I am just finishing Louise Colgan's wedding hankie. It's Torchon, with rose ground, hearts, and a trail. Rather nice, and If I can do it, you can. It's really quite pretty. lrb
-----Original Message----- >From: Sue T <[email protected]> >Sent: Mar 13, 2011 6:20 AM >To: Brenda Paternoster <[email protected]> >Cc: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [lace] fertility hankie & what is on my pillow > >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 >> > >- >To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: >unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to >[email protected]. Photo site: >http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
