| Embroidered jewelry is very unique and attention-grabbing, while at
the same time stylish and easy to personalize. It's great to wear casually,
or even at formal occassions. If you do not wear necklaces, you can still
use the designs as a great T-shirt
embellishment! Just read on.
On this page you'll find the instructions on how to embroider and assemble
the FSL
Battenberg Lace Necklace and some ideas on how to embellish the necklace.
Using threads of different colors and different embellishments you
can achieve absolutely stunning results and make necklaces for different
outfits and styles. |
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| The finished length of the necklace is about 20". |
| Stabilizers: We recommend to use water-soluble mesh, such as
Vilene. Vilene D0102 is a non woven dissolvable stabilizer which is imported
into the US, is sold in large rolls and is sometimes repackaged under different
brand names. Two of these brand names are Wash-Away and Aqua Magic.
Film-like water soluble stabilizers, such as Solvy, are not suitable
for Free-Standing Lace embroidery. |
| Threads: The thinner the thread, the finer the final product
will be. That is why we recommend that at least one of the threads, either
in the bobbin or in the needle, should be cotton, which gives bulk to the
lace and makes it look hand-made. Embroidery polyester thread will
make very fine web-like lace.
Embroidery rayon thread is too soft, it does not keep its shape and
very often its color fades under the influence of chemicals from the water-soluble
mesh.
If you are using 50- or 60-weight cotton, you can use it both in the
bobbin and in the needle. If you use 40-weight cotton thread for the needle,
you can use regular polyester bobbin thread.
We used Signature machine quilting cotton thread, but similar threads
from other companies should work just as well.
For the necklace, cotton thread is the best choice. |
| Needles: We use size 80/12 embroidery needles and 80/12 metallic
needles. Our experience shows that cotton thread used with metallic needles
gives less lint. The needles should be sharp, so it's advisable to change
them after every project. |
| Most Importantly: ALWAYS make a test stitch-out of the design
and wash away the stabilizer. This helps you to select the threads, needles,
stabilizers and settings of your machine correctly. DO NOT embroider several
designs in one hoop. |
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Making the Necklace
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| Besides watersoluble mesh and embroidery threads you will need necklace
clasps and all kinds of small embellishments - beads, crystals, ribbon
flowers, etc. |
| Step One: Hoop 2 layers of watersoluble mesh. Embroider each
file of the set. |
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| Step Two: Cut away the excess stabilizer. Rinse the remainder.
Neatly spread on a towel and leave to air dry. Press with steam. |
| Step Three: Handstitch the parts of the lace together in the
places marked in red. |
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| Step Four: Now unleash your creativity and make a one-of-a-kind
necklace! |
| The classic white version asks for pearls. It's great for complementing
a wedding gown, or for any sort of formal occasion.
We handstitched a string of seed pearls over the lines embroidered by
the second color and added several larger pearls on the pendant. |
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| For the summer necklace we used green threads for the base, green seed
beads, yellow and green glass beads and tiny ribbon roses of all colors. |
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T-Shirt Decoration
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| The necklace pattern can also be used to decorate a T-shirt
You can read about this at T-Shirt
Embellishment with Lace Embroidery. |
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Enjoy!
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Happy Embroidering!
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