I can't remember whether I've shared this tip with you before, so here goes.
I've recently finished the six pointed star mat from La Dentelle Torchon - Nouvelles Creations by Martine Piveteau. The open centre of the lace is also a six pointed star. To mount it on some fabric, I traced the inner edge of the pricking onto some tissue paper, tacked this to my piece of linen, machine stitched around the traced line, then tore the tissue paper away. I then pinned, then tacked my lace on the fabric, lining it up with the machine stitching. I am now in the process of hand stitching (using the four sided stitch) the lace to the fabric, making sure I am stitching over the machined line. When I have finished this, I will just cut the fabric off close to my stitching. The row of machine stitching will be a reinforcement for my hand stitching. I discovered this method when I had to mount a flimsy, deep oval edge on a lightweight piece of material, and was very pleased with the result. Noelene in Cooma [email protected] - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
