On her blog right now she highlights the 1709 reproduction sash she did for Mount Vernon.
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Here’s a comparison between the original Baby Buggy lace (right) with the lace I had on hand (left). As you can see, the original lace has a very loose weave and doesn’t curl very much. The lace I had on hand is tighter and much curlier. Personally, I think it looks better on the Baby Buggy than the original because it ends up looking fluffier. If you need new lace for your G1 Baby Buggy, contact me for custom orders!
It took less time to make this much than to draw the chart. It goes fast when you only have a little bit of yarn. A 5 mm hook with lace weight yarn also helps.
I'm half way through the yarn and at 53 cm in length. I'd like to make the whole chart, so I'm just spinning more, hoping the second dye job will be close to the first.
I'm out of BFL, but I have some Falkland that has a similar fiber thickness and length, so I'm hoping it won't be too obvious.
Italian woman (ca. 1905) by Augustus Sherman.
Source: New York Public Library / Flickr: The Commons
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And here’s the finished restored lace on the Princess Baby Buggy! After the experience of fixing this, I realized that I can make replacement lace for the buggy myself. I don’t have an exact match, but I do have a lace that looks similar. Feel free to contact me if you’re interested!