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Dare to Make It: Holiday

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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If your lace has a lot of larger holes, dust some baby powder onto the edge where the Wonder Tape is showing through the lace. This will prevent the presser foot from getting stuck as it sews the lace to the towel.


 Less is more when you use the baby powder to prevent sticking.

Use a straight stitch or a very narrow zigzag to sew the lace to the edge of the towel.


 Pick a straight path across the weave of the lace to sew on.

It's easier to put the two pieces of lace onto the small section of towel before attaching it back onto the larger section of towel.


 Repeat the steps used to sew the first piece of lace when you sew on the second one.

After you have lace on both sides of the small section of towel, use the same technique to sew the other side of the lace onto the main section of the towel to complete it.


 The Wonder Tape that can be seen through the lace will dissolve when you wash your towel.

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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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