Re: [lace] Binche progress report

2011-05-17 Thread Clay Blackwell
Well, not only was it fun, but when the piece had been joined, I had this perfect little corner "scrap"! I stuck it in my purse calendar, and now when someone says, "you make what?", I can show them. And I don't even mind that they touch it! I consider it a privileged ambassador to our art..

Re: [lace] Binche progress report

2011-05-17 Thread bev walker
But Clay, tell yourself as I would - it was fun to do the five corners! I'm doing a five-cornered Binche hanky also! It is Cinderella Story from the Bobijntne! 4 folder by Fumie Kanai. Of interest to Binche workers, I've enlarged the pattern at 125% and using E.C. 70/2 instead of the 100/2. I used

Re: [lace] Binche progress report

2011-05-17 Thread Clay Blackwell
Big Laugh! Those Binche corners are killers! When I work a handkerchief, I expect to have to work five corners!! So when I started the last handkerchief I did, I started just before the corner! And wouldn't you know... it was perfect! The problem was, I hadn't given myself enough lace at