Thanks Clay & Sue Babbs! For some reason, I was using an outdated password.
It's all good now! I uploaded some new pictures so you would see I'm not
loafing away the winter on the beach. Plenty of mistakes but I am pleased with
my first attempt at Ballantrae/Borris lace. My picots especially need grooming
so I hope practice is the key. Getting the tape to lie flat was a learning
curve although I think I got better as I went along. Unfortunately, the DMC30
thread does not match the Branscombe tape. It's lovely to work with but has an
ivory cast compared to the bright white tape. The Bellon leaf is my second
effort with the pattern. The floss is dreamy--midnight blue, purple & sort of
a bronze brown--"Seasons", made in Japan. I mixed it with copper colored
blending filament to make the plaited veins & used Valdani variegated perle as
gimp. Last but not least, I made another piece of Zakopane Polish lace. The
ruffled one is my first attempt, where I used linen thre!
ad & it was too big for the pattern. Too late smart! The second one was made
with Idrija cotton thread. The result is neater but cotton is not the
"traditionally correct" thread. At some point, I will make another using finer
linen. Today, USPS delivered some Pella linen thread so Rauma/Finnish lace
will be on my pillow as soon as I finish an in-progress egg. What is everyone
else working on? Sue I am eager to see what you do with the lily pattern!!
Sincerely, Susan Hottle USA
---- Clay Blackwell <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Susan,
>
> I went in by clicking on the Arachne link at the bottom of your email.
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