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Dare to Make It: Holiday


How to Insert a Crocheted Lace Band into a Hand Towel

comments (3) August 18th, 2008     

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JenniferStern Jennifer Stern, contributor
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Heres my luxurious hand towel!
A close-up of the towel.
This is before inserting the lace band and edging.
Heres my luxurious hand towel!

Here's my luxurious hand towel!

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To make it really easy to sew the lace onto the edges of the piece of towel we cut off, use double-sided sticky take to hold the lace in place. The kind of sticky tape I like to use is called Wonder Tape. It is 1/4" wide and washes away in the laundry. Stick a piece of this tape onto the bottom edge of the towel.


 Make sure that you only use a piece of tape long enough to stick to the towel. If it's too long, it will get stuck on your machine or presser foot and make a mess.

Peel the paper backing off the Wonder Tape.


 You may have to use your fingernail to pick at the end of the backing to get it started. Don't be gentle with it. (It comes off easier if you scratch at it first, then try to peel.)

Position the lace over the Wonder Tape. Press the lace onto the Wonder Tape to hold it firmly in place.


 Use the weave of the lace as a guide to stick it on the towel straight.

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Comments (3)

Jen1964 writes: Beautiful! It makes me remember my great-grandmother's crocheted lace-edged pillowcases. There was a ripple or scallop to her edges. Your version sounds like it would hold up really well too. Maybe it'd horrify people, I don't know, but I always believed these beautiful little touches were supposed to be USED in real life, not just stored away for company (although that's nice too as long as they get USED!)!! It's so much nicer to treat family like company when you can.
Posted: 10:09 am on October 23rd
granny474 writes: I will be making this lovelt towel this weekend for house warming gift for a friend who has just moved back into town.
Thank you for sharing your project with us.
Posted: 6:59 pm on August 26th
wynneceline writes: I love this pattern I will be trying this lovely towel. And I will be also sending this pattern to my sister, who is also a crafter. This towel will be perfect for last minute gifts or as house warming gift.
Posted: 1:27 pm on August 23rd
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