Re: [lace] Re: lace hankie

2008-09-30 Thread Carol
, and easier to deal with. Take care, and may your pins never bend. Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com; lace@arachne.com Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 6:40 PM Subject: [lace] Re: lace hankie Has anyone found a source of quality

Re: [lace] Re: lace hankie

2008-09-30 Thread Lorri Ferguson
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.commailto:lace@arachne.com ; lace@arachne.commailto:lace@arachne.com Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 10:40 AM Subject: [lace] Re: lace hankie Dear All You've done it again - re-inspired me! I've only made one hankie - for the groom's Mum when

[lace] Re: lace hankie

2008-09-29 Thread viv . lace
Dear All You've done it again - re-inspired me! I've only made one hankie - for the groom's Mum when a cousin got married recently. I did a simple Buck's Point edging - straight with gathers to go round the corner. The hankie fabric was 8 ins square - I actually had a pre-hemmed white cotton

Re: [lace] Re: lace hankie

2008-09-29 Thread Malvary J Cole
I find a good source of hankies is your local charity shop. There are always lots at a reasonable price. Some have embroidery on, but you can avoid those. I made two hankies for the mum and mum in law for a wedding last year. I based the edging on the pattern I had used for the garter. I