Lace and Lacy Crochet

 In my last post I showed examples of crochet that somewhat mimic lace or that have a lacy affect. Here are a few more examples of crochet and tatted lace from my collection. 

This candy cane comes with its own crochet jacket. It was made by my friend, Sally Criswell. She sells her beautiful crochet in her Etsy shop, Sally's Xstitch.

Sometimes a stitcher would use rick rack and add crochet to the tape. The stitcher who made this used red rick rack and applied white cotton thread to dress it up.  The lace measures 1" wide. It is a little more than 1 yard long. (from my personal collection)

Hand tatted lace. The stitcher used fine cotton thread, number 80 wt was most commonly used, to make these colorful bits of tatting. Each piece is approximately 4 inches long....long enough to make a collar for a doll's dress or add to a crazy quilt. 

There's a lot more in my collection to share. 

Enjoy!

Sewing Tips from an Old Sew n’ Sew

Organizing is a forever project…at least it is for me. I will start off with the best intentions and something, Lord knows what, will catch my eye and I am sidetracked. This time I was sidetracked by a little booklet I found in my sewing stash called “Sew News presents Sewing Room Secrets.” Some of the tips are pretty good, others are…..not as good. I thought I’d share some of the best with the blog world before I put them on one of my pages. Here’s five tips that I think are pretty darn good.

To make a cutting table, use a 32” wide unfinished door and covered it with self-adhesive decorative paper. Place the “table” on 2 filing cabinets. You will have a table long enough for 60 inch wide fabrics and 2 cabinets to organize patterns.

Sewing for a child or grandchild? Cut four 4 inch squares of each fabric used and store them in a plastic bag in your sewing area. Soon you’ll have enough for a memory quilt.

After cutting a garment, save two 6 to 8 inch squares of fabric to test iron-on interfacing, buttonholes, check thread color, or topstitching length.

Keep a checkered vinyl tablecloth under your everyday table covering. When you’re ready to cut fabric, pull back the top tablecloth and you’ll have a gridded surface for cutting.

Serge or zig-zag the raw edges of fabric before preshrinking. It will keep the fabric from raveling and save your washer’s agitator from the abuse of the loosened threads.

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