2 years ago I worked a lace garter using my own design, with guttermann silk
and it is sitting in my box waiting for the first bride. I loved the look
and the feel of it, but have always been a little concerned about whether it
would just flop and fold in half at the centre point along the line
Hi Sue and Arachnids,
Beginnings and endings in lace are always a problem as we only do one of
each on a piece of continuous lace. In the case of a garter I would hide the
start/finish with a ribbon/bow and maybe something that is special to the
bride, i.e. a couple of small light-weight
Thank you Joepie, hiding the join behind the ribbon bow was my intention on
this occasion, it seemed the right thing to do. Other patterns especially
when there is variety of blocks of pattern I usually dont keep it to a
straight line.
I hope the garter sits well under whatever dresses the
The purchased wedding garters that I've seen have a blue bow on them,
maybe placed over the seam for the join, so it would be a usual thing
to do. The idea of a special item is fun, a charm could be found for
almost any interest, surely even an iphone :p
(which actually I think is a cool idea too)
Sue hurwitz...@btinternet.com wrote:
The other question I now have is should I make up the garter with elastic and
ribbon now, or leave it to within a given time scale of a wedding. ?
I would leave out the elastic, because it can go bad during long storage. And
I would leave out the
