I reckon the size of centre you need depends on two things: 1) the width of the lace edging to be put round it and 2) how the hanky is intended to be used
A wide edging will need a smaller centre than a narrow one, otherwise the whole hanky including wide edge would be inconveniently wide. I hope you're not going to allow anyone to blow there nose on your precious lace, but a hanky which is to be purely decorative dosn't really need much centre fabric - if the lace looks right on the fabric that's all that matters - whereas if you're intended to use it to elegantly wipe away tears at weddings and funerals you'll need a fair sized piece of nice soft fabric in the centre to absorb the tears... IIRR most people reckon on an overall width (including the lace) of between 6" and 10" (about 15cm to 25cm for those who think in metric) for a lady's hankie. Why not try "playing" with a photocopy/scan of the pricking and a couple of sheets of paper - fit copies together to get the whole hanky pricking with a blank space in the middle, then try it with and extra pattern repeat (or more then one if it's a short repeat) in the sides and see which looks more balanced between lace and centre? Have fun! Beth In Cheshire, enjoying some early spring sunshine On Thursday 12 March 2009, Sue wrote: > I am playing nice at the moment making up an edge for a hanky, But having > printed out two corners to but up to each other to create the sides then > move the first pattern piece to make 3 corner (if you see what I mean, I am > wondering if it should be bigger. > > Can I ask others what sort of size they usually have the cloth centre. My > bedfordshire one seems too tiny to me. > > Sue T > > Bobbin Lace and Glass engravings > http://www.hurwitzend.co.uk > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
