Craftsmen use a wide variety of materials in their work. They did not ignore the lace. Products are very delicate, refined. Lace blends perfectly with various fabrics, organza and tulle. They can be decorated with pebbles and rhinestones, beads and other little things. Crafts from lace are light and airy.
You can decorate in this way absolutely any item. It can be a bride’s bouquet, an old chest of drawers, a lamp or a shelf. Decorate with these products bows and bags, things and interior items. Frames for photos trimmed with lace look beautiful. In the article we will consider a couple of examples of the application of this interesting material in products and introduce you to the concept of "cardboard lace".
Christmas tree
New Year is coming, so you can try to create such a festive lace crafts right now. You will need a wide ribbon of any lace and large beads that will serve as Christmas toys. You can use a garland or make flowers from satin ribbons. You can decorate the finished product in different ways. But first you need to make a foundation.
To do this, you need to make a durable cone out of cardboard, which will be stable. Then it is sheathed or pasted with structural fabric, the best option is brocade. But you can also use any wrapping paper, choosing the option suitable for your interior in the stationery store. When the base is ready, we begin to wrap it in a spiral with lace ribbon. The edges above and below are glued. So that the edges are wavy, the upper part of the tape can be picked up on a simple and strong thread. Such lace crafts can be put on a festive table instead of a real Christmas tree.
Flowers
Of the various types of lace, using even different colors and shades, you can make such flowers. It is permissible to decorate a hair clip with them or sew on an elastic band for hair. You can decorate with such flowers and a blouse, and a bag, and a bouquet of flowers. Lace crafts workshop read on.
Take 2-3 types of lace, a simple thread with a needle. You will need another central bead or pebble. First you need to thread the stitches along one edge of the tape. In the end, you need to tighten it and tie a knot. This will result in a gathered circle. The same procedure is done with other lace, which should be smaller. Then all layers are inserted in decreasing order of magnitude. Pebbles are attached to the middle and all rows of lace are sewn together. Craft from lace is ready!
Lace crown
Every girl wants to be a princess since childhood. So, having made your daughter such a lace crown, you will make the child happy. And to create such a craft out of lace with your own hands is not difficult at all. You need to pick up a tape with pointed curly edges. The lace should be tight, stuffed. The circumference of the child’s head is measured and 1 cm is added to the side seam. Next, you just need to sew the edges together with a thread selected in the color of the lace so that the seam does not stand out and does not spoil the appearance of the product.
To keep the crown in shape, it is desirable to still starch.
Cardboard Lace
Crafts from corrugated cardboard have gained extraordinary popularity among hand-made craftsmen. They call them "cardboard lace." The work of making such paintings is very delicate, "lace". First, the contours of the future picture are drawn on the material, then only a thin top layer of paper is carefully cut along the lines with a sharp cutter.
The corrugated part of the cardboard should remain completely unaffected, otherwise the picture will turn out to be inaccurate. You can pre-cut the template for the future image on a separate sheet of cardboard and then simply circle it.
There are artists who create entire masterpieces in this technique. The finished picture can then be glued to a fiberboard sheet cut to size and inserted into a frame under glass. So the picture will be preserved from dust and will delight guests for a long time.
You now know that you can not only create using real lace, but also create lace patterns on corrugated cardboard. This new type of creativity was liked by many masters; it’s easy to create a picture if you have the talent of an artist. The main thing in such a work is to draw the contours correctly. The picture is obtained by creating a contour image and shadows. This craft looks very original.
Try yourself in something new, create and enjoy the work!