Here we are at another Wednesday and I have found more hidden treasures and have another confession to make......
I was once a bobbin lace maker.....and here is the proof.
There is a completed butterfly body underneath the cloth and it has been left half way through making one of the wings.....only problem is it has got all twisted and knotted up and I can't remember how to get going again. I can see hours of sorting going on here.
My other lace cushion had a lace mat in the making but this is how I have found my bobbins! I have had to cut these loose and think the only way to solve this one is to undo them and start again.
Several hours later and I have cut free and removed the thread from all 112 bobbins. Don't you just love all those fab beads?
Some of the bobbins are just run of the mill ones but some of them are engraved and are made of the most tactile wood and have come back out like old friends.....here are a few of my favourites. One has our wedding date on it and two have our daughters births on them.....Yes I did bobbin lace when my two girls were babies and before their brother was born!!!!!
When? How?....answers on a post card please :-)
The other thing Jo and I have been doing this week is to sort out boxes of old photos and here are some of my favourites...
Don't you just love old black and white photos?.....I know I do.
The other thing I wanted to show you this week is this....
Living opposite the church as I do [at the mo] I see all sorts of coming and going and this week I was treated to this gorgeous funeral carriage. I didn't know the gentleman that had died but what a way to go eh?
I hope you have enjoyed calling by today. If you leave me a little hello comment I will do my best to pay you a return visit....but if I fail please forgive me cos my every waking hour is spent with sorting, clearing out and getting ready for moving house.....when we get a buyer. [The viewing we had on Saturday went very well and the young couple really loved our house and plan to put an offer in when they have sold theirs. :-) ].
Hugs,
Annie x
