Hi Jeri - Your link to the Sew Beautiful website brought me to a picture of the smock - it's very nice! Although I don't think I would choose to do my gardening in raw silk and linen! And as for finding a use for our wonderful laces?? Takes 12 to 15 yards of insertion... So I don't think it'll get made in MY lifetime!!
Clay ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 4:47 PM Subject: [lace] Lace-trimmed smock or shirt to wear when demonstrating > 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]
