UPCYCLED CARDIGAN SWEATER WITH DOILY
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CraftFoxes Staff
on
Dec 03, 2011
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Don't throw out Grandma’s doilies! A delightfully feminine way to personalize any sweater, this project recycles old bits of lace as decoration, and it covers up any stained or moth-eaten jersey.
Adapted from Sweat Shop Paris
by Martena Duss and Sissi Holleis, published by Andrews McMeel Publishing.
What you need: a cardigan lace or crocheted doily
Source ,Amazon.com: Sweat Shop Paris: Lessons from a Sewing Cafe (...Step 1
Place your doily where you want (over the shoulder, on an elbow) and pin it flat to the cardigan. By hand, baste the doily to the cardigan.
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Step 2
Use a sewing machine to firmly stitch the doily in place.
Step 3
Cut away the cardigan behind the doily to emphasize the lace effect.
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Step 4
Remove the basting stitches by hand.
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