Hi all - I found this amongst my "stuff". I left all the extras in the message so you can see where I got it and where it came from. Jane Nelson Lincoln, NE USA
Subj: [lace] Fwd: Re: baby bonnets--help! Date: Tuesday April 9 2002 7:02:57 AM From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 >Date: Tue 04 Feb 1997 21:55:47 -0800 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: Joan Posener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: baby bonnets--help! >Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: Joan Posener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: Joan Posener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >At 17:31 04/02/97 -0600 Karen Bovard wrote to Thara Baker-Alley: > >I should have the posting saved at home on my computer. It makes a lovely > >gift and is not quite as time-consuming to make as a fully-tatted bonnet > >if time is not on your side! > > > >I'll check the list tomorrow and see if anyone else has found the pattern > >and poem. > >Hi Karen et al >As often is the case lately I just happen to have both poems and >instructions for making the bonnet <big surprise huh> Here they are for >those who weren't around when these were shared. >Hugs >Joan > > >>>>>>>>>>> >1. The Magic Hanky > >I'm just a little hanky > As square as square can be; >But with a stitch or two > They made a bonnet out of me. >I'll be worn from the hospital > Or on the Christening Day; >Then I'll be carefully pressed > And neatly packed away. > >For her Wedding Day > So we've been told >Every well-dressed bride must have > That something old. >So what could be more fitting > Then to find little me? >A few stiches snipped > And a wedding hanky I'll be. > >And if per chance it is a BOY > Some day he'll surely wed; >So to his bride > He can present--the hanky >Once worn upon his head. > > >All you do is make a square hanky and fold in half. At the fold half you >make a running stitch wide enough for a 1/8" or 1/4" ribbon to tie it. then >up at the front corners I make a bow out the top of a piece of ribbon and >tack it on leaving enough hang to make a tie. Does that make sense? Then >you have a bonnet. > >TTYL Debbie >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >OKC > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >2. Another version > >This bonnet at first seems small in your hands. >A treasure of lace and ribbon bands. >But this gift is more then linen and charms. >For the sweet babe that rests in Mother's arms. > >From boxes long sealed she will search for the hat. >Snip off the ribbons then after that. >Hand over this handkerchief with a smile. >To her daughter in while who walks down the aisle. >Or maybe her son a young handsome groom. >She will hand him a gift a family heirloom. >He will give it to the one who lives in his heart. >To have and to hold till death them do part. > >I have had several requests for this. I realize this isn't strictly lacy. No >patterns involved. But I hope all will bear with it and hit the delete >button if there aren't any babies in your future<G> > >Making the hat. You need a 12" handkerchief. Now you could cheat and buy one >with machine lace on it. Only I KNOW that no one on this list would do that. >I got lucky and purchased three lovely handkerchiefs in a second hand store. >They have beautiful drawn thread work and really nice rolled edges. I >haven't been real happy about the quality of the rolled edges on "new" >handkerchiefs. >Work the edging of your choice around the hanky. That was the hard part. I >tatted a very delicate single thread edge around mine because the hanky was >so fine. I sewed the lace on after I finished tatting it gathering it >slightly in the corners. Ok you now have a hanky with a nice lace edge on >it. The rest it a breeze. > >Fold back one edge of the hanky a third.If you are making the hat for an >older baby you can make the folds less. Its your call.) >Sew a running stitch up about an inch from the fold creating a casing. >Pull a ribbon through the casing. Tie the ribbon into a bow gathering the >hat in. This is the back of the hat. >Front of the hat. Fold the front of the hat back a third or whatever you >need to fit your baby. Sew a running stitch just under the lace. Turn back >each end and tack down. Add ribbon roses bows or whatever you like. Tack >down ribbons for ties. The hat is done. > >I got this of one of the Usenet groups a long time ago. There was no credit >to the author. > > ------------------------| casing > | -----------------------| > | | > |------------------------| > | | > | | > | | > |\----------------------/| > | \ / | fold back corners > | \ / | > -------------------------- > >This is about the limit of my computer art but I am sure you get the idea. >Suzann >. * I'm not sloppy I'm domestically challenged Dearl Christiansburg Virginia USA My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cablenet-va.com/~dearlk/ http://photos.yahoo.com/ladearl - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
