What would people choose to do for an older bride who doesn't want children,
more children, or cant have them? I did work one in class which I thought
was wonderful, but now I see it with more experienced eyes and see it a
little thin in the leaves/tallies/wheateats. Also my eyes are not wonderful
for close stitching of white on white, especially on something this
important.
I have made two more hanky edgings (one in torchon using elements put
together by me and the other a bucks edge out of Alex Stillwells Geometrical
book, which is lovely) they are sitting stored flat waiting for me to pluck
up courage to mount them to the hanky material. I would rather make the
lace than sew it to cloth!!!
After attempting a couple of small Milanese pieces, trying to learn the
techniques, improve the look and also working the correct braids my pillows
are currently empty. (More work needed to get a good piece rather than a
not bad piece) <G>. I attempted a small piece of tape in a letter G to
attach to napkins for my Mums birthday, But it curled up like a snake with
a mind of its own as soon as it came off the pillow, (Possible too tight a
tension, especially on the single twisted gimp) so in the end I have
achieved something I have waited 40 years for. I actually made two
acceptable medalions in Tatting which look lovely against the cloth. I also
made a small butterfly but DH preferred the medalion so I chose to make a
second one to match it. I cant handle the shuttles but have achieved this
using the tatting needle. :-)
Sue T
Dorset UK
I've always understood that the wheatears (pointed tallies) in
Bedfordshire lace is the fertility symbol and a hankie edged with a Beds
pattern which has a lot of wheatears was traditionally given to a bride to
ensure that children would result from the marriage.
What makes a hankie a fertility hankie, is it the design on the lace?
Brenda in Allhallows
www.brendapaternoster.co.uk
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