Hi! I need to get reasonably proficient at hand-stitched embroidery within three weeks. If possible, I'd like to be able to make respectable lace by then.

Can anyone point me to some really top-notch How To Learn Embroidery/Lace-Making resources and/or give me any helpful tips you wish someone else had pointed out when you were learning? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Oh, I do have one specific question! Can I integrate objects into any kind of lace, or would that warp it? Should I attach them both to a stronger material instead?