Content : This guide has basic and advanced projects for lace style « la Guipure de Puy ».
The guipure is a rustic embroidery with elevations and volume textures. In the 19th century the lace makers from the Puy region used this technique and adopted it in the fashion industry. The name “guipure du Puy” means a special handmade lace with black silk threads.
For the first time you can discover unexplored projects made in colour in order to honour the tradition which is constantly evolving.
Discover the basics like «point d’esprit», «grain d’orge», «point de pied», …
Go fourth on with other projects easily explainded.
All projects have been made under the observation of the “centre d’Enseignement de la Dentelle au Fuseau du Puy-en-Velay”.