Sue Babbs Lace Gallery
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over her prickings to see if they fit. Her patterns are about 6 inches (15cm) in diameter and currently available, inexpensive fansticks seem to be 8 inches (20cm) in diameter . So considerable enlarging of the patterns are needed to make them useable, unless you want to modify the fansticks. After two sets
of fansticks being taken apart and cut down, redrilled and sanded etc,
I have managed to come up with a set small enough to fit the lace, and
it is all now glued together and looks passable - at least if you
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The local Needlearts Guild will be raffling a teddy bear and her tree-trunk wardrobe in October at the Chicago Botanic Garden's "Fine Art of Fiber Show - 2002", and the fan is part of her attire.
Possible source of fan sticks :
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The theme this time was "Dreaming Dreams" and "Jacob's Dream" won its category of a piece to be displayed on the bottom of a cabinet or on the floor. Both pieces are my own design. |
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The picture of an otter on a log is
made in Honiton Lace
It is not my pattern but the design
of Cynthia Voysey.
The thread used to make it is much
finer than sewing thread.
pat the otter
to see larger version
| The Fire Dragon is made of bobbin and
needle laces and is all lace apart
from the gold fabric body and stuffing!
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The box was my entry for the English
Lace Guild's "Reflections" competition
and won the miniature 3D lace section. It was designed on a kaleidoscope pattern. The top is the same pattern as that inside, but worked only in white and silver. The inside is worked in white and red, green, and blue holographic threads. |
| I was fascinated by the way Tamara worked the centre of her Milanese
waterlily in the latest copy of "Lace" and decided to try working it as
a brooch! I reduced the working diagram for it to 49% of the original size
and set to, with metallic threads, supporting wire, cable gimps, random-dyed
threads, beads (not all in the same piece), and came up with three brooches.
The first attempt wasn't too successful as the threads were really too thick, but I was quite pleased with the second (worked in copper wire, copper metallic thread & random dyed cream silk & gimp).  By the third brooch, I decided that on this scale the centre worked best if it had an inner circle of dots below the passive threads to act as supporting pins and keep the circular shape. I worked this one in a thick metallic (a mixture of black, purple, green and gold), and finer black silk and purple silk. I added beads to the passives of this one too.  Our local embroidery guild will be holding a silent auction as part of its exhibition at the Chicago Botanic Garden and were wanting small projects to auction off, so these will do nicely. Thanks for the inspiration, Tamara Sue Babbs I hope this pattern works : |
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