OMG

Or how I realize I have done a woefully poor job updating this blog.
This past Saturday their Majesties asked if I would join the order of the Laurel.
Yeah it's insane and I'm completely still in shock. It's chaos here but I felt if there is anyone reading this I should at least put something out there
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Finished!

Finished! Original pattern by Federico de Vinciolo (1587) and the finished piece

And now the scary part

Finished the band part of the pattern next I start the punto in aria section

A year of big projects

I've decided this year I'm going to focus on the big projects I haven't dated to take on because so often it feels like you must present something new at every event. At this point is rather do the big stuff thestuff that takes months to do and it will be a year of personal growth.

I'm currently on day 32 of working on the lace towel I have 2 squares left on the band and thenI start the points which I admit scares me but I will learn from it and my art will be better if I push myself

I'm also planning on taking on hand sewing a full outfit by hand naturally I hope to add as much lace as possible- I'm having lots of fun with it!

Lace towel

Started work on a linen towel with reticella lace edge

Inspired by this towel at the MET

Pattern taken from pattern book 1557

Current progress

Lace

I've been continuing my work with reticella lace and my current project is an apron with several 3 inch square motifs
Here are the Finished motifs with the info and photo of the extant lace each one is based on

Learning lace