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Dark Adornments LaceThere's just something dark and enchanting about lace, making it the perfect accent you've been looking to add to special outfits or costumes. We'll show you how to transform the freestanding lace embroidery designs in the collection of Dark Adornments into six gorgeous lace accents, so you can use them for all your projects that need that romantic lace touch. Each of these accents requires the lace pieces to be already stitched out, we will show you how each is assembled. Before we begin, see this tutorial for basics on stitching out freestanding lace! SuppliesThe ChokerThe first thing I'll show you how to make is the multi-piece choker. Grab your embroidery design file here, and stitch out four to five lace pieces using the design, depending on how long you want the necklace to be. To assemble this choker, you'll need your pieces of lace, a hand-sewing needle and matching thread, and some ribbon. Hot glue also helps. Products Used
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Steps To Complete
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To start, place two of the lace pieces together, touching like so, right sides down. Stitch them together where they touch, trying to keep as many of your stitches on the back side of the lace as you can. I prefer to stitch through the thick satins for an extra secure hold. |
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Continue adding lace pieces in exactly the same way. Make sure the right side of the lace is always down, or one of the pieces will have the wrong side showing! |
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Continue until you have all your pieces stitched together. These pieces plus a ribbon should fit most people. For kids or smaller adults, you may only need four pieces. |
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Finally, cut two long pieces of ribbon and stitch them to the back edges of each side of your necklace. Once I stitched mine in place, I also added a dab of hot glue over each ribbon end for extra strength. |
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