I would take a photo of the pillows with lace attached, then remove the lace and buy a frame and use the picture as the background (made half transparent) and add the pieces of lace in front with a few of the bobbins still attached. The finished picture (collage) could then be given to the family. It would be a lovely memory of their Mum's work.
Faye Owers Tasmania [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brenda Paternoster Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 5:47 AM To: Arachne Subject: [lace] Unfinished lace I have been given four pillows, each with lace still attached. They belonged to a former student who recently died and I'm in a dilemma as to what to do with them. 1, A coloured pictorial piece, almost finished. It's not to my taste, but I'll probably finish it and give it back to Margaret's family. 2, Cluny edging, 2.5" wide, pink/blue variagated DMC Special Dentelles. 4" - corner - 6" - corner - 8" 3, 2.5" wide torchon edging, 70/2 Campbell's linen 1" - corner - 52" - corner - 38" 4, 4" wide insertion, 70/2 Campbell's linen with blue gimps 6" - corner - 13" corner - 9" All the measurements are along the inside, so there's a lot to do to finish any of them, especially No3. The tension is good and I haven't spotted any 'deliberate mistakes' but haven't gone over it with a fine tooth comb either! What would any of you do? Brenda in Allhallows, Kent http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/index.html - 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]
