Good Sunday morning! Is anyone else virtual lacing with me? It's 9:30 a.m. here in the Midwest of US and I've been sitting at my pillow for an hour hanging in the bobbins on a new project. Actually it's one I started in my Ipswich class at the 2004 IOLI in Harrisburg. I screwed up the Kat ground once I was on my own, so have determined to rework the sample correctly. I have posted photos on my yahoo of this morning's progress. http://photos.yahoo.com/drswilliams I decided to work on my bolster again (it's been a while) because the repeat of the pattern is so large, 3.75 inches, that it doesn't comfortably go around my roller pillows. My hands are starting to remember how to handle the bobbins on this pillow.
Which brings me to my other subject. There is a pillow in the Smithsonian Museum that belonged to Elizabeth Lord Lakeman. On the pillow is a narrow white edging with point ground and honeycomb. The pattern on Elizabeth's pillow has no ground stitches pricked. I'm currently working it on my travel pillow. When Karen Thompson redrew the pricking, she did it both ways, with and without the ground pinholes. I like working without the pins. This pattern has a very Downton-ish look to it, another one of my favorite laces! Mrs. Lakeman died in 1860 when she was 90 and reportedly worked on her pillow the day she died. I hope I go like that! The tea is made, my break is over and I'm back to my pillow. We are under a winter storm watch, so it's a perfect morning for staying in the pajamas. I hope others are making lace with me! Diane Diane Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galena Illinois USA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
