Well, I'm supposed to be working on lace for my grandson's christening gown. DD originally picked out "Shamrock" from 100 Traditional Bobbin Lace Patterns, but now wants "Clover." That's fine with me because I'll need 3/4" wide lace, 2-1/2 yds. flat and another 1-1/2 yds. ruffled. She wants him christened before he's a year old and that will be on June 11. I'm just about ready to start on it. The pricking's ready to be laminated. Hopefully I'll actually get started on it this coming week.
Anne in Austin TX ----- Original Message ----- From: "bevw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Arachne" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 10:12 PM Subject: [lace] working long on laces > Hi everyone > Is anyone working on a long lace right now? I'm looking for company. > I'm not making a very long lace at all, only 1 metre, for a garter, > but my it seems slow going. Centimetre by centimetre. It is a Torchon > pattern, with beading (that is, holes for ribbon) down the middle, > rather than a footside, so each side is the same, worked to the centre > and criss-cross a few pairs for the beading. It wouldn't be my choice > for recreational lace; the pattern was chosen for a niece's wedding. > I'm now at 22 centimetres. > I have a small pin stuck in at the 30 cm. mark which looks a very long way away! > I'll go now, and work another couple of cm. > -- > bye for now > Bev in Sooke BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) > Cdn. floral bobbins > www.woodhavenbobbins.com > > - > 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]
