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 brides of the future
wear.
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 love the idea of the special things for special bride, sadly no lacemakers
among them, and I dont think an iphone would be the right decoration, LOL.
There is no particular bride in mind or in sight at the moment. I did buy a
cheap imported garter a couple of years ago, because it came in a box (which
I am going to use for this one).
Any useful tips would be appreciated. I do have some acid free tissue to
wrap around the lace itself.
Sue T
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 bells for a bell-ringer or
couple of doll's size lace bobbins for a lace-maker etc.
I like the idea of a double garter, but be careful that it is not too
thick and shows through the dress, especially with some brides' penchant
for ultra slim dresses.
Joepie, East Sussex. UK
From: Sue
2 years ago I worked a lace garter using my own design, .........>
..........<I began the strip on a straight line across rather than the
offset way with
fans, diamonds and other pattern shapes, as there was no obvious places to
disguise the threads at the end, thinking that at least I would hide that
point by attaching ribbon and flower decoration.
Can I ask what other arachnians would have done please?
Sue T Dorset UK
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