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Day 1 of Exploring Needlelace with Diane Clark. The kit even came with a 4″ hoop!

We selected threads and a bead packet. Very extensive directions with lots of photos (I removed her contact info from the cover page).

Since I had two 4″ hoops at home, I brought them along just in case. I’m glad I did. There were 3 squares that I didn’t finish during class (2 upper right and oval ones bottom right).

Our homework was to finish the foundation squares like the one on the bottom left which I got done. Diane also wanted the padded oval finished. So, I did that too. That left 2 partially stitched squares and I ran out of steam when I got to the beaded square (upper right). That’s ok!

I really made progress getting more consistent and even lacing as I did more of it. The padded oval turned out well.

We covered the Cordonnet/Foundation, Brussels stitch, Double Brussels stitch, Pea stitch, pea stitch with beads, and needle lace over padding.

Diane is an excellent teacher, has great demos, and is taking this at a nice, steady pace.