How To Make Lace, Crochet And Eyelet clothes from old tablecloths and napkins. 390 DIY or SIY or MIY
Angela Lansbury wearing a shawl from a recycled square lace tablecloth. Photo by Trevor Sharot. I was looking at lace clothes and eyelet dresses and blouses and scarves online. And in charity shops in the UK. Summer Sales and Bargains Many customers, like me, are shopping and packing for summer holidays as the weather turns to warm from the chilly, May. The old saying went, 'ne-er cast a clout til May be out'. Clout would be old English or dialect for clothes.) I asked an assistant in St Luke's hospice shop, 'When are the sales?" She told me, 'Our summer sales will be from mid-June or the end of June.' That is after many people have already bought for their summer holiday, or been away and come back. Unwanted Old Lace Tablecloths I decided it was time to go shopping in my own spare room and cupboards. What a mess. Time to tidy up. I had old lace tablecloths which nobody else liked or wanted. From the year two thousand and onwards I was busy clearing awa...