In a message dated 10/3/03 8:35:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< I had about 1 1/2 years to make the garter and a wedding hankie while working full time. I gave up and made a much quicker garter, so if time is not an issue it is an interesting project. She did get a beautiful hankie though. (See the back cover of Ecken, by Ermute Wesenberg.) The other son was getting married 9 months later so there was no time then either. >> ------ Thiis is a note to over-worked lacemakers (everyone?!) I know a lacemaker who started to make wedding laces for her granddaughters when the little girls were in kindergarten. This seems like a good idea - you will not feel like there is a sword positioned above your when you have time on your side. As for the future wives of boys, the same plan could be put into effect. There will always be a use for the laces, even if not for a daughter-in-law. If the girls do not marry, you can still make something wonderful for them from the laces on, say, a 30th birthday. Have the laces ready to assemble into a garter, but be prepared to make a pretty boudoir pillow with the laces if the young woman does not marry. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
