Happy New Year All! What an exciting surprise I received for Christmas - DD brought home the new Lace book from Japan by Ichiko Mitsuhira. It is a lovely book with 6 wide Torchon edgings, a section of basic lessons and then several Russian tape lace mats. There is a sampler with each section identified with a letter with matching working diagrams in the pages following. There is also a pattern for a lace flower which is used to make a long runner or a shaped bowl. The bowl is calling to be my first project for a birthday gift to give to a lace friend in March (vbg) There is no English except for in the Torchon patterns where it says they are to be worked in Bockens 60/2. I can't see any thread suggestions for the Russian lace but it would have to be quite fine because the tape area is very narrow. I am looking forward to an enjoyable time working some of these new patterns. My DD was delighted when she found it in the bookstore - she had been looking all year for another lace book for me! Now if she could only come across some silk threads! She and DH return to Shodoshima on Wednesday for one more year of teaching English.
I certainly enjoyed seeing the Christmas card exchange items - I will make a point to join the fun next year! Best Wishes for 2005 Jane in Sault Ste. Marie Ontario No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 30/12/2004 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
