I decided to go ahead and use my vintage galoon straight away (my auto-correct tells me I should spell galoon with two lls as in "galloons" but it is definitely spelled with just one l in the Th. de Dillmont book!) and decorate a pillowcase.
It makes for a simple and discreet decoration on a plain pillowcase but it was nice to put my lace on something that will get used in our daily lives.
I first unpicked the sides of my pillowcase just enough to fit the width of my lace,
I then marked two lines for where I wanted to sew the lace
and sewed with a stitch length so that the needle fell into the picots.
I then cut straight down the middle and turned under the small edge on both side
and sewed it down. That's it!
Best wishes,
Frivole
Very elegant!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jane! :-)
DeleteSo beautiful! May you have much pleasure sleeping with your head on such a lovely pillowcase. Just thinking about how to attach it seems intimidating, but your description of the process makes it seem very easy to do.
ReplyDeleteStephanieW
That's nice to hear Stephanie! I'm glad I made it sound easier than you thought, honestly, it was a very quick project. I highly recommend it for using up lengths of lace you may have. :-)
DeleteGenius! I would have sat handstitching for a long while, never even wondering if I could use my sewing machine.
ReplyDeleteGlad you think so, it was definitely an easy job on the sewing machine! :-)
DeleteBeautiful, elegant, absolutely perfect!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Diane! I'm just finishing another galoon and will definitely decorate another pillowcase! :-)
DeleteWonderful!!! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Sue! :-)
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