Hello All! My attempts at miniature lace are proceeding apace & I think this is a good time to mention that the learning curve has been eased by the supremely approachable instructions in the Snowden books! I would encourage other beginners to give miniature lace a try because her directions are super. Three more pieces are now posted to Flickr, warts & all. The yellow edging is Madeira Tanne 50 & the scrunched up mauve octagon is Madeira Cotona 80. I chose to work the octagonal bonnet back because I want to make a six sided star & have no clue how to start. The octagon looked like a good place to understand the technique of working a "slice", then turning the pillow. We shall see if that idea translates to the star! Unfortunately, I failed to install lazy loops on the octagon & the sewings/finishing went badly--hence the gathered section. For my own Crazy Quilt purposes, that section will be disguised with beads or buttons so it's not a total loss. With hand-dyed 2! mm silk ribbon interwoven, the aqua insertion (YLI Heirloom 70/2) looks OK on the side without errant loops so will be fine when appliqued to a block. So three more pieces of "personal lace" for my CQ adventures--YAY!! Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Palm Beach Gardens, FL USA
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