That's the one I'm making as soon as the garter is finished!!
I have made Christine Springett's fertility hanky a few times and it is a
piece of cake. The mounting of the scalloped lace is something else - for
me at least :-).
Jeanette Fischer, Western Cape, South Africa.
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I've always understood that the wheatears (pointed tallies) in Bedfordshire
lace is the fertility symbol and a hankie edged with a Beds pattern which has a
lot of wheatears was traditionally given to a bride to ensure that children
would result from the marriage.
What makes a hankie a
I had to hand mount a largish oval edge recently. Using the pricking, I
traced a slightly smaller oval onto a piece of tissue paper, tacked that to
the fabric, then machine stitched along the traced oval line. I then tore
the tissue paper away, and was left with a neat row of machine stitching
Brenda said I've always understood that the wheatears (pointed tallies) in
Bedfordshire lace is the fertility symbol
That seems most probable as the corn dollies, made (traditionally) from the
last
sheaf of corn to be cut, were a fertility symbol to ensure a good harvest
the following year.
What would people choose to do for an older bride who doesn't want children,
more children, or cant have them? I did work one in class which I thought
was wonderful, but now I see it with more experienced eyes and see it a
little thin in the leaves/tallies/wheateats. Also my eyes are not
Which ever it is I don't mind either of the interpretations will
suit me!!! A lady in our lace group tells me that it's to catch the
tears of joy at the wedding and must not be washed!! My daughter is a
'neat freak' so it would be!!
Sue in EY
On 13 Mar 2011, at 09:39,
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Jeanette Fischer, Western Cape, South Africa.
I had to hand mount a largish oval edge recently. Using the pricking, I
traced a slightly smaller oval onto a piece of tissue paper, tacked that to
the fabric, then machine stitched along the
I may do that as well haven't pricked the hankie yet
Sue
On 13 Mar 2011, at 12:55, jeanette wrote:
Valuable information - stored for future reference!!
I had to hand mount a largish oval edge recently. Using the
pricking, I
traced a slightly smaller oval onto a piece of tissue
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Subject: Re: [lace] fertility hankie what is on my pillow
What would people choose to do for an older bride who doesn't want children,
more children, or cant have them? I did work one in class which I thought
was wonderful, but now I see
How interesting!
When my daughter was married in 1994 (before I began making bobbin
lace), her future mother-in-law gave me a gift at her bridal shower...
it was a lace handkerchief, and in her handwritten note, she said,
...to catch the tears of joy... I had no idea that it was an old
You mean I've got to make 3!! - Kyra (daughter), me and Coleen
(Adrian's mum...) Better get lacemaking 27 hours a day!!!
Sue
On 13 Mar 2011, at 22:13, Clay Blackwell wrote:
How interesting!
When my daughter was married in 1994 (before I began making bobbin
lace), her future
Bev Walker wrote:
What makes a hankie a fertility hankie, is it the design on the lace?
I'm not an authority here, but I think the answer to the question is YES. I
bet it's the same as for Pysanky Easter eggs, which I'm working on now, as it's
the season. They, like many Christmas
That's the one I'm making as soon as the garter is finished!!
Sue in East Yorkshire
On 12 Mar 2011, at 23:40, lynrbai...@desupernet.net wrote:
Bev Walker wrote:
What makes a hankie a fertility hankie, is it the design on the lace?
Christine Springett's fertility hankie in Lace for Special
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