I don't think I have ever seen this piece of Jacquie's/my mum's lace. Now, Jacquie I would ask how come this pillow wasn't in the back of the car that got torched, instead of some of your better pillows?
I expect if mum had asked me to make it instead of Jacquie it would still be in a similar state. I have some ancient UFOs too. A piece of Cantu that I started on my first time visit to Finger Lakes Lace weekend, many, many, many moons ago. I still want to get back to it, love it. Malvary (sister of Jacquie - it must be genetic) in Ottawa. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have just (last week) finally removed from a pillow a large piece (about > 2ft square) of Torchon, made in yarn about 4ply thickness. Mum bought it as a > T-shirt kit in the middle 1980s and gave it to me to make. As she is now > nearly 90, I think (hope) she has forgotten all about it. > > As someone else said, I could only work on it for a few minutes at a time > because of the pillow size, and it wasn't really big enough either as it was only > slightly bigger than the lace. The bobbins fell off the edges so I used to > work with piles of books on either side, all very makeshift and unsatisfactory. > Over the years I had scavenged bobbins off it so many ends were loose, and > finally I don't think there was actually enough yarn to finish even one square > let alone the two needed to make the garment. It was only guilt keeping it on > the pillow. > > I am trying to remember exactly when I started it. I think in 1984 or 85. > Does it still count as a UFO? It's certainly unfinished and it's certainly an > object! I *could* pin it back (but on a custom designed block pillow this > time - so I don't have to stretch across and so there is somewhere for the > bobbins to rest) and finish it, so long as the yarn lasts anyway, but in reality > don't think I ever will. > > A piece of lace started only 4 or 5 years ago sounds like work in progress to > me, not a UFO <g> > > Jacquie > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
