Hi Jane and other lacers,
Most of my Christmas gifts included lace this year...snake bookmarks and
bangle tree decorations for the children (about 20 of each), lengths of bobbin
lace and tatting for SIL, a large doily for MIL and small 'scrapebooking bits'
for the teenagers including small frames, flowers and bugs...cotton is cheap
and the work is appreciated by those with whom I share my work...
May you all enjoy the peace and prosperity that the season brings
Cheers
Laura
Jane Viking Swanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi All, And Happy Holidays!! I know some of us are available, either not
celebrating Christmas or having quiet holidays. DH and I will be home and
it will be quiet and we're happy about that.
Lacy news is that I made Battenberg squares about 5" by 5" (13cm x 13cm) and
put them in plexiglass (plastic) trivets for gifts for a few people. They
looked quite nice though it took me a while to get the finishing done. A
friend co-owns a frame shop and he cut me a beautiful piece of mat board
covered by Ultra Suede. I couldn't close the frame on it so I cut it
smaller and still couldn't close the frame. I ended up using some fabric
instead, then I could get the back to close! The trivets aren't spectacular
but they look pretty good and made nice gifts for 4 couples! Don't know if
they will be appreciated or not . It was fun to use different stitches
on the four lace pieces and see how that worked. Some were quite
successful!
Any other lace gifts made? The Battenberg took me 2 or 3 hours each so it
was quite enjoyable. I know BL and NL take much more time! Actually I made
small NL flowers a few years ago for gifts. I forced everyone to be
appreciative then .
Love to you all, Jane in Vermont, USA where it was over freezing and some of
the snow has melted, it will still be a very white Christmas.
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