When we made the lace for the Melbourne Lord Mayor, it was made in a continuous circle - 4� times around, I believe (or maybe 5� times, I can;t remember). When the footside was laid straight, the outer edge frilled. This meant that only enought lace to cover the distance had to be made, not 2 or 3 times the length and then gathered. No gathering was needed, and the fullness on the headside was plenty. The footside was stitched to a fabric base in rosw across, then a step up (along the side) and across to the other side, step up, across, etc.this meant that both sides of the lace were shown alternately. I think the lace was 3 or 4 inches wide. The cuffs were of 2 separate layers, of the same lace, each layer was one full circle, and they were stitched onto fabric sleeves, that had elastic around the top, and came to just below the elbow from the wrist. The Mayor robes then covered the sleeves, and the lace fell out below it.
So, Janice, - you need to make circles of lace, then you won't have to make so much!!! from Liz in Melbourne, Oz, [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
