Thank you all for some great suggestions! My purpose is to create narrow lace for seam treatments on a crazy quilt project. My 1/4" to 3/8" lace on hand is either machine made (1950's vintage) or tatted/crocheted (older). Currently, my search for miniature bobbin lace edgings/patterns is limited by my resources at hand--Springett, Gil's Silver & Gold Edgings, free patterns posted on the internet & the public library. My CQ blocks feature turn of the century fashion elements so my lace needs to be light & feminine. My Springett pattern was an arched frame for a greeting card that I "straightened" to make continuous repeats. I never thought I would say that I am tired of French fans (!!) but I would like to try something different & more narrow. Shirley, I do like the idea of fir tree fans & I do remember seeing edgings with alternating firs & another fan. Brenda, I have resisted resizing basic edgings after my debacle with losing the charm of Honiton. As you say, the! re is some trial & error & I was hoping to avoid error from the get go! Karen, I hope I am not being unreasonable by aiming for narrower lace. Perhaps between a simple pattern & 140 thread, it will work. So far, my online search didn't result in a simple edging suitable for resizing so I will start with the library's copy of Jan Tregidgo's Torchon book. BTW--while searching online, I found a wonderful site that I had not seen before. Kantkring-hunebed.nl. There are some lovely butterflies posted. Is this person on Arachne? Thanks again for all the suggestions as I attempt my next steps. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Palm Beach Gardens, FL USA
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