A glance into Haapsalu Lace Center

Haapsalu Lace Knitting

In my last two posts I wrote a bit about the Haapsalu IV Lace Day and showed some pictures of the lace knitting competition and the knitted lace wedding dresses on display in the Haapsalu Lace Center. This time I have a couple of pictures more to show from the Haapsalu Lace Center. I am always amazed by the craftsmanship and the ideas that handicraft makers have. If you happen to travel through Haapsalu make sure to visit because there are so many things that I didn’t take pictures of and they also have different exhibitions going on all the time.

In the lace center there are some shawls that are knitted and on display, and I do have to say that the blue background suits the shawls perfectly (I may be biased because my favorite color is blue) and they also used a blue background for the entries in the kitting competition. All the shawls also have the name of the pattern included, for example this shawl is knitted with the pattern “Hagakiri”.

Haapsalu Lace Knitting

Displaying the patterns on shawls is a beautiful way to do it, but as there are so many different patterns it would need a huge room where to put all of them so some patterns (and they are really only a fraction of the patterns that exist) are being displayed as swatches.

Haapsalu Lace Knitting

The shawls for sale are packed into beautiful gift boxes and arranged on the shelves by color. Traditionally the shawls were knitted mostly from natural white yarn (occasionally also with black or grey yarn) but now you can find shawls in all colors. They are the perfect gift to give to a mother-in-law or a bride.

Haapsalu Lace Knitting

Now this is what I love, we all know about lace parasols but this here is a lace umbrella! The lace has been put under a clear umbrella and so you can look stylish even in rain as was demonstrated clearly on the Haapsalu IV Lace day when it started raining during the lace demonstration. What a brilliant idea to use in your wedding instead of regular ones that can ruin your wedding pictures. The umbrella is knitted by Pille Schneider.

Haapsalu Lace Knitting

I was really intrigued by this parasols color, what do you think was the yarn colored like that or was the parasol colored after it was knitted?

Haapsalu Lace Knitting

And a parasol does not necessarily have to be white…

Haapsalu Lace Knitting

The patterns of Haapsalu Lace can be used in so many places. Here is a beautiful lace cardigan and on the shelf to the right of it you can see socks and hats and all sorts of other things inspired by the patterns.

Haapsalu Lace Knitting

And lastly something I know my girls would love – lacy clothes for dolls. They are knitted by Pille Schneider, Aasa JΓ΅elaid, Miralda Piper and Mirje Sims.

Haapsalu Lace Knitting

Etsy Wedding Treasury – Turquoise Wedding

etsy wedding treasuries by Artanis Wedding Lace Today I saw a beautiful blue butterfly on Etsy and I loved it so much that I added only turquoise items into this weeks wedding treasury. And this lovely butterfly didn’t end up as the only butterfly in the treasury πŸ˜‰

Enjoy the treasury (all links are clickable) and go look around in Etsy yourself too because there is much more to see πŸ™‚

‘Turquoise wedding’ by Artanis

Inspired by the first item – the beautiful butterfly. Enjoy!https://www.facebook.com/artanisweddinglace/ https://twitter.com/ArtanisLace
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Blue Butterfly Necklace, Woo…

$10.5

Turquoise Barefoot Sandles -…

$14.5

Stained glass pendant, conte…

$28

20 turquoise edible butterfl…

$22

Painted Mason Jars, Wedding …

$29

Aboyne – Aquamarine, Jade an…

$49

Handmade Lampwork Necklace, …

$58

Mint Blue Wedding Invitation…

$6

Fabric flowers 1.5″ flo…

$9

Turquoise Wedding brooch bou…

$75

Ceramic Butterfly Buttons Tu…

$8

Turquoise Wedding Hair Piece…

$26.99

Turquoise Wedding Band Gold …

$900

Turquoise Cake Stand for Tur…

$120

Handmade Lace Wedge Wedding …

$210

World Map Wedding Seating Ch…

$50

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Etsy Wedding Treasury – Pink Wedding

etsy wedding treasuries by Artanis Wedding Lace This week I have thought a lot about the coming spring and the time when the apple trees and cherry trees start to blossom. How the sweet wind rustles in the small leaves and birds sing… Ok back to today, many of my own hand-knitted items remind me of this time, like small pink hair flowers and when I looked around Etsy today I also seemed to see only pink items.

Enjoy the treasury (all links are clickable) and go look around in Etsy yourself too because there is much more to see πŸ™‚

‘Pink Wedding’ by Artanis

Inspired by the colors of spring blossoms – cherry and apple tree blossoms.Enjoy!


Cherry blossom flower crown,…

$95

Pink Beach Bridal Bouquet – …

$284

Ceramic Pink Flower Earrings…

$15

Bride and Groom Wedding Day…

$5

Romantic Blush Pink Wedding …

$899

Pink Barefoot Satin Sandals,…

$17

Blush Pink Wedding Garter Se…

$42

Flower Girl Basket – Blush …

$45

Nature Photograph spring mac…

$24

Caerlaverock – Tweed Fascina…

$43

White drop earrings- white m…

$22

Dusty Pink Flowers Hair Bri…

$6.99

Pink beaded earrings, twiste…

$18

Pink Wedding Flower Hair Cli…

$16

Blush Pink Lace and Pearl We…

$95.95

Rustic Leather Flower Ring w…

$72

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Etsy Wedding Treasury – White Wedding

etsy wedding treasuries by Artanis Wedding LaceToday I looked around Etsy a bit more than usual and I was so inspired by the things ohter people make that I compiled my first treasury in Etsy.

This time I was inspired by the color white – the traditional wedding color. Enjoy the treasury (all links are clickable) and go look around in Etsy yourself too because there is much more to see πŸ™‚

‘White wedding’ by Artanis


Filigree Necklace – Handmade…

$46

White Barefoot Wedding Sandl…

$20

Glass beaded pendant, contem…

$25

Beads bracelet- white with …

$19

White Wedding Cake Topper, B…

$42

Romantic Photograph Wedding …

$4

Ornsay – Black and White Fas…

$49

Bridal Cream and Ivory Handm…

$82.75

White Linen Scarf Shawl Wrap…

$85

10 Beautiful White Square We…

$120

White Wedding Garter, Bridal…

$22

Women’s White Wedding Ha…

$64.99

16″ Wedding Cake Stand …

$220

White Wedding Shoes, Ivory G…

$80

WEDDING Accessories White Fu…

$34

Handmade Wedding Sign Wood C…

$35

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