Hi Tamara, et al Tamara wrote "When you appliqued your tatted piece (elephant?) to a T-shirt, did you strengthen/stabilize the wrong side of the knitted fabric first?"
I have several pieces of lace sewn on t-shirts. The first one was a piece of Honiton, a small flower and leaves. I washed the $3.99 sale price t-shirt to make sure it was colour-fast, then stitched it on all round including the centre of the flower. I have never added anything to the wrong side of the fabric. I made a Milanese motif with Pat Read in England, in the fall of 2002, then came home and made 2 more, same pattern but different braids. I then stitched them onto a t-shirt in a row from left shoulder down on the diagonal. There again I stitched down all around including the inner edges where the motif crossed over itself. The Honiton piece and its t-shirt gets thrown into the washing machine on a regular basis and has never been a problem. The Milanese is normally washed by hand because it is a much better quality t-shirt and I prefer to do it by hand, while it is still looking new! When the Honiton t-shirt wears out, I'll just snip the stitches on the back, take off the lace and stitch it onto something else. I'm looking for the right shirt to stitch my small piece of Withof Duchesse on to. It cost me a fortune to make (two full courses), so I need to do something with it, rather than just leaving it in my work binder. Malvary in Ottawa - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
