Granny Slip

I was rummaging through the "draper's drawers" yesterday when I come across this very long cloth,

I think in it's previous life it was a sort of valance for along the side of a big Victorian brass bed.

It's made from snowy white cotton with a lovely hand knitted deep lace border and just perfect for making into a "granny slip" to wear under my skirts.

I wrapped it around me and   snipped the remainder off the end, then made a channel along the top and threaded some elastic through and stitched down the side.

Someone must have spent hours and hours knitting  such beautiful fine lace, I added the old shirt buttons and a piece of initialled tape, and that's it, a gorgeous "granny slip" which I shall wear with pride.

Mr Lucey won me this bike for £1 on e bay so I potted it up with some spring flowers for a bit of prettiness,

and made a bit of bunting to drape across,

now all we need is the sun to shine, that's not asking too much in April is it??

Lucey xx