Soak the lace in the stiffening solution of your choice. Squeeze out the excess liquid using your index finger and thumb. This one is in the Elmer’s Glue solution and as you can see, it turns the lace color a little white at first but it dries clear so don’t be alarmed.
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Nice project, and it’s cool to see how the stiffener works. I’m a little confused where the crochet comes in though. Did I miss it?
Sorry, the title is a little confusing. The necklace works with any type of lace but since crochet lace is a little heavier, it works best for this necklace. But you can use any type of lace. Hope that helps.
That makes sense. It looks like the lace in the photos is netted/embroidered lace, that ‘s what confused me.
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When I read this, I had two thoughts: my wedding gown is all lace. Even though I’m divorced, I love the lace and just can’t throw it out: Now I can do lots of things…head-band, enhance the lace with tiny pearls, crystals, sequins (but not too much). Maybe a brooch( add a fabric back and stuffing and/or stiff facing fabric), I can think of at least 10 other things to make! My second thought/memory: in my first year of Nursing School, we wore “Probie Caps”–we were given a rectangular piece of linen with a “probie” blue band on it. We’d soak it in starch and water and paste it to the mirror in our room. When dry, peel it off glass and fold and straight-pin it into the assigned shape! After our first year, we traded it in for the official cap of the school of nursing I attended and graduted from!
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