Seconded!
Patricia in Wales -----Original Message----- From: Clay Blackwell <[email protected]> To: Jean Nathan <[email protected]> CC: Lace <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:05 Subject: Re: [lace] Willow Pattern Plate Very, very lovely! Take a deep bow!! Clay On 9/12/2011 5:15 AM, Jean Nathan wrote: > I've finally finished my version of the Willow Pattern Plate designed > by Jean Stacey (named 'Inspiration on a Plate' by her) which was > featured in UK Lace Guild Magazine 'Lace' edition 128, October 2007 > and have just uploaded to my Arachne Webshots album (Jean Nathan on > the second page). The finished size is just short of A4. > > There were no threads or instructions give, just a small picture of > Jean's finished lace and an outline pattern. I decided to make it in > blue - a light blue for the motifs with a double thread in navy to > outline them and pick out some detail and white for the background to > make it as much like a willow pattern plate as possible. I used Venus > crochet thread and decided how to make variations in the stitches for > the elements as I went. > > Must say that I found it very fiddly, especially finishing off each > motif, and don't think I'll tackle anything like that again - I'll > stick to continuous lace. > > Jean in Poole, Dorset, 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 - 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
