Once the lace is attached the total width of the hankie is fabric plus
two widths of lace. Multiply that by four and you get 4 times the
width of the fabric plus 8 times the width of the lace.
So if your hankie is, say, 10" x 10" and the lace is 1.5" wide the
overall size of the finished article is 13" along each side which means
that you will need (13 x 4)" = 52" of lace, minimum. If you make it
any shorter (for those measurements) there won't be enough to gather
around each corner.
Brenda
On 30 Jan 2006, at 22:09, Ruth wrote:
Okay, you lost me on that one. Can you go through the math again
slower? It seems like one or the other but why both measurements?
Thanks for sharing your knowledge :D
Brenda Paternoster wrote:
Hello Viv
Measure the side of the hankie and the width of the lace. You need 4
times the width of the hankie PLUS 8 times the width of the lace -
absolute minimum. Round up so that you have an even number or
repeats, and preferably a multiple of four.
Brenda
On 30 Jan 2006, at 20:36, Viv Dewar wrote:
Dear friends
Since I've finished the garter in time I'm hoping to make a
handkerchief
for the groom's Mum (What do mothers do at weddings?!!) and have to
confess that after 7 and a bit years of lace making I haven't ever
joined lace to a piece of fabric. I'd appreciate it if someone could
advise how long to make an edging for a hankie if I'm using a
pricking
without corners. I know someone posted this recently and, I'm sorry,
I've managed to delete the comments.
Thanks
Viv
In Worcestershire UK
Brenda
http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/
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