In a message dated 12/24/06 11:53:54 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> http://www.aokcorral.com/how2mar2000.htm > > http://www.makingfriends.com/yarn_doll.htm > > http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art26508.asp > > http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/crafting/article/0,1789,HGTV_3352_1399772,00.html > > http://www.worldplay.org/paw/kidscorner/yarndolls.html > > Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK > Dear Lacemakers, With 600 angels from many nations (representing many handcrafts) on my tree, I went to inspect an angel made from basic yarn doll instructions. This was a gift, and came with no instructions. Body is made of white acrylic yarn. There is a small white styrofoam ball to plump out the head. It is tied below the head and again about where an empire waist would fall on a human, and the arm yarns are pulled out from between these two knots. Interestingly, the bottom of the yarn skirt is NOT cut. That means it serves better to plump out a gathered double-layer machine lace skirt that is attached over the doll body. The cut lace to be gathered is 14", and the depth would depend on how tall the finished angel will be. There is a pretty 1/4" white satin-like ribbon tied at the neck into a bow, with long bow loops. The cut ends of the bow are long, and a second set of straight ribbon ends are tied about 1/2" below the tied bow - at the empire waist. Sewn to this second piece of ribbon is a length pf gold beads of the type you get in craft shops - added just for sparkle. On the head is a wired bent-to-shape gold tinsel "halo". You could stop right here in the instructions and it would look like an angel. Mine has crocheted wings attached to the back. The card on which the white acrylic yarn was wound was probably about 6", and I have counted 25 loops in the skirt, meaning that is how many times the maker loosely wound the yarn around the card.. The head takes up about 1 1/2" (with the small styrofoam ball inserted inside to hold the shape). The scale of the whole angel depends on the size of the head. The arm span is abour 4", or about 1 1/2" per arm, with about 1" left in center for chest. I would cut the arms when all else is assembled - to get the scale right and avoid damage to the knots for hands.. The starched white crocheted wings are 6 1/2" wide and made all in one piece. The HGTV instructions have wings, but made differently. Lacefairy is coming to lunch on Wednesday, and has plans to photograph the angel tree. I will ask her to take a couple closeups of the angel described above - front and back - to put on her website for a little while. Merry Christmas! Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace & Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
