In a message dated 19/07/2004 22:25:14 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> My first pillow was made from an old McCall's Needlework magazine, with > felt > roller and lightly-padded cardboard apron. > Do you actually mean it was made from the magazine? Or made from directions in the magazine! I grew up with these magazines as a touch of American exotic in 1950's England. How I envied the girl's bedrooms with all themed furnishings - so very different from post war Britain, the dolls houses and the unusual soft toys and all the gadgets and materials we couldn't get. One of my best presents ever was a daisy winder sent from Canada (probably by my brother when he first emigrated or maybe my aunt before that) as I was able to some of the things I'd been reading about for years. The ones I have are the later ones when they went to a small size, the ones I first remember were a lot bigger. But I don't remember ever seeing lace of any sort in them apart from Battenburg-ish, crochet and knitting - not even tatting, I think. Mum probably still has some of these early magazines in her workroom (polite name for a store room as with only about 2 sq ft of floor uncovered it's a bit hard to do any work in there, Malvary knows exactly what I mean). And her remaining two or three lace pillows (Malvary and I keep "borrowing" them) are on the top shelf to the right of the door, just above the fabrics, some dating back to when we lived in Herne Bay pre 1961. Oh what fun we'll have one day! Jacquie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
