I was taught how to join lace when I did a City & Guilds in Dressmaking and Pattern Cutting, taught by a lady who, in 1934, worked on the hand-sewn trousseau for the Princess Marina who died in the UK in 1968.
The method was to place right side to right side, and using a thread of a colour to match the lace, but as fine as possible, hand stitch across the join with a *very* small running stitch or back stitch. Then to trim the seam to under a quarter of an inch, lay the seam to one side and make very small buttonhole stitches over the cut edges, while also stitching the edge down so that it couldn't be lifted again once the join was finished. Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
