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Two-Color Lace Mask
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Looking for a way to add a
little color to your season? Introducing multi-color
lace! Our new
Dia de Los Muertos mask has black and red
lace on it, and it’s just a few extra steps to get the
two-color effect.
Follow along with me, and I’ll show you how to stitch
multi-color lace and make a truly rad decorated mask
for your spooky celebrations!
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To stitch multi-color
lace, you'll need:
To decorate the awesome
mask once it’s stitched, you’ll need:
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So, let's start with the
lace. As you know from perhaps stitching regular
one-color lace, you need an empty bobbin to wind with
your thread color so the lace is the same color front
and back. For multi-color lace, you’ll need as many
bobbins as you have colors.
For our two-color mask, I have black and red thread, and
two empty bobbins waiting to be wound.
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Wind up one of each color
ahead of time so you don’t have to mess with your bobbin
winder later.
The
first color that stitches on this mask is black, so put
your black bobbin into your machine. Set the red one
aside for later.
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Hoop up a piece of
water-soluble stabilizer and put it under your machine.
Your wound bobbin should be in the machine at this
point.
A note here, since you’ll be taking your hoop on and off
to replace bobbins, take extra care to make sure it’s on
straight at all times, or your stitching won’t line up
properly.
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Start your machine
stitching! The first half of the lace mask will stitch
out.
I’m actually stitching out the small
size lace mask here because my machine is pretty tiny,
but I’ll be decorating the large size mask later.
Once your machine has finished stitching the first
color, very carefully remove your hoop from the machine.
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Take out the previous
bobbin and replace it with the next color.
Very carefully place your hoop back on the machine,
taking extra care to make sure it’s on straight and
tight. Every time you remove your hoop, you risk
misaligning the design, so be careful with it!
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Set your machine to start
stitching once again. Watch where the next line
stitches. It should be pretty close to the previous
edge, or your hoop may not be aligned properly. In the
first few seconds of stitching, you still have time to
make adjustments if needed.
Once your final color has stitched, carefully remove
the design from the machine and un-hoop it!
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Soak your stabilizer
according to the directions on the package, in order to
remove it, and let your lace dry.
Your finished multi-color lace! Easy peasy. Now lets
make our lace mask pretty!
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So, one way of wearing
your lace mask is of course just to tie ribbons to the
side and tie it around your head. If you don’t want to
wear a mask all night, or want something more
decorative, I have another way!
Start by laying your mask flat and spraying it with
starch. We’re going to attach it to a stick, so we need
it to be straight and sturdy.
Set this aside after you've sprayed it and let it
dry. It can take a little while.
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While we’re waiting for
our mask to dry, we can make the rest! Grab the wooden dowel
you’ll be using as a mask stick.
Grab your paints and
paint the dowel to match the rest of your decorations. Some of
it will be covered with ribbon later, but it’s best if the raw
wood color isn’t peeking through.
Cover your dowel in a nice coat of black paint and set
it aside to dry.
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Once your mask and dowel
are dry, we can attach them to each other!
Heat
up your hot glue gun and when it’s ready, draw a line of
glue down the side of your dowel, near the top.
Place your stiff lace mask over the glue, securing
it in place. Let it dry for a second and check that it’s
securely glued on.
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Now, to dress the boring
stick up a little, I glued on some tall black decorative
flowers and one faux rose to match the mask.
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To cover up the stem of
the fake flowers and make my mask a bit prettier, I’m
going to wrap the base in ribbon.
Add a small dot of hot glue where you’d like to
start your ribbon and wrap one end around the dowel.
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Once the top is dry and
holds tight, start wrapping the length of the ribbon down the
dowel and around the flower stem, covering them both.
When you get to the end, add another bead of glue, glue the end
in place and snip off the excess.
To hide some of the bulk near the top and dress it up, I
also snipped a length of ribbon and tied it in a bow near the
top.
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Finally, to add that extra
pizzaz, (and hide the top of the dowel) add a dab of
glue at the top and glue on some feathers.
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Your mask is ready for a
party! In fact, your new two-color lace mask looks so spiffy
jazzed up, it would also make a neat wall hanging just as it
is!
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Lace and flowers and
classy elegance are perfect for the spooky season, and
you can have all the glamour of a mask without having it
tied to your head all night.
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Two-color lace is simple
to sew and looks even better dressed up!
Wear your new handmade mask for Halloween, Day of the Dead
or any fancy masquerade. You’ll be the craftiest belle of the
ball!
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Suggested designs for this tutorial:
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