We touched on the subject of lace on hankies, and had reference to edging a hanky with store bought lace. Since we had new people on the List who have not seen the previous discussions in the past, I wanted to review a couple things about lace on hankies from previous discussions.
Lace can be made for hankies in two different ways. One is the four cornered square of lace that will like mostly flat when sewn to fabric. This is very common now when we know we want a hanky and have more time to make it exactly as we want it. The other method is to make a long straight edging, then gather the lace around the corners of the hanky. (Our archives will have our extension discussions and directions for doing this.) This hanky may not lie completely flat when done, but does not take specially designed corners. This was the way lace was put on hankies way in the past when the lace was made one place, and sewn to the fabric by a different person. The lacemaker did not know the destination of her lace when she was making it, so much yardage was made, then adapted to the desired use by the purchaser. Yes, the lace yardage could have been cut to make mitered corners but fine handmade lace was seldom cut any more than absolutely necessary. Lace was re-used, and I would guess that one long piece was much more usable than four short pieces. Alice in Oregon -- had a lovely day but two rain fronts are due tomorrow. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
