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“A Stitch A Half” `s
Tutorial for
LACE CLUTCH PURSES
(FREESTANDING LACE AND APPLIQUE COMBINATION)
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1. For this project you need:
- Water-soluble
stabilizer
- Adhesive
spray
- Embroidery
thread of choice (always use the same thread
top and bottom)
- Batting
approx. 3-4mm or 0.12’’ thick
- Fabric
of choice
- Lining
(you are welcome to use the same fabric for lining
purposes as well)
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Font and Back panels
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- Hoop
at least 2 x layers water-soluble stabilizer (perpendicular)
- Stitch
first step = shows “appliqué position”
- Note that a “default color” is used for this step
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- Place
batting and fabric to cover the “appliqué position”
- Stitch
next step = material stitched to water-soluble stabilizer
- Note that a “default color” is used for this step
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- This is how it should look at this stage
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- Stitch
next step with the color to match your fabric
- Follow
your thread chart to complete the design
Now for lining your
design:
- Once
the design is complete, carefully remove your
- hoop
without interfering with the hooped fabric.
- Spray
adhesive spray to the back and cover the area with lining
fabric or same fabric as we did
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- Replace
hoop in your embroidery machine and stitch next step
- This
outline will secure the fabric/lining to the back
- Now
you can remove your hoop again and cut away the excess fabric from the
front and from the back
- Replace
hoop in your embroidery machine and your last step = satin outline will
cover the edges neatly
- Remove
design from hoop and cut away excess water-soluble stabilizer
- Keep the front and back panels ready to assemble
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Assembling the gussets
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- You
should have 3 panels for completing the gusset section of which 1 x base
gusset panel and 2 x side gusset panels
- On your sewing machine zigzag the side panels to the
base panels
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Assembling the gusset strip to the front panel |
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- First mark the center of the front-bottom panel
and the centre of the complete gusset strip
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- Start sewing from this markings
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- Using
a zigzag stitch SL=1.5 SW=4 stitch the gusset strip to the one half of the
front panel
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- Again starting from the center sew the other
half
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- Your
front panel with the gusset strip attached should look like this now
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- The gusset tip can now be folded to the inside
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- Make sure the top end is straight
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- Mentioned
here is 2 options for securing the gusset tip to the inside
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1. Stick with a fabric glue or
2. insert “metal rings” which will look lovely when
attaching a strap |
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Inserting metal rings
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- You
will need a fabric marker, “metal rings” and consider yourself fortunate
if you can find the correct tools to do this easy and quick.
- Here in Namibia we often have to come up
with bright ideas to get the job done…LOL
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- Make the correct size hole for the size “metal
ring” you would like to insert
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- Insert your “metal ring” through this hole
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- And
this is where the fun starts…
- I used
a Phillips screwdriver and hammer
- Insert
your screwdriver on the inside of the “metal ring” and tap once with the hammer
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- Lift
and turn the screwdriver only a quarter of a turn, tap again
- Now
you can tap twice directly on the “metal ring” for the sharp edges to open
tightly over the fabric
- This worked wonderfully!!!
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- This is what your front panel will look like so
far
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Completing the Flap panel
(click on the pics for
enlarged view) |
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- Hoop 2-3
layers water-soluble stabilizer
- Stitch the first step, which will be an outline with
arrow markings
- (I use 2 layers, hooped
perpendicular to each other)
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- You will see the outline where
your fabric will be placed.
- The arrows indicate the direction
your fabric should be placed.
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- Referring
to your cutting list, fold the correct size fabric in half
- Fold a
seam to the inside on both sides, leaving the top section open
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- Place your folded fabric
(top open section) totally over the outline.
- Note that your outline is
not visible at all.
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- Stitch
the next step which will secure the fabric to the hooped water-soluble
stabilizer.
- You
will see an outline similar to the one you stitched
in "Step b" above.
- The
fabric covered this outlined area completely
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- Once the outline has been stitched, your
fabric is now secured to the water-soluble stabilizer.
- Carefully cut away your excess fabric as indicated
on the picture.
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- Now the basis for the freestanding lace
flap is layer
- Complete the flpa by following the clor chart
in your text file for every individual purse flap
(remember we have a selection of 20+ purses based
on this tutorial).
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- The steps to follow are specific for the
Edwardian Clutch purse.
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- Color change: Now start stitching your freestanding
lace flap.
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- Color change: Stitch out your next layer.
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- Color change: Stitch out your final layer.
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- Your freestanding lace flap is now finished.
- Remove
design from hoop and cut away excess water-soluble stabilizer
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- If you have not stitched the side seams, you can do so
now with a straight stitch on your sewing machine
- Wash
in luke-warm water
- I
prefer to soak my freestanding lace in fabric softener for that soft
gentle touch
- Let it
dry
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- Measure
first!
- Measure
with your front panel/gusset attached the distance of the gusset from the
flap’s freestanding lace section
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- Place
your back panel on this line as this is where the back panel needs to be stitched
to the flap panel
- With a straight stitch, stitch the flap panel to the rear
panel
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- Now
you can mark the centre bottom of the front panel with added gussets as
well as the center of the rear panel bottom
- Starting
at this point sew the rear panel to the gusset-front-panel-section
- Then sew the other half
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- Add a strap, beaded string and a pearl as embellishments
if you desire
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And your Freestanding Lace – Appliqué combination Purse from
“A Stitch A Half” is complete and ready to use
ENJOY!!!
Please contact me if
you need any assistance
annelr@mweb.com.na
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