Hello All! Yesterday, I received my first Christmas card, lace ornament, bookmark & a lace tool—all from Lin Hudren. A sparkling RPL candle ornament & a crocheted holly sprig bookmark decorated the front of her handmade card. What a way to start the season—Thank You Lin!
At long last, my piece is finished & in the mail. Thank you Lin for not tapping your toe while I was gnashing my teeth over your ornament! November just about did me in. My original plan to make a wire lace star didn’t work out. My fallback project was an Idrija star in two colors. The first was a total bomb & the second was only slightly improved. What to do? Thankfully, a dear friend let me borrow her Lace 168 magazine & I found the Holly! OMG—who is Sharon Scothern? I don’t recall her name from previous publications, Arachne etc. Her Holly is absolutely adorable & you all know this is high praise given my aversion to Torchon! 🎶🎵 (I don’t know if emojis work on Arachne but these are musical notes). 🎶🎵 One of my favorite Christmas carols is The Holly & the Ivy so I decided to attempt a leaf. Her instructions were very clear & I was able to make one without difficulty. Please—whoever sees her first, give her a hug for me! The pattern call! ed for Gutermann Sulky cotton 30 & of course I don’t own that thread. I substituted DMC Special Dentelles 80, color 701 & added vintage “nailhead” beads for berries. To support the beads, I sewed thru a tiny piece of green felt on the back side. Hope this inspires others to keep trying to make lace even when things aren’t going smoothly! Sincerely, Susan Hottle USA Sent from my iPad - 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/
