Finished lace pieces and some recent stitching

I don't often finish a lace piece, well I do finish pieces but sometimes they have to be mounted on linen, and ends sewn in. Not my most favourite job! I am always anxious to start the next piece, but today I finished the piece below complketely even sewing all the ends in. I am quite pleased with the finish. Its a pattern by Jean Leader, a Bucks star. Below that is a bookmark I've completed from Jean too!

Now onto some stitching progress: First is the start of Zoe: by Grenadier, below that is Herz Yin Yang by  Jean Louis Grandsire both Sticklounge pieces. I am keeping up at last!

October WIPocalypse 2012

I meant to be faster posting, but you know what its like!!

Here is my progress on Many Years Ago my Sticklounge project by Gudi K

I love the way this is shaping up. Also, below is part 19 of 20 parts of Tribute to Ackworth by Luv2Stitch2 of Sticklounge too.

Also, I am about to receive my badge for being a member of the Australian Lace Guild for 25 years. Where have those years gone?? I am pretty nearly totally self-taught, I went to one workshop but it was in a type of lace that I haven't pursued. In a few weeks I am about to attend my second workshop!! So I thought I'd practice a sample piece before then to refresh my memory on this type of lace, so I can start on a harder piece at the workshop. Here it is:

Bucks (or Buckinghamshire) lace is one of the "queen's" of lace isn't it.

Now to start another piece!

Finished a UFO in Bedfordshire lace

I've finally finished a UFO lace piece (Beds lace). The photo shows this piece (the central edging) which will be stitched together with the 2 edgings outside this edging. Now I will make the central piece which probably isn't so hard to make, but has a lot more bobbins!!

Recently I've begun trying Milanese lace, which is a free lace, with not too many bobbins!!