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For this doily we used the Crochet
Swirl Doily machine embroidery design, which is a crochet-style FSL
design.
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| For this doily, you will need a 17" x 17" piece of cotton or linen
cloth, water-soluble Vilene stabilizer and 50- or 60-weight cotton embroidery
threads. The finished size of the doily is about 18" x 18". |
| Step One: The Crochet
Swirl Doily is an FSL crochet-style design and should be embroidered
according to the General Guidelines and
Step-by-Step Guide to Embroidering our Crochet-Style FSL designs. |
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Step Two: For our doily, embroider the design nine times.
If you wish to make a larger project, embroider it as many times as
you need.
Wash the stabilizer away and spread on an even surface to air dry. Press
with steam. |
Each designs can serve as
a small doily, but you can also assemble them into
a larger one, as we show here.
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| Step Three: Lay out eight crochet parts on your fabric in a
circle. |
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| Baste or pin in place. |
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| Step Four: Thread your machine with the threads you used for
embroidery and, using short but NOT dense zigzag, stitch along the inner
edge of the lace (shown in red) to secure the lace. |
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| Step Five: Using a pair of sharp scissors, cut away the excess
fabric from under the lace. Return to your machine and using a very dense
zigzag, of the same width as the lace edge, stitch along the edge of the
fabric. Continue to use the same thread with which you embroidered the
design. |
| Step Six: Sew the ninth part as lace insert in the center of
the doily. Follow the procedure described above. |
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The doily is ready. Enjoy!
Here are more close-ups of the project:
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