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    Smocked Laces: The Sequel

    Posted by on Jan 03 2014

    I was able to squeeze in the third and fourth lessons for Nancy’s Smocked Laces course over the past couple of months. Now that I’ve gotten it back, I thought I’d show you the new laces I worked and the two I designed.  If you missed my earlier overview, check out my post Smocked Laces […]

    Smocked Laces

    Posted by on Oct 27 2013

    I’ve taken several SAGA correspondence courses, including Advanced Stitches and Exotic Smocking.  Over the summer, I decided to enroll in another course with Nancy Malitz (who taught Advanced Stitches) called “Smocked Laces and Design”. This is an interesting course because the design elements come not from a wide range of flosses or colours but from […]