Those teachers were just being narrow-minded. I've heard that Beds was started as a modification of Maltese lace, and that's drape-y, so I'll bet your Beds was more like the original Beds than anything those teachers ever made! Good for you for framing them and enjoying them. Nancy Connecticut, USA On Sunday, October 20, 2013 9:37 PM, Elizabeth Ligeti <lizl...@bigpond.com> wrote: I made 3 Beds hankies from Springett patterns, - but I used a fine silk >thread not cotton, - and a couple of teachers went "Yuk" when they saw >them - as they were soft and 'floppy" not stiff and crisp, laying over the >hand. Which is what Beds lace is supposed to do - according to them. >
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