I have not posted in quite a while. I have been busy working on the table runner, smock, and scrolls.

First the table runner. I have finished the unicorn and 2 of the bobbinlace dividers. I am putting the runner together with spacers of linen with hemstitched edges.

As you can see, I am still missing a couple of the elements. The bobbinlace piece on the right is not attached yet, and the one for the other side is not finished. As a matter of fact it is barely begun.
I have about 1/2 a repeat done so far. The finished ones are 8 repeats long. I should be done fairly soon after the new year. I get a fair amount of time off at this time of year.

The spacers of linen are hemmed and attached to the edges of the lace pieces. Just a little bit of hemstitching keeps the lacy touch I am trying for. I have not decided whether I am going to do some whitework in the linen spacers. I may keep that part of the project for another day.

The Lacis piece was #7 in my A&S 50 challenge, and the 2nd bobbinlace insert is #16. There was quite a while between the start and finish of that lacis piece.

The smock has been moving along very slowly. More because I keep moving it to the back burner, than because it is difficult. The smocking was mostly finished back in August. I took it to a smocking round table discussion at Pennsic. The best piece of advice I got was to add a couple more lines to the smocking. After I had done that I think it has a smoother more finished look. In the picture you can see the stabilization band that I put on the back.

The ruffle is just hemmed. One of these days I would love to make another smock with bobbinlace around the neck, and a couple of inserts of lace. It is on the "list". I chose not to gather the ends of the sleeves to approximate the looser style. I have the fabric to make an Italian gown to go over it. I have decided I would like to finish it for Birka which is at the end of Jan. That gives me about 1 month to make it. We will see if that is too ambitious.

I have only finished one scroll since the last time I updated this blog, and unfortunately I do not seem to have made a scan of the finished piece. I really have a memory of doing it, but can't find it in the computer anywhere. Oh well, anyway it was a persian style AOA which would make it #16 for the challenge. At least I get an oportunitty to make up for my mistake. I have 3 scrolls due in the next month that I will try really hard to make scans or copies of.