Re: [lace] a raffle & a request for help - the results

2016-01-10 Thread Beth Marshall
Hi Everyone A big thank you to the 4 people who offered to take on the needlelace project, Janet Theaker's name was the one drawn so this will be heading across the Pennines to my native county, East Yorkshire. And out of 8 entrants the winner of the raffle for the evening bag kit is ...

Re: [lace] a raffle & a request for help - needlelace collar pictures

2016-01-03 Thread Beth Marshall
For anyone who would like to see it/get an idea of the size I have uploaded to the arachne flicker page a photo of the lace collar "pattern" (with 6"/15cm ruler alongside for scale) and one of the small area of cordonnet I'd completed - when I got it out of the cupboard to photograph there was

[lace] a raffle & a request for help

2015-12-30 Thread Beth Marshall
Hi all Is anyone interested in taking over a fairly big needlelace project? I started a one-piece collar of autumn leaves (my own design) just as arthritis in my thumbs started to interfere with any needle-based craft activity and am never going to be able to finish it - the cordonnet is