Except. They are kind of plain. Then I accidentally ordered two of the same blue. After the little discount I applied to my order, returning it cost more than the tee. Oh well, keep that baby.
Then I wore a different tee to work...it has a pretty lace inset across the shoulder seam and sleeve.
IDEA! Use my vintage lace to do something like this. Oh yea!
Want to know how I did my version? Here's the tut~~
Please note that vintage lace does not photograph well (not for me, anyway, but what does?) It sometimes looks more muddied than it actually is....sorry.
After auditioning a couple of laces and deciding on the heavier one with the flowers, I decided that I wanted the lace to curve around the neckline.
Now, let me say that this was all done very foolishly, without so much as a tape measure. Yes, you read that correctly. I "eyeballed" the whole thing. First I eyeballed about where I wanted the lace and then eyeballed the curve that I wanted to create. I live foolishly at times.
Flat, straight lines have to be manipulated to follow a shape. One way to do that is to create a curve with small darts along the length of the lace. Since knits easily lose their shape when stitched, I decided to shape the lace before stitching it onto the tee.
I decided to split this tutorial into two parts: Making the darts, and applying the lace to the tee.
Making the small darts. I made the darts between the flowers, but use the main motif in your lace, and this will center the motif between the darts.
1. Match the centers of two side-by-side motifs, in this case the flowers, right sides together. |
2. Pin on the wrong side.
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3. Stitch diagonally 1/8th to 1/4th inch at the top (where my finger is) and taper to the opposite edge which has no seam allowance.
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3. Now work on the shoulder seam. Snip the corners of the knit so that you can turn the raw edge at the shoulder seam to the wrong side. |
4. Pull the lace to the wrong side and pin, making sure the tee fabric is also in place. |
6. The finished seams should look something like this. I did not stitch all the way across the shoulder because I am afraid that would prevent the tee from moving with me. (I like comfort.)
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I know that some items look good when on a flat surface for a photo, but when worn, they can show mistakes. Here is my tee being worn and photographed.
Not exactly easy to snap this pic, but I was able to make it work (sort of).
Join me for Sunday Quilt Inspiration tomorrow.
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