(now almost finished) but close to it.
This pillow case, bought at
Woolworth's, sometime before 1978, was embroidered back then. It's
mate, just got embroidered last week. The lace? (for both pairs)
also pre 1978. The lace is from a Woman's Day booklet (one you had
to send a $1 and postage paid, self addressed envelope). I think I
still have the booklet, (and if I find, I will post a picture of the
cover.)
I am not much of a crocheter--(this
lace is pretty good, though) It would have been better if I started
(Or ended) the lace by working right into the cotton pillow case—but
that is water long ago over the dam!
The pillow cases were sold with no
directions (or suggestions) about colors—just stamped cotton for
the adventurous to embroidered and finish any way they wanted.
I bought a half dozen or so pairs. I
finished two, and gifted them to people, and another 2 finished and I
kept for my self--(and used till they were thread bare!) One had a
bit of crochet lace (a half inch wide or so) the other, machine made
lace.
I have this pair now 99% completed--(I
have to sew the lace to the edge)--and another pair, waiting for me
to embroidered them and add lace.
Well, not now, not this year, maybe
next summer when I once again hit the knitting doldrums.
These pillow cases have gone through a
35+ years and a half dozen moves, another 12 months won't make much
of a difference.
I finished a small white posy on my
black sneakers, too. This end embroidered for now.
My beaded blue socks have the gusset
completed, and a few rows beyond—I'll continue to work on them,
there will be plenty of time—DD and family are on a vacation trip,
but come next week, there will be tiny tots swimming lessons—2
lessons a week, for 5 weeks. I have committed to go at least once a
week, but I might go twice a week (just because I like to get into
the water, and haven't much done that this summer.)
