There is a wonderful set of patterns here called Flowers, Flames, & Fantasy: https://www.laceguild.org/ylm/versInstr.html
I have used these for years. I discovered that in some cases it's better to make even these small patterns smaller yet. By making several copies and experimenting, I removed the center portion of the more-or-less S-shaped leaf and "glued" the ends together to make a pattern requiring only 4 pairs instead of 7. I used to fasten the beginning ends onto a safety pin; that way the children could pin their creations onto their clothes. I didn't like that the safety pin had to show, though, so later I started hanging the bobbins in the end of a large paper clip. When the little leaf is done, there is a bookmark or a clip to hold papers together, with the new lace leaf. I appreciate the suggestion given by Jane Partridge for making one's own simple shape patterns and now will incorporate that into my demonstrations as well. You're all so inspiring! Thanks for sharing all these ideas, Sally - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
