Romanian lace: principles of work, schemes and description

Romanian lace refers to the traditional ways of making decorative canvases. Along with tatting, Irish and traditional crocheted lace, this technique is extremely popular.

What is Romanian lace?

Romanian technique of making laces is also called "lace". The reason is that the crocheted cord becomes the main element for creating compositions.

Folded and fixed in the right sequence, it is complemented by delicate fragments made with a needle. In this way, different configurations and fill levels of the web are obtained. Often, lace laces include crocheted elements : leaves, berries, bulky or flat motifs.

The classical application of Romanian lace is the production of napkins, tablecloths, curtains and similar interior items. Also quite widespread was Romanian lace, crocheted , as a way of making collars, bags, belts, waistcoats, boleros, skirts. Often when creating models of clothes, it is combined with some other techniques. This is due to the fact that Romanian lace has a rather high density and stiffness. And such qualities are not suitable for all types of clothing.

A favorite technique of many craftsmen was the equipping of products with openwork inserts, wedges and coquette.

Cord Weaving

To create Romanian lace the most popular is a cord called "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 to receive a cord of the required form. A feature of the weaving is the constant rotation 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.

Methods of working with the cord

The cord is knitted in two ways:

1. Without detachment of the thread. A long finished cord is wound in a hank.
2. Measure the length of the fragments and knit them according to the pattern.

When choosing the first method, you need to take into account that during the operation the cord will have to be cut. In this case, you can not measure the length of the fragment end-to-end. You should leave a stock to dissolve a small section of the cord and use the resulting length of thread to stitch the parts.

Following the second method requires the master to accurately measure the fragments. Alternatively, it can knit the parts of the cord a bit longer than the required size so that it can also be slightly dislodged and adjusted to fit the layout.

Romanian lace for beginners: the principle of creating a canvas

To get a lace element made according to all the rules, it is necessary to follow the generally accepted technology:

1. The figure, which will serve as the basis for the ornament, is applied to the fabric (you can use the old one). Then the cord is pinned to this blank. Some masters recommend drawing or printing a pattern on paper, cover with transparent polyethylene, and then lay out and fix the cord. Polyethylene is needed so that the light yarn does not get dirty on the drawing.

1. Fasten the cord to the fabric with a contrasting thread. However, do not use too dark colors, since after removing these rough fixings on the light cord can remain villi.
2. When the main contours of the pattern are laid out, you can proceed to stitching the ends. Accuracy of the execution of all stitches is distinguished by a really high-quality Romanian lace. Schemes can be simple or consist of a large number of elements.
3. Comparison of the edges of the cord is done by butt, and not overlapped. All seams should be very strong.
4. Taking care of the correct connection of the main elements, you should go to embroidery. For convenience, painted filled Romanian lace (diagrams and sketches) can immediately be marked on the fabric.
5. The embroidery is made with a thread of the same color as the cord, but is slightly thinner. It is tucked into a needle and laced with gaps filling them, attaching them to the loops of the cord.

Specificity of the needle lace

The most common and convenient for creating lace laces are such types of stitches :

• Darnal.
• Festoon.
• Cardboard seam.
• Nodular.
• The looper.

To get a really beautiful Romanian lace crochet, the scheme 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 making stitches with a needle, avoid too tight pulling threads, otherwise the shape of the lace is deformed. The same happens when the tension is insufficient: the threads are sagging, and the cord does not hold the shape.

Shutdown

It should be noted that all the works described above are performed on the wrong side of the canvas. Therefore, when all activities are finished, you can take out pins and a black contrasting thread, and look at the front side.

You should carefully inspect 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 defects are found, they should be eliminated, as well as firmly fix all the tips.

To give the product an ideal appearance, other modifications may be required, but the final result is worth every hour spent.

Romanian lace will look more impressive and even if it is starched.