8-29-14 Okay, FREE STANDING LACE. Many of you have not tried this yet. I didn't for over three years, saying, people who stitch THAT have way too much time on their hands. Then I finally said, well, I have all these lovely designs... Ladies, if you try it once, you will be stitching FSL out at every spare moment! It is addictive. It is fun to watch stitch out. And it makes lovely gifts for Christmas, birthday, cancer patients, friends... earrings for teens (who are in general hard to gift!).

I procrastinated for a long time too. Finally tried it and it's so fun. I started with Sonia Showalter's designs. They turned out so beautiful. Now I can't seem to stop. Love it. Someday I might try a village.

I love FSL as it is the easiest thing to do, especially as the (well digitised) designs have no stops or jumps; just start the machine and that's it.
But you are right, there are beginners' designs that are called FSL and look like it, but can only be stitched on organza as they would otherwise fall apart. Quality counts, especially in lace designs.

You are so right!

You are so right , wish I could afford another machine to do nothing but FSL. Been visiting the tavernmaker site for yrs. now and she use to post here on cute./Lillian

Some super designs, thank you very much.

I must tell you all a cute story. I first tried FSL angels, just a couple, to see how I liked it. (Yes!) Then my husband saw them......I stitched several last year for our Christmas tree and to send in cards. My dear husband is now saying... "Don't you think you should start stitching some more FSL ? Christmas is just around the corner you know." He is hooked, keeps telling everyone how I stitch out lace. It is too funny!
Hugs, Nadyne

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by graceandham 29 Aug 2014

Glad he's proud of you!

I was hooked the first time I tried FSL and haven't stopped since. And my house shows how addicted I am to FSL.

Sadia has some nice free designs under special downloads,gift 2009 is pretty fsl snowflakes and on the 1st page there is a small Christmas wreath to try

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by graceandham 29 Aug 2014

Yes, Sadia's many free designs are elegance personified. Rove her site, lots of freebies. She has been very generous..

start small,don't choose a entire Christmas village as your first project. And if you mess up don't get discouraged, try again until you get it right. I love fsl

the link that was asked for

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by jeanfoz 29 Aug 2014

Not working for me, xx

by asterixsew 29 Aug 2014

put the name into google. and follow the results. Apologies that the link doesnot work

by crafter2243 29 Aug 2014

try this
http://design.tavernmaker.de/free...

by Zinobia 31 Aug 2014

Thank you very much for informing about such a lovely site. Loved and downloaded lots of designs

Do you have the email address for the tavernmaker.de
thank you and God bless you

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by theduchess 29 Aug 2014

tavernmaker.de