Gallery


As you can see, this page is a continuing project. We will be adding pictures as we get them.



A buratto bookmark, done with purchased mesh and cotton thread.

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A lacis darning experiment, trying to imitate a mezza
mandolina pattern.

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Floating square mezza pattern, done with linen thread, cotton appliques

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My first attempt at a lacis partlet. Linen thread for the mesh, with gold thread in darning stitch, and faux pearls. This was an original pattern, done in imitation of period design styles.

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Lacis from a pattern in Vinciolo's Les Singulair's et
Nouveau Portraicts. #30 crochet cotton thread

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[Closeup] of lace panel detail, showing darning and interlock stitches.


Another panel from a Vinciolo pattern.

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The Billboard Dress. It took me about a week to put this dress shell together. the various lace pieces and embroidery took over 11 months.

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The bodice of the dress, showing closer
detail of design elements.

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Lacis edging, done in cotton thread. This pattern was adapted from a counted thread work pattern found in a pattern book by Claude Nourry.

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False strapwork, done with purchased buratto, and handmade bead berries. The darning patterns are simple geometric designs.

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A period sample of mezza, the floating square and double fan stitch, around lacis squares.

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Detail of Portrait of Isabella de'Medici, by Bronzino, 1540.  This is a variation of a Floating Square.

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Queen Elizabeth I by an unknown artist, c 1575.  This appears to be a Tumbling Blocks variation

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Detail of a Portrait of an Unknown Lady, from the school of Bronzino, 1560's.  A simple Floating Square

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Portrait of an unknown woman, Marcus Gheerarts the Younger, c 1605. Spiderweb overlay on the skirt.

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Surviving sample of mezza mandolina.  This is the Tumbling Blocks, and the first piece I ever recognized

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Swatch of Floating Square, illustrating the Criss Cross variation.

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Swatch of Fan and Square (with Criss Cross).

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Buratto edging for an undersleeve. The pattern is an original design

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Undersleeve lace in progress, with detail of darning pattern

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