The biggest design challenge I had while making my lace skirt this month was what to do about the hem. At first I imagined I'd use the scalloped edge the lace came with.  Even once I realized that one side of the lace had large scallops and the other side small scallops (you can see… Continue reading Lace: Hemming

You've now all likely seen my finished skirt, so you might be asking yourself why I'm still clambering on about sewing with lace.  Well, like I said back at the beginning of the month, I set myself the goal this month of posting snippets of the techniques I used while working with lace that I… Continue reading Lace: Invisible Seams

Okay, I have a confession. When I was having a staring contest with my lace at the beginning of the month, I blinked first. By blinked, I mean clicked. And, by clicked, I mean I broke down and bought the coveted Bridal Couture by Susan Khalje. It had been on my wish list forever, and… Continue reading Lace: Invisible Darts

This past week my foray into sewing with lace began.  It started where most of my projects involving new-to-me fabrics do:  Sandra Betzina's More Fabric Savvy.  Why?  Every fabric seems to have its own peculiarities when it comes to preshrinking, and to eliminate guessing on my part, I usually turn to Sandra.  This time I… Continue reading Lace: Preshrinking