Weddingbee Blog

Something old? I don’t have anything right now. New? I guess everything––the dress, shoes, jewelry, etc. Something borrowed? I have no clue what I’ll be using. Blue? Again… nada.

But, I am very lucky to have something homemade by my mom. For the last few weeks she’s been making this:

What is it?

It’s lace trim to go around a wedding hankie. She’s almost done, because the side she’s working on is the 4th side of the square. Once she’s finished, she’ll tack it onto a hankie and it will be ready for me to carry down the aisle.

The method of her lace-making is bobbin lace. The bobbins are crossed over one another in a pattern, weaving the threads to make the shape of the lace. Some of the bobbins are wooden, and others are glass. The beads give them weight, and somehow it all comes into play in creating the finished product.

My mom made hankies for my oldest sister’s wedding, and she made lace to trim my other sister’s wedding veil. I feel really fortunate that my mom is making me such an awesome keepsake. This picture is a little blurry, but here’s a close-up of the lace in progress:

I’ve watched her move the bobbins and follow the pattern, but I’m still a little clueless as to how she actually makes lace this way. I’m super impressed by it, and maybe someday I’ll have her teach me how to do it. She taught herself how to do this without ever having taken a lesson.

I’ll be sure to get some photos of the finished product to share with all of you. Even though the hankie isn’t a surprise, I’m guessing I won’t get it until the wedding day.

Whatspecial keepsake items will you have with you on your wedding day? Are any homemade?