Romanian lace refers to the traditional methods of manufacturing decorative paintings. Along with tatting, Irish and traditional crocheted lace, this technique is extremely popular.
What is Romanian lace
Romanian lace technique is also called "lace". The reason is that the main element for creating compositions becomes a crocheted cord.
Laid out and fixed in the desired sequence, it is complemented by delicate fragments made with a needle. In this way, various web configurations and degrees of filling are obtained. Often lace lace includes crocheted elements : leaves, berries, voluminous or flat motifs.
The classic application of Romanian lace is the manufacture of napkins, tablecloths, curtains and similar interior items. Also quite widespread is the Romanian lace, crocheted, made as a method of manufacturing collars, bags, belts, vests, boleros, skirts. Often when creating models of clothes, it is combined with some other techniques. This is due to the fact that the Romanian lace has a fairly high density and rigidity. And such qualities are far from suitable for all types of clothing.
A favorite technique of many craftswomen was equipping products with openwork inserts, wedges and yokes.
Cord weaving
To create Romanian lace, the most popular cord is called a caterpillar. Its weaving is not difficult, but it is required to strictly follow the instructions given in the diagram below.
The correct sequence of actions will allow you to get the cord of the desired shape. A feature of weaving is the constant turns of the report.
Romanian lace can be made on the basis of cords of other shapes: wider, flat or, conversely, convex. Schemes for their manufacture are easy to find in specialized publications.
Cord Working Methods
The cord is knitted in two ways:
- Without tearing off the thread. A long finished cord is wound into a skein.
- Measure the length of the fragments and knit them, taking into account the pattern.
When choosing the first method, you need to consider that in the process, the cord will have to be cut. In this case, it is impossible to measure the length of the fragment end to end. You should leave a margin to dissolve a small section of the cord and use the resulting length of thread for stitching parts.
Following the second method requires the craftswoman to accurately measure the fragments. Or she can knit sections of the cord a little longer than the required size, so that it can also be slightly unfurled and adjusted to the pattern.
Romanian lace for beginners: the principle of creating a canvas
To get a lace element made in accordance with all the rules, you must follow the generally accepted technology:
- The drawing, which will serve as the basis for the ornament, is applied to the fabric (maybe the old one). Then a cord is pinned onto this blank. Some craftswomen recommend drawing or printing a pattern on paper, covering with transparent polyethylene, and then laying out and fixing the cord. Polyethylene is needed so that light yarn does not get dirty on the pattern.
- Fasten the cord to the fabric with a contrasting thread. However, you should not use too dark colors, since after removing these rough fasteners, fibers may remain on the light cord.
- When the main contours of the pattern are laid out, you can proceed to stitching the ends. The accuracy of all the stitches is distinguished by a truly high-quality Romanian lace. Schemes can be simple or consist of a large number of elements.
- The matching of the edges of the cord is done end-to-end, and not lapped. All seams must be very durable.
- Having taken care of the correct connection of the main elements, you should proceed to embroidery. For convenience, the drawn filled Romanian lace (patterns and sketches) can be immediately marked on the fabric.
- Embroidery is performed with a thread of the same color as the cord, but a little thinner. It is tucked into the needle and a lace filling of the gaps is created, attaching them to the turns of the cord.
The specifics of needle lace
The most common and convenient for creating lace lace are the following types of seams :
- Darn.
- Feston.
- Seam cardone.
- Nodular.
- Looped.
To get a really beautiful Romanian crochet lace, patterns should be drawn taking into account the thickness, composition and density of the thread. Otherwise, the filling of the gaps will be loose and unstable or excessively dense.
When sewing with a needle, you should avoid pulling the threads too tight, otherwise the shape of the lace will be deformed. The same thing happens when there is insufficient tension: the threads sag and the cord does not hold its shape.
Shutdown
It should be noted that all of the above work is performed on the wrong side of the canvas. Therefore, when all activities are completed, you can remove the pins and the draft contrasting thread, and look at the front side.
You should carefully examine what happened, and check if there are too large gaps. They are undesirable because of the possible sagging of the cord in this place. If, however, deficiencies are found, they should be eliminated, and all tips firmly sealed.
Other modifications may be required to give the product a perfect look, but the final result is worth every hour spent.
Romanian lace will look more impressive and even if starched.