Combination of different lace techinques on a card

[perlnaofee]

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The german laceguild celebrated 25th anniversary last year and asked their members for greeting card entries (see all here). This is my entry in which I tried to combine some lace techniques. Unfortunately I took no step by step fotos this time, grrrr, because I was in a hurry to finish in time for the show ;-)) And please keep in mind these are my very very first steps in needle lace ;-))).

As such a card is a nice trial to play with techniques, I would like to inspire you and here's the information how I did it:

1. row: tatted an empty heart out of chains with picots,

2. row: tatted rings and chains

3. row: tatted chains with joining beads

4. and 5. row: crocheting the surrounding

Next steps: filling the totally emtpy heart in the center with several needle lace stitches, separate parts through 2 lines, spider filling, wheels).

[IdahoCanuck]

It looks terrific! You did a wonderful job and I love the combination. Are you going to make up a pattern for it ? ( hope hope:). )

[MercyPres]

Lovely work and it is very pretty!!

[PattyD]

Well done! It looks lovely.

[Judy]

That old Samplers idea, updated for tatting and mixed styles of lace making. I love it.

[Lynn]

Nicely done. I'm sure you had fun doing it, and it shows. Love the way you used the beads. Just enough to accent; not overwhelming. All together lovely.

[mmccurry]

I LOVE IT!!! Awesome colors!!

[perlnaofee]

Thank you so much, Idaho Cannuck! Unfortunately I have no intermedaiate pic and no pattern, juast did it as it flows. But I could try to give you a rough instruction. Would that be fine? Are you needle or shuttle tatter?

[perlnaofee]

Many thanks to you all for your nice comments! Yes, Judy we also did round robbins in the german laceguild with mixing lace technique will try to post some pics.

[delseylynne]

Very nice - I love seeing multiple techniques being used.