[lace] Beds Bookmark in Color

[Patty Dowden]

Is the pattern for the Beds Book Mark available anywhere?  That is 
something I would like to try, I love the way you added color (or is 
the pattern designed that way?).


Lorri
Here's a link to Arachne Webshots for a picture:
http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo/2352827590048870129abqGRX

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Here's the story:

The pattern is 'August' designed by Carol Andrews on page 102 of 
Barbara Underwood's "A Bedfordshire Lace Collection".  Since it was a 
summery theme, I chose a bright yellow cotton to work it in.  At the 
time, Cathy Belleville was running a lace class for the Lace Museum 
in Sunnyvale, and she said something close to the following "But the 
barley needs to be gold, doesn't it ?!"   (Leading me down the garden 
path, she was)


So, in the end, the yellow is cotton and all the other colors are 
silks.  Since Beds is a lace where you can add and throw out at will, 
changing the colors worked rather nicely.  The leaf tallies are 
hiding all kinds of mayhem.  What I personally like best are the 
sunflowers, they seem so alive!


If you wish to perpetrate this yourself, I can give you some hints, 
but since the threads were talking to me, I can't give you a blow by blow.


One hint, I do remember.  When you knot silk, dampen it with a drop 
of water, otherwise the knot will just slither out of its constraints.


Good luck!

Patty 


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Re: [lace] Beds Bookmark in Color

[C Eamey]

I too was inspired by Patty's picture of the Beds bookmark and had a go 
myself. I'd already done some experiments using colour in Beds lace & also a 
Cluny piece from 'Cluny de Brioude'. I used cotton threads including some 
old sylko sewing cottons and I was very pleased with the result.

So thanks to Patty for inspiring me.

On the subject of life BL I too have done various needlecrafts and still do, 
but lace is definately a passion. I think it's something you either love or 
loathe & once 'hooked' that's it!


Carole
in Portsmouth UK

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Is the pattern for the Beds Book Mark available anywhere?  That is 
something I would like to try, I love the way you added color (or is the 
pattern designed that way?).


Lorri
Here's a link to Arachne Webshots for a picture:
<http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo/2352827590048870129abqGRX>http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo/2352827590048870129abqGRX

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Here's the story:

The pattern is 'August' designed by Carol Andrews on page 102 of Barbara 
Underwood's "A Bedfordshire Lace Collection".  Since it was a summery 
theme, I chose a bright yellow cotton to work it in.  At the time, Cathy 
Belleville was running a lace class for the Lace Museum in Sunnyvale, and 
she said something close to the following "But the barley needs to be 
gold, doesn't it ?!"   (Leading me down the garden path, she was)


So, in the end, the yellow is cotton and all the other colors are silks. 
Since Beds is a lace where you can add and throw out at will, changing the 
colors worked rather nicely.  The leaf tallies are hiding all kinds of 
mayhem.  What I personally like best are the sunflowers, they seem so 
alive!


If you wish to perpetrate this yourself, I can give you some hints, but 
since the threads were talking to me, I can't give you a blow by blow.


One hint, I do remember.  When you knot silk, dampen it with a drop of 
water, otherwise the knot will just slither out of its constraints.


Good luck!

Patty
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