Dear Lacemakers, Just seen on pages 77 & 79 in the American magazine "Sew Beautiful" issue #89, July/August 2003 (child patient of St. Jude's on cover):
A generously-cut blouse that looks like a smock, not tucked into waistband, made of off-white linen front, natural-colored raw silk for the sleeves and collar, wheat-colored raw silk for back. Minimum shaping of front panels. The white linen front panels have been made into a plaid by using 12-15 yards of 1/2 inch wide commercially-available (machine-made) ecru lace insertion. It has been applied using a serger, and additional lines of plaid markings are made using the serger chain stitch. People who sew probably have a suitable pattern. They say the pattern shown has been discontinued but alternative styles can be obtained from: http://www.designandsew.com It occurs to me that this would be a welcome wardrobe item for lacemakers who demonstrate -- comfortable to wear with slacks or skirt. I can even imagine the idea applied to a man's shirt, if you perhaps used a very simple braid-type lace (not flowery). The magazine is sold in most book stores in the U.S./Canada. They show subscription rates for Australia, New Zealand, Europe & Japan, so maybe it is distributed to book stores in these countries, also. http://www.sewbeautifulmag.com Jeri Ames in Maine USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
