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Here are some ideas on how to use the designs from he Swallow
Crochet Set.
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| The first and most obvious idea is a table topper. You will need a
30" x 30" piece of cotton or linen fabric (we pieced the fabric part of
the topper together, using 2 different patterned linen fabrics); 40-weight
rayon or polyester embroidery threads for the embroidery; water-soluble
Vilene stabilizer and 50-weight cotton embroidery threads for crochet
lace. The finished size of the table topper is about 37" x 37" . |
| Step One: Pre-wash the fabric. Stabilize the fabric with any
water-soluble stabilizer. Mark the position of every swallow and embroider
them one by one. You do not need to dissolve the stabilizer yet. |
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| The swallows are in the cross-stitch technique. Trim the jumps after
every color. |
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| Before proceeding to embroider the crochet lace, please read the
General
Guidelines and Step-by-Step Guide to Embroidering our Crochet-Style FSL
designs. |
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Step Two: Embroider the corner triangle four times.
Embroider each part of the edge lace six times for every side. You'll
need 24 parts in all.
Trim the stabilizer, leaving at least 3/4" around each design. DO NOT
dissolve the stabilizer yet. |
| Please read the Step-by-Step Guide to Assembling
crochet-style FSL Designs into a Project first.
Step Three: Using a short and dense zigzag, stitch all the lace
parts together. Start with a triangle and stitch six edge pieces in a row,
finish the row with a second triangle, stitch another row of six edge pieces,
repeat with the third and fourth triangle and remaining 12 edge pieces.
You'll end up with a lace frame, the inner opening of which should be about
29" x 29". |
| Step Four: Place the edge lace frame over the embroidered piece.
The fabric piece will be larger than the lace frame, but do not trim the
excess fabric just now! Pin or baste the lace over the fabric, then zigzag
in place. Now trim the excess fabric from under the lace. |
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| Step Five: You can now go ahead and dissolve the water-soluble
stabilizer. Place the table topper into a bowl of warm water; change the
water several times. So that the table topper dries evenly, spread it on
a flat surface and let it air dry. Then press carefully. |
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The table topper is ready. Enjoy!
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| In our second project, an oriental styled pillow, we used the cross-stitch
swallows. |
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| We embroidered them on pre-washed white dupioni silk. The finished
size of the pillow is 20" x 20". The size of each block is 8" x 8". |
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We hope that you like our ideas and will come up with many of your
own.
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