Bridget Mac Cook, an english lacemaker, well known in her country. Then, I have begun to create my own models.

After that, I learnt Cluny lace in May 1999, Duchess lace an extremely nice flemish lace, Rosaline, Rushian lace, Honiton an english lace very fine and, finally, Binche lace in October 1999 the famous nimble point. This lace is complicated and stages animals or personages : it's wonderful !

My projects are various and I don't want to stop. I hope I'll complete ardently my knowledges learning every kind of laces.

At the beginning of 2002, I started to make Valenciennes lace. It's a lace very long to realize : see my Louis XVI pandore doll n° 1 which has got several parts of Valenciennes lace on her dress. It took one month of work to make the two flutterings of the arms, the two parts on the skirt and the collar.

In september 2002, I began to learn Flanders lace and I think to use it for my next dolls. It's very pleasant to work and has got a great charm !

The pedestal with Duchess lace of the Mignardise Louis XV