[lace] Fw: Begin and End
2 years ago I worked a lace garter using my own design, with guttermann silk and it is sitting in my box waiting for the first bride. I loved the look and the feel of it, but have always been a little concerned about whether it would just flop and fold in half at the centre point along the line for the elastic and ribbon gathering. When checking out patterns on the internet recently I bought a new one that just grabbed my attention and I just had to have it, which showed two layers of lace. Once I received the new pattern I ignored the top layer and went on to rework the underlayer changing the heart shape fans for ordinary fans down the outside edges, honeycomb down the centre to take the elastic and ribbon and the rest in torchon grid. My top layer already had heart shape fans and I wanted the contrast. Buying the pattern was a good way of having a lesson in ideas and pattern making:-) I began the strip on a straight line across rather than the offset way with fans, diamonds and other pattern shapes, as there was no obvious places to disguise the threads at the end, thinking that at least I would hide that point by attaching ribbon and flower decoration. Can I ask what other arachnians would have done please? Sue T Dorset UK www.hurwitzend.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Fw: Begin and End
Hi Sue and Arachnids, Beginnings and endings in lace are always a problem as we only do one of each on a piece of continuous lace. In the case of a garter I would hide the start/finish with a ribbon/bow and maybe something that is special to the bride, i.e. a couple of small light-weight bells for a bell-ringer or couple of doll's size lace bobbins for a lace-maker etc. I like the idea of a double garter, but be careful that it is not too thick and shows through the dress, especially with some brides' penchant for ultra slim dresses. Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex. UK From: Sue 2 years ago I worked a lace garter using my own design, . ..I began the strip on a straight line across rather than the offset way with fans, diamonds and other pattern shapes, as there was no obvious places to disguise the threads at the end, thinking that at least I would hide that point by attaching ribbon and flower decoration. Can I ask what other arachnians would have done please? Sue T Dorset UK www.hurwitzend.co.uk - - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Fw: Begin and End
Thank you Joepie, hiding the join behind the ribbon bow was my intention on this occasion, it seemed the right thing to do. Other patterns especially when there is variety of blocks of pattern I usually dont keep it to a straight line. I hope the garter sits well under whatever dresses the brides of the future wear. The other question I now have is should I make up the garter with elastic and ribbon now, or leave it to within a given time scale of a wedding. ? I love the idea of the special things for special bride, sadly no lacemakers among them, and I dont think an iphone would be the right decoration, LOL. There is no particular bride in mind or in sight at the moment. I did buy a cheap imported garter a couple of years ago, because it came in a box (which I am going to use for this one). Any useful tips would be appreciated. I do have some acid free tissue to wrap around the lace itself. Sue T Hi Sue and Arachnids, Beginnings and endings in lace are always a problem as we only do one of each on a piece of continuous lace. In the case of a garter I would hide the start/finish with a ribbon/bow and maybe something that is special to the bride, i.e. a couple of small light-weight bells for a bell-ringer or couple of doll's size lace bobbins for a lace-maker etc. I like the idea of a double garter, but be careful that it is not too thick and shows through the dress, especially with some brides' penchant for ultra slim dresses. Joepie, East Sussex. UK From: Sue 2 years ago I worked a lace garter using my own design, . ..I began the strip on a straight line across rather than the offset way with fans, diamonds and other pattern shapes, as there was no obvious places to disguise the threads at the end, thinking that at least I would hide that point by attaching ribbon and flower decoration. Can I ask what other arachnians would have done please? Sue T Dorset UK www.hurwitzend.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Fw: Begin and End
The purchased wedding garters that I've seen have a blue bow on them, maybe placed over the seam for the join, so it would be a usual thing to do. The idea of a special item is fun, a charm could be found for almost any interest, surely even an iphone :p (which actually I think is a cool idea too) On 11/21/11, Sue hurwitz...@btinternet.com wrote: Thank you Joepie, hiding the join behind the ribbon bow was my intention on this occasion, it seemed the right thing to do. Other patterns especially I love the idea of the special things for special bride, sadly no lacemakers among them, and I dont think an iphone would be the right decoration, LOL. -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] Fw: Begin and End
Sue hurwitz...@btinternet.com wrote: The other question I now have is should I make up the garter with elastic and ribbon now, or leave it to within a given time scale of a wedding. ? I would leave out the elastic, because it can go bad during long storage. And I would leave out the ribbon till I knew the intended. It would be nice to have the _option_ to use the wedding colors, or the bride's favorite color, or some other personalization. -I dont think an iphone would be the right decoration, LOL. But perhaps a charm on one of those cell phone 'leashes', dangling from the bow? G Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA robinl...@socal.rr.com = There is no particular bride in mind or in sight at the moment. I did buy a cheap imported garter a couple of years ago, because it came in a box (which I am going to use for this one). Any useful tips would be appreciated. I do have some acid free tissue to wrap around the lace itself. Sue T Hi Sue and Arachnids, Beginnings and endings in lace are always a problem as we only do one of each on a piece of continuous lace. In the case of a garter I would hide the start/finish with a ribbon/bow and maybe something that is special to the bride, i.e. a couple of small light-weight bells for a bell-ringer or couple of doll's size lace bobbins for a lace-maker etc. I like the idea of a double garter, but be careful that it is not too thick and shows through the dress, especially with some brides' penchant for ultra slim dresses. Joepie, East Sussex. UK From: Sue 2 years ago I worked a lace garter using my own design, . ..I began the strip on a straight line across rather than the offset way with fans, diamonds and other pattern shapes, as there was no obvious places to disguise the threads at the end, thinking that at least I would hide that point by attaching ribbon and flower decoration. Can I ask what other arachnians would have done please? Sue T Dorset UK www.hurwitzend.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
