Nanduti 1

Preparation for upcoming Nanduti sessions.  Lacing the frame, tracing the pattern, + gathering fibers.

I pulled out a few colors of Anchor and DMC Perle Cotton, Perle 12(s).  Somehow, will try to make these colors work!

Nanduti 1 class - thru The Lace Museum, 

Virtual Education.  Dawn Lovig is the instructor.   

 

Finished with the pieces ....

Introduction to Nanduti class - thru The Lace Museum, Virtual Education.  Dawn Lovig is the instructor.   

They are off of the fabric.

 

A challenge to photograph.

 

Introducation to Nanduti

 

Front and back.   I made the 'starch' 50% white glue and 50% water.  dabbed it on and let dry 24 hrs.   Cut out (carefully) the back.

Still working on cutting around the fibers.  Talk about holding my breath to cut the fabric out!! 

Somehow, I think the stiff-stuff makes the perle coton matte.  It no longer has that beautiful DMC sheen.   And colors seem darker.   Learning something new everyday.

For the next piece, I may try to block -- same way I block with tatting.   Pin down and spray water.   When I need to block tatting it doesn't take away the sheen of the fiber.

Stay tuned.   This may take awhile.

Next four sessions / Nanduti 1 Class starts in a couple weeks.  Can you imagine creating something like this?   I have some coton perle size 12 (DMC) that are in softer shades -- looking forward to lacing a new piece of cloth to the frame.

 Introduction to Nanduti class - thru The Lace Museum, Virtual Education.  Dawn Lovig is the instructor.  Rumor has it there will be a holiday piece, too.

 

Introduction to Nanduti:

 

Here is the latest on the Nanduti frame.

The pink flower is complete 1.75"

- DMC coton perle 8, Col. 818.

I removed the teal/gold motif which was

perle coton No.8.  Our next sessions are

using size 12 + I wanted to practice.

So the (lower left) partially created

circle is DMC coton perle 12, color 3823 for 

spokes and color 316 for woven petals & embellishment inbetween.  I do not have the variety of colors in size 12; however, do appreciate the lacy look using it.

After a couple rings of knots on the circle edge - I will attempt cutting away the fabric without clipping thru the fibers!  Wish me luck.

Introduction to Nanduti class - thru The Lace Museum, Virtual Education.  Dawn Lovig is the instructor.   

If you visit the Virtual Education link above - you will see a lot of new workshops & kits to sign up for.   Some are holiday.  NIce to have class without leaving home ; )

This video explains some of the motif origins and information on this lace technique:

Plus, a few books I have on hand:

 Bilingual edition.   For our sessions, we sew on the spokes and them compensate the knots & weaving based on the sizes of our circles.

 Japanese with "how-to s".   For these motifs, instructions are to start with a certain number of spokes for the patterns.  

 Nice projects, diagrams, how-to s, and the gallery of Nyanduti is stunning.

More information on the books,

Link Here to blog post.

Look who is having a SALE.

 10% off and FREE shipping .....  Tattered Armadillo

 I may need a couple new kits --- 

Tatting: Swirls - A Tatting Project (a finish)

 

 

Front & Back -- with

thread ends woven in.

I didn't use glue for the center.

Swirls

Pattern & instruction by Meenal Palashikar,

via The Lace Museum, virtual education.

I used Lizbeth Size 10.

Colors 672 & 622.

 Now hanging up on my sewing machine cover - with an older piece I really should finish one day!!!   Drawn Thread Sampler #1     by Jonalene T. Gutwein thru EGA  I did the drawn work and still have cross stitch borders to fill in (cross stitch!).

Book Bits (Tatting, Nanduti, Lace)/ Scissors Bits

 

 After today's class session - start of the flower, top left, using DMC coton perle No. 8 - Col. 818 (Dawn Loving pattern).  Introduction to Nanduti class - thru The Lace Museum, Virtual Education.  Dawn Lovig is the instructor.  I don't care for the teal/gold one - I'm not sure if it was color selection, or way I wove; however, not really a good look -- may need to re-do.

In previous posts, I shared the types of 

needles I've been using on Nanduti project.

Next --

Carrickmacross Scissors -- these are what I will use

with the Nanduti.   (When cloth is cut away)

Tools:   Scissors.   Above "German / Stainless Steel" (my best pair, very good quality),

Below "Pakistan" (better value - nice quality)

I noticed BOHIN has some nice looking

 Hardanger scissors on their site.   Look like the same

style scissors.

The frame was purchased from The Lace Museum.  Kit for the class.

New to my bookshelf:

 

I purchased this from Shawna Wachs - tho, I see Kelli Slack,

A Twisted Picot, has it on the web site (for sale).

If you are not familiar, Martha Ess had some tatted pieces from this book, on her blog.

LINK HERE.  

   

 In addition to the cover project, many ideas and patterns - how to connect different shapes, color use, etc.  Gallery.   Eye Candy of Nyanduti.  There are more preview pictures on this site - link here.   I purchased from A Twisted Picot.

Got Lace?  Nice Lace ideas book:

 

 I found this while browsing Barnes and Noble book store.   Amazed at the variety.

Nyanduti:

 

   Enjoy Nyanduti     Contents - smaller pieces/project.  ie Jewelry.