11 Facts About Herbert Niebling

Herbert Niebling was a master designer of the style of lace knitting called Kunststricken.

Herbert Niebling developed his style from working lace patterns disseminated in magazines and leaflets he read as a young boy.

Herbert Niebling's ability to construct a knitting pattern working directly from live flowers without having to sketch the image first was a key part of his continuing creative achievement.

Herbert Niebling produced hundreds of knitted lace designs over the 40-plus years of his career.

Herbert Niebling himself knitted samples of his designs using special long steel double-pointed needles and extra fine cotton threads which are no longer available.

Herbert Niebling designed his first knitted lace doilies soon after.

Herbert Niebling went on to attend the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg, where he studied a variety of crafts during his 4-year apprenticeship, ranging from ceramics to tapestry.

Herbert Niebling published his first knit lace patterns with Otto Beyer in the early 1930s.

Herbert Niebling married Olga Linda Zehring on 27 July 1935 in Brandis.

The couple lived in Itzehoe from 1935 to 1940, at which time Herbert Niebling was drafted to serve in the German army during the second World War.

Herbert Niebling's designs have remained popular in the modern day, although amassing a complete catalogue of his work has been difficult as some of his patterns have been published without attribution.