Janice, Beds was probably primarily made in linen or cotton but nowadays there's nothing to stop you from experimenting with different fibers.
Mum (Liz in Melbourne) has made 2 Springett handkie patterns in raw silk - the lovely creamy colour (that smells like manure when it's pressed) - and they're gorgeous. She found silk to mount them on and they look great. I seem to recall that the biggest issue was when you had to retro lace that the silk got a little fuzzy. I have made 2 pieces of Beds from Turner's book (both dress decorations) - one is in grey silk and the other is in a brown silk. It was really nice to work with but a bit slippery, but the final products are very nice (the grey piece won a 1st at the Royal Melbourne Show that year). Have fun with your project. I love the pieces in the Scheele-Kerkoff book and want to do several when my 2 current beds projects are done :-) Cheers, Helen, Aussie in Denver - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
