In its classical application, Romanian lace is more often found in interior items - tablecloths, curtains, napkins. To decorate clothes, it is usually used in combination with other techniques. Very beautiful lace wedges, inserts, and yokes look luxurious and stylish. If you decide to use Romanian lace for your models, keep in mind that, despite the apparent airiness, this openwork is quite dense, even rigid. And this is unacceptable for some things. You can choose life-size Romanian lace patterns for knitting from our article.
To make Romanian lace need to prepare:
- fabric: durable, not thick, preferably plain (we will mark a pattern on it, the print will get in the way), can be used;
- plastic film according to the size of the knitting pattern;
- threads - “Iris”, “Snowflake”, “Chamomile”, etc. We will need a set of two types of threads of the same color, of different thicknesses: for knitting a cord - thick, for embroidery - thinner;
- hook No.1.0;
- embroidery needle: the eye of the needle should not be thick, otherwise it will be difficult to pierce the cord
- sewing threads for tacking the cord: the color should be contrasting in comparison with the main threads. Required condition: threads should not shed;
- regular sewing needle;
- scissors are small, with pointed tips;
- thimble.
Knitting lace: master class with description
Stage one
We decide on a lace pattern: we look for ready-made patterns or, using our imagination, we come up with a plot for knitting ourselves. Patterns for cutwork or pinning for bobbin lace can be successfully adapted. When drawing the diagram, you must take into account the thickness of the cord. We draw the drawing on paper at a scale of 1:1.
Stage two
We place the paper design on the fabric, cover it with polyethylene and sew it all together. Polyethylene will prevent the threads from getting dirty from the paper.
Stage three
We have come to knitting the cord. Here you will need to decide what is more convenient for you: knit one, very long cord and then cut it in accordance with the diagram, or knit the cord in pieces, immediately to the desired length.
With the first option, when cutting the cord, do it with a margin. The excess length must be unraveled and the cord sewn to the desired place using these threads.
With the second method, do not forget to periodically check the length of the cord with the diagram during the knitting process.
Master class on knitting cords for laying out a pattern
Cord “Caterpillar”
For knitting, it is best to use cotton, silk or mixed threads. The knitting technique is shown in detail in the diagram images.
Now let’s look at the step-by-step master class:
We knit 2 VP. The first one – let’s not delay it.
Insert the hook into the 1st stitch (it is not tightened).
Grab the thread and pull out the loop. We got 2 stitches on the hook.
We knit them together like sc.
Turn the knitting to the left, leaving the thread behind the work. This technique - turning to the left and thread behind the work - will be used constantly on this cord.
Place the hook under the broach.
We knit a loop. We get 2 stitches on the hook again.
We turn again.
We place the hook under both broaches.
We knit both loops together.
It turns out a neat and nice cord.
Knitting the “Caterpillar” cord: MK video
Cord “Wide track”
The knitting technique is the same as in the previous cord, but the wide one is knitted on 3 rather than 2 loops.
Master Class
We knit 3 VPs, do not tighten the first one.
From the central stitch we knit another 1 stitch. On the hook we get 2 stitches.
From the outer loop we knit a stitch and knit both stitches together.
We turn the knitting to the left, leaving the thread behind the work, and knit a loop from the previous sc. R.
We knit both stitches together again.
Then we knit a stitch from 2 broaches and tie the loops together.
We turn the work and continue knitting using this master class. It turns out to be a wide caterpillar.
Knitting a cord “Wide caterpillar”: video master class
There are many more options for knitting cords. Choose the one you like best. We offer you some schemes for you to choose from.
Knitting the “Hearts” cord: MK video
Stage four
We draw Romanian lace with a cord, sewing it along the outline of the diagram. The cord must be securely fastened. You cannot sew the ends of the cords overlay, it should only be a joint. And when laying out the curls of the pattern, adjusting the cords on top of each other is quite acceptable.
Stage five
You need to sew the cords together at the joints and overlays using the same threads and very carefully. Ideally, unnoticed. How to do this correctly - see the master class in the photo.
Stage six
Consists directly of embroidery.
To do this, we use thinner threads than for knitting cord. Romanian lace is most often embroidered with darning, buttonhole, scalloped, knotted or cordon stitches. Let's take a closer look at the master class on their implementation.
Scallop seam
Reminiscent of, but different from, a buttonhole stitch. The peculiarity of the stitch is that the thread is drawn in the form of a loop around the exiting end of the needle. Usually a single loop is enough, sometimes a double loop is done. Although simple, scallop stitches come in many different forms, with the difference depending on which direction the needle goes through the loop. Variations arise due to the peculiarities of the location of the stitches relative to each other, as well as due to different lengths of the stitches
Let's take a closer look at the technique of embroidering scallop stitches.
To fill a square with mesh, for example, we begin embroidering scallop stitches along the bottom edge of the cord on the top side of the square. 1st r. embroider from left to right. To do this, we draw the thread down from left to right in an arc, insert the needle into the 1st point of the cord from top to bottom. We pull the thread, the arc decreases, tightens and the thread lies at the base of the loop into which the needle was led. We repeat this until the end of the row. The stitches must be identical.
They differ only in location and combination. When moving to the lower river. We draw the thread with a needle inside the cord, the distance depends on the pattern. We embroider the next row in the opposite direction. Now we also draw the thread down, but from right to left, in an arc. We also insert the needle into the 1st point of the upper river. pattern formed between two scallop stitches, from top to bottom right, and tighten the thread. We repeat this until the end of the river.
Scallop stitches should be free and not touch the fabric on which the design is applied. We thread the beginning and end of the working thread into the cord. We cut off the tip. The most common:
- dense scalloped stitches: embroidered on each stitch of the cord and fit tightly to it;
- rare scalloped stitches: embroidered through 2-3 stitches of cord;
- a row of groups of scalloped stitches: stitches are embroidered in groups of 2-3 stitches each, then a gap between them and again a group of stitches;
- a series of free rare scallop stitches - the stitches are embroidered through 1-2 stitches of the cord and sag freely.
Darning stitch
In the example, the seam is made on three threads. Execution order: insert the needle from left to right under the thread, bring it out in front of the middle thread, go around it from above and insert it under the right thread from left to right.
In the opposite direction, with a needle we go around the right thread from right to left from above, insert it under the central thread, go around it from below, bring it up and go around the left thread from right to left from top to bottom, etc.
Cordone seam
The seam is used to sew individual columns, which are most often used as bridles.
The working thread comes out of the cord and wraps around the stretched threads until the entire column of tensioned threads is covered with stitches tightly adjacent to one another so that the column looks like a lace.
Loop stitch
The execution of the seam depends on its position. It can be positioned from left to right or right to left:
- if the seam is located from left to right, then the 1st stitch is obtained as follows: we draw the working thread clockwise so as to obtain a closed spiral turn, we pass the needle vertically down under the bridle that we are stitching, to the right of the starting point;
- if the seam is located from right to left, then the 1st stitch is obtained thus: we draw the working thread counterclockwise so as to obtain a closed turn of the spiral, we pass the needle vertically down under the bridle, which we are stitching, to the left of the starting point.
To obtain knots on top of the brid, we pull the thread down under it (toward ourselves), then pull it away from us in a vertical plane. As a result, the loop is crossed, stretched, the knot moves upward, and the working thread is also directed upward. The next turn of the spiral repeats the first, the new stitch lies to the left of the previous one.
Knotted sutures
It is used when a pattern is formed by tying several threads with different knots. The most common knots are the oblique tambour and Turkish knots.
With an oblique tambour knot, the threads forming the “flagella” are pulled together by means of an oblique cross-shaped knot, in which the working thread is folded back in a loop to the right, and the needle passes above the working thread and under the next three threads, comes out over the loop and pulls the three threads into the “flagella”.
The picture shows how the working thread runs in the middle of a narrow path on the outside, and how 3 threads are pulled in the middle with one knot, and the working thread connects one group of “flagella” to another.
The Turkish knot tightens the “flagella” with a double knot, without a transverse thread.
The figure shows that every 3 threads are connected with a Turkish knot. The algorithm is this: keep the work vertical. We fasten the working thread on the left cord, take it out of the loop of the third transverse thread, lead it parallel to this thread until the middle of the seam, then lead the working thread in a loop to the right and make the first tambour knot, lead the working thread in a loop to the right and make the 2nd knot, to the right of the 1st one. th. We bring the working thread to the right stitching cord, insert the needle into the loop of the third thread, draw it lower along the cord and remove it from the loop of the third thread as well.
Since the working thread, which binds the “bundle” with two knots, runs parallel to the third transverse thread, the “bundle” is no longer made of three, but of 4 threads.
Simple Russian seam and Russian seam with loop stitches in Romanian (lace) lace: video master class
There are many ways to fill patterns, each selected for a specific model.
For beginners, we offer a master class of several typical options.
And now that we have studied in detail how Romanian lace is made in stages, we suggest watching a general master class with photos.
Romanian lace, knitting a leaf: MK video
https://youtu.be/NQRFwiL0A3U
Napkin
We transfer the diagram drawing onto the fabric and cover it with film.
We tie the laces, leaving long pieces of thread at the ends. We fix the cords tightly on the fabric.
Using the threads left at the ends of the cords, we sew them together.
The pattern is already being drawn.
The petals in the small and large flowers for this model are made using different techniques.
Completed master-class on embroidery.
We tear off, remove excess threads, lightly clean with a dampened cotton swab, and iron through the fabric.
We knit a collar using the Romanian lace technique: video master class
https://youtu.be/UOCmqTr2p_4
And now, concluding our master class, we bring to your attention several options for schemes. By printing them in full size, you can make Romanian lace for various models of clothing or for interior items.
Romanian lace is one of the traditional methods of making decorative fabrics. Along with tatting, Irish and traditional crochet lace, this technique is extremely popular.
What is Romanian lace?
The Romanian lace-making technique is also called “lace”. The reason is that the main element for creating compositions is a crocheted cord.
Laid out and secured in the required sequence, it is complemented by openwork fragments made with a needle. In this way, webs of different configurations and degrees of filling are obtained. Often lace lace includes elements, connected berries, voluminous or flat motifs.
The classic use of Romanian lace is in the manufacture of napkins, tablecloths, curtains and similar interior items. Also, Romanian craftsmanship has become quite widespread as a method of making collars, bags, belts, vests, boleros, and skirts. Often, when creating clothing models, it is combined with some other techniques. This is due to the fact that Romanian lace has a fairly high density and rigidity. But such qualities are not suitable for all types of clothing.
A favorite technique of many craftswomen was to equip their products with openwork inserts, wedges and yokes.
Cord braiding
The most popular cord for creating Romanian lace is called “caterpillar”. Its weaving is not difficult, but you must strictly follow the instructions given in the diagram below.
The correct sequence of actions will allow you to obtain the cord of the required 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 methods
The cord is knitted using two methods:
- No thread breakage. 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 take into account that during the work the cord will have to be cut. In this case, you cannot measure the length of the fragment end to end. You should leave a margin to unravel a small section of the cord and use the resulting piece of thread to sew the parts together.
Following the second method requires the craftswoman to accurately measure the fragments. Or she can knit sections of cord a little longer than the required size so that it can also be unraveled a little and adjusted to fit the pattern.
Romanian lace for beginners: the principle of creating fabric
To get a lace element made according to all the rules, you must follow the generally accepted technology:
- The design, which will serve as the basis for the ornament, is applied to the fabric (can be old). Then a cord is pinned onto this blank. Some craftswomen recommend drawing or printing a pattern on paper, covering it with transparent polyethylene, and then laying out and fixing the cord. Polyethylene is needed so that the light yarn does not get dirty on the pattern.
- The cord must be secured to the fabric with a contrasting thread. However, you should not use colors that are too dark, as removing these rough fastenings may leave lint on the light-colored cord.
- When the main contours of the pattern are laid out, you can proceed to stitching the ends. The accuracy of all stitches is what distinguishes truly high-quality Romanian lace. Circuits can be simple or consist of a large number of elements.
- The edges of the cord are matched end-to-end, not overlapping. All seams must be very strong.
- Having taken care of the correct connection of the main elements, you should move on to embroidery. For convenience, drawn filled Romanian lace (diagrams and sketches) can be immediately marked on the fabric.
- Embroidery is done with a thread of the same color as the cord, but a little thinner. It is threaded into a needle and a lacy filling of the gaps is created, attaching them to the turns of the cord.
Specifics of needle lace
The most common and convenient for creating lace lace are:
- Darning.
- Scalloped.
- Cardone seam.
- Nodular.
- Looped.
To get a truly beautiful Romanian, you should draw 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 seams with a needle, you should avoid pulling the threads too tightly, 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 the work described above is performed on the wrong side of the fabric. Therefore, when all the activities are completed, you can take out the pins and the rough contrast thread, and look at the front side.
You should carefully examine what happened and check if there are any too large gaps. They are undesirable because of the possible sagging of the cord in this place. If deficiencies are nevertheless found, they should be eliminated, and all ends should be firmly sealed.
Other adjustments may be required to get the product looking perfect, but the end result is worth every hour spent.
Romanian lace will look more impressive and smooth if it is starched.
Today, about 1,500 lace weaving techniques are known in the world. All of them have come down to us from ancient times. Everyone knows that lace weaving from threads is not only beautiful, but also fashionable, but only a professional understands the technique used to do the work. Romanian lace is one of the varieties of crocheted thread weaving.
Knitting things using the Romanian lace technique, models and patterns of which are quite common on the Internet, is an interesting activity. It is popularly called lace knitting. Thanks to this weaving, beautiful and unique things are obtained. Using this technique, the following things are created:
The basis of all products of this type is a special caterpillar cord.
Methods for creating laces
There are several ways to knit lace lace. Experts divide them into continuous and detachable.
In the first case, the crocheted cord, diagrams and step-by-step descriptions of which can be found on specialized websites, is crocheted very long. With this method, the needlewoman immediately supplies “caterpillar” for the entire product.
The tear-off method of lace weaving involves creating laces of the required length and according to the pattern. In this case, the length of all fragments of the product is carefully measured. However, in both cases, the braid should be knitted with a margin, so that later you can unravel the edges and sew the product.
For knitting Romanian lace, threads of various colors and thicknesses are used.. Crochet hooks are usually selected according to the thickness of the thread, and recommendations for knitters are on the packaging of the skeins. Beginners should remember that the larger the hook number, the larger the knitting thread should be.
Basics of weaving caterpillars
A step-by-step diagram of the “Caterpillar” crochet cord will help you master Romanian weaving. To do this you will need a skein of thread and a hook:
The same operation is repeated, and a caterpillar of the required length is created.
When the voluminous braid is ready, the thread can be pulled together and cut. Some leave the tail dangling so that they can sew the product later, while others hide it in the lace itself.
The second step in mastering technology
Having familiarized yourself with the master class on weaving the main lace for Romanian lace, you can proceed to creating the product. For this you will need:
At the very beginning, life-size diagrams are selected. After that, the required pattern is applied to the selected dense fabric with a marker, or better yet, with a pen or pencil, according to the shape of which the caterpillar will subsequently be laid out. Then the lace is sewn to the fabric with contrasting threads and its edges are sewn together. It is recommended to join the edges end-to-end, rather than overlapping, so that the contour has a complete, smooth appearance. After that, threads matching the color of the product are used to shape the braid, fastening its necessary parts.
When the base is ready, they begin to fill the voids between the “body” of the caterpillar. The loops are sewn from top to bottom or from right to left, so that the filling threads run parallel to each other and resemble strings.
Now the strings must, if required by the pattern, be fastened with a scallop seam. To do this, use a needle and thread of the same color to cover the required number of strings across, as if twisting them. Having reached the edge, the needle plunges into the “body” of the caterpillar, the end of the thread is hidden, and the needle moves to another place according to the pattern.
When filling the voids between the contours, it is necessary to monitor the tension of the thread; if it is tightened too much, the pattern will “lead”, and if the lace is filled too weakly, then it simply will not hold the required shape.
After filling the voids according to the sketch is completed, you can detach the resulting lace from the fabric by cutting the threads with which the cord was sewn to the patterned fabric. It is worth noting that the work of filling the lace is always carried out on its reverse side, and therefore now you can safely turn the product over and look at its close-up from the face.
At the end, it is recommended to give the finished product a shape. If it is a napkin, then you can starch it. If an element is knitted that will be decorative on clothing or another item, then it can be sewn on to a permanent place.
Types of filling of canvases
There are several known techniques for inlaying Romanian lace. The most popular, in addition to the classic filling with plain threads, are the Hungarian and Serbian options.
Hungarian inlay involves filling the voids between the edges of the track, which can also be compared to satin stitch embroidery with multi-colored threads according to the intended design. For example, you can lay out a napkin with bright scarlet poppies in the middle on a fabric, and then inlay the product with bright threads of red, black and green. In this case, fantasy has no limits, and lace from Romania can be played with as the craftswoman’s imagination desires.
Serbian filling of the woven track provides for a more dense laying of the lace itself. The voids between the products are filled with sparse weaves of single-color or slightly different-colored threads in several stitches. Serbian lace is often confused with Romanian needlework. It is worth noting that they are quite similar, but in Serbia they use thinner braid laces.
Romanian lace from Natalia Sazonova.
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Lace made on the basis of a knitted cord is called lace, or Romanian, since it came to us from Romania
To make lace you need to have:
1. Durable fabric. The fabric may not be new. The main requirement is strength. It is better not to use very thick fabric, as it will be difficult to work with.
2. Threads like “Iris”, “Chamomile”, “Snowflake”. It is necessary to take into account that for knitting a cord and for subsequent embroidery, threads of different thicknesses are needed: thicker for the cord, thinner for embroidery. The color of these two threads should be the same.
3. Crochet hooks No.; 1.0
4. Embroidery needle. She shouldn't have a very thick ear to make it easier to pierce the cord.
5. Sewing threads of a contrasting color for basting the cord. It is advisable not to use black or other dark colors that may fade onto your product.
6. Sewing needle.
7. Small scissors with sharp tips.
8. Thimble.
Step one
First we need to find a pattern for our product. As a first experiment, you can use a simple napkin. You can come up with a design yourself; you can use samples for cutwork or pins for bobbin lace. If you draw the sketch yourself, then you need to take into account the width of the finished cord. The drawing is applied to paper
Step two
So, we already have a drawing.
We sew the fabric, paper with a pattern and polyethylene together (so that the cord does not get dirty from the paper during work)
Step three
Let's start knitting the cord. There are two ways of the process itself. You can knit the cord very, very long, winding it into a ball as you knit. Once a large ball has been formed and you begin to sew the cord onto the base fabric, it will need to be cut in the right place according to your design. You need to cut it with a small margin in length in order to loosen the cord a little and sew the cord in the right place with the resulting tip of the thread.
Another way is to immediately knit a cord of the desired length, periodically applying it to your pattern. Personally, I like this method better, because the work is not as monotonous as if you first knitted the entire cord and then did everything else.
Now about the cords:
Basically, a cord is used, known to everyone as a “caterpillar”.
First we tie the caterpillar cord
Here is the diagram of our butterfly
For work we need: a piece of fabric with a design on paper and a piece of polyethylene
Let's sew it all together
Now we sew our cord strictly according to the pattern and it is advisable to make smaller stitches so that the cord is sewn tightly. This is necessary so that when we embroider, the design is not deformed.
This is how it should turn out. 
We fasten the end of the thread and sew the ends together with it
Let's start embroidery
Embroidery samples. You can do any embroidery to your taste 
Here is our almost finished product
Now we need to separate the fabric-paper and polyethylene. Pulling out the strings 
And our butterfly is ready 
Here's what else you can do with this technique:
Romanian lace 
You've probably admired Balmain's collections more than once, which always featured a lot of embossed weaves and lace patterns. But today we are not talking about these collections, and not about the fantastic luxurious costumes created by Olivier Rousteing. Today he devotes all admiring epithets to Romanian lace lace, the beauty of which is impossible to resist.
The basis of Romanian lace is a cord crocheted in a “caterpillar” pattern. Everyone, even novice needlewomen, knows this cord. The cord is made with cotton threads, quite dense, because we want to get relief patterns. Linen, wool, viscose - these threads can also be safely used for work.
Next, a prepared cord of a certain length (you need to calculate the appropriate length in advance) is laid out along the contour of the drawing. Which design or motif you choose depends on your product and your desires. The design must be transferred to thick fabric, which is an auxiliary element in the work. When the design is ready and the cord is attached to the fabric, the inside of the design should be filled. This part of the work is done with a needle, and in fact, then you embroider without clinging to the fabric.
The motifs of the drawing can be filled with connecting bridges, mesh, hemstitching…. In some places, where the contours of the pattern are close, individual parts of the cord are carefully sewn together with couplings, over the edge of the cord. Threads for embroidery should also be cotton, but thinner than those you used to make the cord; “Iris”, in some cases silk, “Floss” are suitable. The latter must be assembled in several additions. In general, this work may require threads of different thicknesses. You need to embroider with threads of the same color as the laid cord.
Despite the expected heaviness of lace ornaments, all things look very elegant. The Romanian lace lace technique is very suitable not only for clothing items, but also for interior design. We can say that it is simply impossible to create luxury in your home without Romanian lace.
Romanian lace for decorating clothes and interiors
There can be many ways to weave cords, or better yet, unlimited. In addition to the “caterpillar”, you can consider quite complex weaving of cords, and not necessarily with crochet, there are other methods, such as macrame. Then the beauty of the completed motif will be simply amazing.
The cords of individual parts of the pattern can be made with thread of different thicknesses. By showing your imagination, you can create your own masterpieces, the main thing is to be patient. By the way, creating Romanian lace patterns does not require any special knowledge or professional skills. You can draw any geometric shapes, filling them with various motifs, or you can use floral patterns: curls, leaves, beautiful flowers, smooth lines and other similar designs.
According to historical findings, lace lace was mostly used for home decoration. The national clothing of Romania was dominated by cross stitch and tapestry techniques. Every woman could weave cloth, spin yarn, weave and embroider at home.
In modern fashion, Romanian lace is used to create many items of clothing, as well as individual elements, such as collars, belts, handbags, jackets, vests, boleros, capes, tunics and, of course,
