There are many styles of jabots. Some take more lace than others. Do some browsing through lace books you have access to and you may find several ideas. Do some browsing on the internet also.
You don't list your location with your signature. I'm guessing UK since your mayors often wear lace jabots. Some years back, the ladies of The Border Lacemakers made new jabots for the town council,I think... the booklet they published had eight patterns in it. The booklet was titled Millennium Jabot Patterns. They were Torchon edgings about 2.5 to 3 inches wide with corner-finished ends. However, the booklet does not have any pictures on how the finished jabots were made or how long the edgings were. Are there any Border Lacemakers on the List that can tell us how they were made or any details? One popular style has an edging stitched in zigzag fashion up a narrow, triangular fabric base. This takes roughly a yard of lace if the bottom width is about 5 inches and the finished length about 10 inches long if the edging is about 3 inches wide. Draw out the desired finished size and the sewing lines for the lace. Measure it, and add a bit more for shrinkage of the lace. If you want ruffled lace, I suggest using a curved pattern for the lace. It can be a fun project. Alice in Oregon -- where last night we had a huge thunder storm just overhead and a deluge -- while at an outdoor wedding. Lightning struck the property where we were but no one was hurt except the grass. ----- Original Message ----- From: Liz Parkinson <eaparkin...@gmail.com> To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Sun, 11 Aug 2013 09:52:26 -0000 (UTC) Subject: [lace] Jabots Hello Everyone! I noticed yesterday that our Town Mayor's jabot is: a) getting tatty and, b)machine made. Subsequent enquiries have resulted in the knowledge that our town does not possess a handmade jabot so......I am thinking of making one!!! The ones they have are very frilly, and they like them like that, so it would mean a lot of lace, therefore I think it would be best in fine Torchon, so that I can finish it in my lifetime! Has anyone got any patterns/ideas to help me? Liz - 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/ - 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/
