If the neckline is an awkward shape to design/make a piece of lace to fit without pulling the garment out of shape, a wide edging sewn to one edge of a piece of fabric can be pinned or tacked in place where the lace-trimmed upper edge meets the sides of the neckline and tucked inside the garment.
(I quite often pin a fairly large lace-edged hankie - folded in half to get a double row of lace - as a modesty piece inside a rather too deep v-neck jumper) Beth In a very windy Cheshire, NW England On Wednesday 28 Dec 2011, you wrote: > This neckline is a sort of horseshoe shape, but I will keep your bigger V > in mind for that shape. > I had wondered about the shape pulling on the garment rather than sitting > well, myself. > Sue T > > > Sue wrote: Having never yet made anything that actually had to fit > > clothing yet I have no idea where to start. > > Maybe a paper pattern shape drawn with some seam allowed extra? - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
