Neat. Never thought you could do that. Learn sumthin' everyday.
These are the same concept on lace christmas tree ornaments (attached is one that I did for the family tree last year, I did western themed ones this year), just try to keep it around 1.5" (unless you are going 80s with it) and have a looser lace.
I really like doing free standing embroidery work.
I did a free standing christmas tree that Alicia uses for her office, it's not an ornament, it actually stands on the desk. 100% embroidered.