Re: [lace] Advice wanted please

2017-10-30 Thread N.A. Neff
gt; Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2017 12:43:10 PM > To: Arachne > Subject: Re: [lace] Advice wanted please > > Thank you to all the people who gave advice on this project which is now > packaged ready to go into the post on Monday. It took me a little time to > achieve the best way to prese

Re: [lace] Advice wanted please

2017-10-30 Thread Daphne Martin
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Re: [lace] Advice wanted please

2017-10-28 Thread susan
Thank you to all the people who gave advice on this project which is now packaged ready to go into the post on Monday. It took me a little time to achieve the best way to present the two gifts and the borrowed garter when the bride receives them and left my expert packer to work:-) I am

Re: [lace] Advice wanted please

2017-10-26 Thread Malvary Cole
My immediate thought - are the loops still there when the garter is stretched to go round her leg? If yes, then the ribbon is too long. If no, then the ribbon is the right length and you can't make it any shorter or it won't fit when she is wearing it. Malvary in Ottawa where we have

Re: [lace] Advice wanted please

2017-10-26 Thread Karen ZM
What I usually do is first cut the elastic to the needed size + a little extra for sewing (about 1 inch overlap). I then stretch this as much as I can while machine sewing the blue ribbon directly to the elastic. I usually sew very close to both edges to avoid the ribbon from turning in.

[lace] Advice wanted please

2017-10-26 Thread susan
Hello fellow spiders, I have been very busy recently reworking my lace garter for my future daughter in law to wear in 2 weeks time. The lace is complete, the elastic and ribbon threaded through and I have her leg measurements and I have just cut the elastic to get ready to sew together. Happy