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While I was browsing RVs on Craigslist, I found this photo of a clever valance. Even camping can be glamorous! You can make a quick valance or curtain topper to perk up any space. You’ll want to make your valance as wide as your window, without adding any gathers....
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I love the editor of the magazine where I find most of the patterns that I publish. When someone writes in to ask a question about a pattern, she often begins her replies with “I scarcely see how the instructions could be more clear…” or “This answer has been given so...
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Reader Myrna sent a photo of the Daffodil Altar Lace she made for her church’s altar, and it was used at their Easter Mass. Myrna, who had never made filet crochet lace, used the Daffodil Altar Lace Filet Crochet Pattern for the altar at her church. She emailed me for...
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You finish up a big doily and discover an area of slight grime that just won’t disappear. Don’t you just hate it when that happens? The real problem is that by the time you notice anything wrong, the stain has had weeks or months to set itself into the cotton. Years of...
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The colors, the quality, and the resulting fabric of your masterpiece are the choices you’ll have to make before you start your lace project. Today, there are numerous types of crochet thread. The permutations are endless, and each type brings new and...
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I first got addicted to making doilies because I could pick a pattern and just get started with any thread I had on hand. I never had to worry about gauge again or whether the item was the right size. Cool! (Insert wrong buzzer sound here…) Some things are just common...
