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 My grandmother was studying embroidery, crochet lace and Irish lace with her church craft group when she passed away in 2011. I started decoding and working through her notes, unfinished pieces and vintage pattern books during the pandemic.  My December makes. 3mm perle cotton, 3mm hook. I've been making heirloom clothing, accessories and toys for a while now. I made a few lace pouches as Christmas gifts and am trying to decide on my favourite bookmark pattern. 2025 is the year I hope to expand into bridal.  Bookmarks will always be my favourite but there is something so special about seeing a piece of lace from an Edwardian pattern book come to life before your eyes. Wrapping something so special around your bridal bouquet then later around your baby's feet for their newborn photoshoot then her bridal bouquet and a grandchild... Memory, family and legacy all captured in those stitches. 

I make bookmarks constantly for my own children, at work and for friends and family. Here is exactly how to make a bookmark in Canva AND have it print at the size you actually want a bookmark to be without needing to mess around with settings on multiple devices. Part one is how to make the bookmark. If you already have your bookmark image and just need to print it the right size, scroll down to part 2. Part 1: How to make the bookmark in free Canva You are welcome to use the free bookmark images I have on the "Printables" page. Just click the link above to see them. Log in to Canva with a free account. Type "bookmark" into the search box and choose a template you like. Click Create this template. You will need to edit it significantly if you wish to do anything commercial with it but the free templates are ok for personal use. In the project screen, make changes to the template you chose and/or add a new blank bookmark that is already the correct s...