Dear Cinde, This sounds a lovely project. When its finished, could we see a photo ?
As for what to do with lace, well, I have embelished my cotton sari blouses with lace edgings ( matching colours) and motifs ( contrasting colour) - they become a topic point at gatherings <g>). One of my favourite uses in edgings for photos, they are well appreciated at special ocassions like weddings and aniversaries. Also made pillowcase edgings and insertions and motifs - one for my father and one for my darling daufghter. Table decoration and cushion decor. So many many doilies and bookmarks to give away - people still appreciate handicrafts made with care. I'm sure you'll get new ideas as you work and buy more ( and more <g>) books. And people on arachne will give you ideas, even what to do with your bits of lace samplers . . . Best wishes Sulochona in Ranchi, India ----- Original Message ----- From: "Samrah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2004 6:00 AM Subject: [lace] what to do with lace > I am very new at this, but I am making Torchon fan lace inserts (5 of them 5"-7" long, 1", 1-1/4" & 2" wide) to go in the front of a peasant blouse to be made from cotton Calico-print fabric. I know, perish the thought, but I will probably cheat on this first blouse and use a very small, non-offensive purchased lace edging for the actual neck edge (too much yardage for me at this point), but I am planning on a Torchon pattern with fans & spiders, about 2-3/4" wide for the sleeve edges (about 27" wide each). I am working in offwhite Brockens 35/3 linen with Danish bobbins on a bolster pillow (about 6" diameter by 15" long). At this point, I have done a practice piece to learn stitches, a bookmark to learn how to do the spiders, and about three 1" pieces to get the hang of the fans for the inserts. > > Cinde > in pleasantly sunny southern California where the sweet peas and roses are blooming profusely, but summer is threatening to rear its fiery head > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25¢ > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
