Broomstick Lace

Ever made broomstick lace?  It looks like this:

 (I did not make this piece.)

I have a very dear, very creative childhood friend (Sarah) who is essentially superwoman when it comes to making things. 

Over the past 20-odd years (we met at age two - we have photographs to prove it), I have forced her to teach me how to make beaded jewelry, how to cross-stitch, how to crochet, how to use my sewing machine, and how to fix all the things I made once I ruined them.

(Translation: she fixed them for me.)

Sarah Engel

Sarah patiently endured the entire process (because let's be honest: I am anything but gifted in these areas, and am also easily distracted and/or irritable when attempting them), and in the end, I came out much wiser if not more accomplished (I discovered that the best solution is if I just pay her to make the things for me).

On one of our more recent visits, we attempted to make broomstick lace.  (Here's a link to the tutorial we used, in case you're interested - you can make gorgeous scarves and wrist cuffs with this pattern).

In the amount of time it took me to make this three or four inch piece:

She made an entire scarf:

 

Not unlike the one pictured above, which she gave me for my birthday. 

(♥) 

I love it.

{ It's good to have oh-so-talented friends. }

And by the bye, you've met Sarah before in this guest post: 

Sarah Engel of Angelus Domina.

And you'll meet her again when she opens her Etsy shop.

I can't wait.

P.S. If you like tutorials, try this one by Simply Vintage Girl: 

How to Make Lovely Fabric Flowers.  

Sarah gave me the link for this yesterday and now I must try it.

  I'll keep you posted on how it goes.  

... Maybe.