Princess Lace Design
Princess Lace Design
by Wim J. Lauriks
Princess Lace making is a fast and easy technique to create weddingveils, lace handkerchiefs, placemats, tablerunners, curtains, etc., by the application of fine machine-made lace tapes onto cotton tulle.
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You'll find all these Princess Lace tapes and tulle at www.lacemaking.com/Ltapes.htm.
Princess Lace is essentially a finished decorated surface of cotton tulle using different kinds of tape. You will become more familiarized with various tapes and their combinations upon viewing different lace pieces.
The key to creating Princess Lace is to start small - expand slowly and let your imagination guide you. Here, we are going to cultivate a sprout until it grows flowers and develops into a plant. Later our design we will resemble bouquet-like arrangements and flowered scrolls decorating larger areas.
Let's start with our sprout (materials needed are tulle, some heavy cotton thread and large Princess Lace leaves)
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add some rings
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more rings
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pull a piece of tape to make a flower: the Princess tape has on one side a
gathering thread that you can pull to curve the tape
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and bloom !
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I hope the following examples may inspire you.
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Product information: you can find all the tulle and Princess Lace tapes at www.lacemaking.com/Ltapes.htm
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This fast and easy way to make a large piece of lace is often used in Europe to make wedding veils, wedding dresses, curtains, inserts and other lace decorations. Once you understand how to work the tapes - using the build-in pulling thread - there is no limit to what you can make using these materials. There are varies sizes of tapes and a wide assortment of leaves, centers and florets. You may find and order these items at www.lacemaking.com/Ltapes.htm
The design above is made as follows:
1. Position the flower center on the tulle and attach it with a few stitches (use cotton thread - the tulle and Princess Lace items are 100% cotton).
2. Use a thick size contour thread to outline the branches, starting from the flower center. Finish with a small knot.
3. To finish the flower in the center: use the Princess tape as shown here:
- cut the edge - locate the pulling thread inside - pull to make the curve needed - position the curved tape around the flower center - cut off and stitch together
4. Repeat these steps to make the small flower without a center on the right
5. Cut off the rings, and the small and large leaves, and stitch them in position.
6. To make the border: cut the remaining Princess Lace tape in half and start to make the curve (as in 3.) at the end of each tape. Position the curved tape starting in the upper middle of the heart (the two tapes start here) and attach with pins. Once you are happy with the shape, cut off the excess tape and stitch at the side of the pulling thread only (note: in the picture above is the Princess tape replaced by a Duchesse tape - same system other design).
7. Once you are finished you may cut away the excess tulle and your heart is completed.
You can build on this experience to create your own designs - the possibilities are unlimited. All Princess tapes have a pulling thread on one side (Battenberg Lace tapes have pulling threads on both sides). The Princess Lace is also available in black. Have fun.
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