What you need:
- Length of very wide lace (red)
- Length of wide edging lace (black)
- Stretchy lace/elastic (black
- Rick rack optional (red)
- Scissors
- Needle and thread
- Ribbon/pre-made bows
First thing to do is lay everything out so you know what order you want to put things in. This is what I chose ^_^
Then really, it’s all just a matter of stitching it all together. Deal with the edging first because it can just be sewn on flat.
Now the thing that gives this scarf it’s trade mark look is the elastic. You could use a plain matching elastic or even the small elastic thread you would use for shirring. I happened to have a pretty piece of stretchy black lace so I used that.
The method is simple but can require an extra hand or foot to hold everything. You need to stretch the elastic as far as it will go and place over the lace. While it’s stretched out, sew straight down it. I then added the red rick rack over the top as a decoration.
Now here’s the thing, if you want to make it more like a Summer or Spring scarf you can easily add a second length of wide lace to the other side of the elastic. This is what gives it that puffy frilly look. I didn’t have any more lace so I left it as is for now though I might add to it some more in the future. As is it’s more of a shawl than a scarf.
Sooooo by this point it should look something like this!
Last thing to do is finish the ends. Running stitch up the end…then pull the stitch tight so it gathers.
Something like this:
Sew on a couple of bows to cover up the edges:
And BAM! finished ^_^
So now that you have the basic idea there are lots of different ways you could wear it or customise it! This one looks kind of like something to wear salsa dancing XD but obviously if you made yours with pink and white it would have a completely different feel! |
wow! Love the scarf this reminds me of those beautiful ladies in madrid spain with there wonderful costumes of Flamenco Dancers :-)
Thanks Dannie! I know what you mean, I love the beautiful outfits flamenco dancers have!
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I love your business card but as a complete techno-phobe was wondering what the barcode thing is for?
Emma x
Hey Emma! The barcode is a QR code which you can scan with your phone and be taken automatically to my website :D Much easier than having to type in a url! Hope that helps <3
Perfect for flamenco! Another colours can give to this scarf completely another feeling :)
I agree, I bet with pink and white it would be perfect for a sweet outfit!
awww! I love the bows at the end! They are adorable!
Thanks Anna!
Very pretty. <3 A fresh take on a scarf/shawl.
Thanks Wanda!