apple blossoms & why I love lace

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The apple blossoms are blanketing our lawn like pink crocheted lace.
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...and I just finished this doily from the previous post.
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This is the first time that I have used size 30 thread and I must say that I truly love the delicate feel of it! The thread was actually a thrift store find, but it worked up so elegant and subtle.

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Such a delicate lacey look -- do you have such a passion for lace, too?!
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This is why I love lace. Crocheted or otherwise.
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This book shows a gorgeous bedroom laden with lace & beauty! How breath-taking is this bedroom!? Ahhh. Someday, in my quaint farmhouse, my husband & I will have a master bedrooom just like this.........complete with the exquisite lace that drapes the bed.

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More reasons why I love lace ~
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...this just steals my breath away.

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Last summer we toured a settlers' village and all of these fine examples of lace were showcased in the dressmaker's store.
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...and this magnificent, hand-made lace that was made to look as if the lady was about to come back soon to complete.
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...or this adorning this antique dress-form.

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All of those tiny stitches taken either out of necessity or out of need for fashion speak of such subtle beauty. And if I can come even close to making that same type of lace, well that is my desire.
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