Hmm. What fun accessories. I loved so many of them, and there was a lot more lace when I clicked around for a while. I much preferred this hat:
http://www.victoriantradingco.com/store/catalogimages/1a/i14979.html plus, of course, the shoes: http://www.victoriantradingco.com/store/catalogimages/1a/i19344I.html And don't worry - I don't think it's 'doing an honest trader out of their custom' to look at something and say "I could make that, or something like it. I'll give it a go." It's not like you're buying the hat and then taking it apart and making a copy (which *is* illegal). You're just being inspired. Adele North Vancouver, BC (west coat of Canada) (I have to admit I've followed people down the street, walking close behind so I can figure out and remember the knitting pattern on their cardigan.) On 2013-06-02, at 10:52 AM, Linda Walton wrote: > Love it ! > > And exploring the site a little further produced this "packable lace hat": > > http://www.victoriantradingco.com/store/catalogimages/1a/i18783.html > > which surely most of us have enough odd bits of lace to produce for > ourselves? (If we don't live in the U.S.A., that is, not wanting to do an > honest trader out of their custom.) At least, I think I could make one for > myself if I knew how to fasten together the fabric crown and the straw brim . > . . Any thoughts? It would be a great way to give new life to old hats that > have suffered a little damage, and have something that would go easily into a > suitcase when travelling. > > Linda Walton > (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where it's the evening of a > beautiful Summer's day, such a rarity this year). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
