What is LACE DREAMS exactly?
We get quite a few questions about our LACE DREAMS products. I think the most frequently asked question is ‘What is it exactly?”So, I thought I would share with you how LACE DREAMS came about and hopefully it will help you understand what it is. About 30 years ago my sister asked me to crochet for her a yoke that she could use to create a nightgown. I did, of course, and the gown turned out beautiful. With todays technology I thought it would be great to recreate this process using machine embroidered lace. But there were limitations – it had to be able to be sewn in a 4×4 hoop and I didn’t know how to make a pattern for the fabric part for any size but my own. Then, 2 years ago I met Mandy Foster, a young and ambitious pattern maker. We talked about my idea and she agreed to take on the challenge of making the patterns for the fabric part of the garment and determine what size the lace squares needed to be for each garment size and still fit a 4×4 hoop. She coined the name “LACE DREAM
