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I make REAL, old-fashioned delicate homemade lace suitable for home devotional shrines, borders for altars and altar linens, doilies for underneath statues, etc.  I've been making lace for 54 years.  I also make other lace devotional items but not mantillas.  They take sewing-weight thread and I would go blind trying to make them!  

I am a transcriber for the sermons on Inthissign but that is voluntary and I'm looking for a way to make a little income as I'm on a fixed income and I would like what I do to be of a religious nature when I'm not transcribing if I can manage both.  Doing both is a lot of work for the eyes so I haven't made a definite decision about it yet.  The transcription is emotionally intensive and I'm trying to balance it out with something I enjoy to avoid burnout.  

The price would depend on how intricate the pattern (I have a very wide assortment for you to choose from depending on what you want), how large the project, and how long it takes.  I would do a short sample and see how much I could get done in an hour, then estimate how many hours it would take to finish. The more intricate the pattern, the more time it takes.  Sometimes I can make 4 motifs in an hour.  Others patterns take one hour to make one motif but they are gorgeous.  (Not all patterns are made with motifs; this is just to give you an idea of what is involved.)

You would receive a sample of my work before I begin to show the quality of my workmanship and complete laundering instructions with the finished product.  I might ask for a deposit for a large item and then full payment when it is done. If I could not complete it for any reason, you would get all your money back.  I'm not out to take advantage of anyone.  This would be for God and His Church and at a much lower cost than what it would really be worth simply because the labor alone would be above what most Traditional families could afford.  

Also be aware that intricate patterns, though the most beautiful, take a long time so it might be months before I could finish your project if I could only work on it for a few hours a day.  My eyes would determine when to quit!  It is all done under a magnifying glass because of the intricacy.  It's what nuns used to do.  

I have not decided definitely to do this but I just want to know if anyone is seriously interested before I think further about it.  I'm working on an order now so it would be awhile before I could begin something else.  Just wanted to see if there is any interest.  In the future I could post pictures if anyone so desires.  If there is interest I could get a web site for transacting business.  

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Very positive to see this thread.