Loose Ends: Create Vintage-Inspired Lace Edging

Watch Vickie and learn to add crochet lace edging to a project to give it some vintage-inspired flair. As seen on Knitting Daily TV, episode #1207 and brought to you by yarnspirations.com.

[@amonstrwthn]

You can easily crochet onto fabric that lacks a hem (truly old school version 😂) by either hand sewing over rolled and ironed fabric with backstitch (embroidery stitch) or simply using slip stitch with a steel crochet hook. Once you hand sew or slip stitch the edge of fabric close, you can either join a knitted or crocheted lace border by attaching the lace to the hand sewn stitches. Alternatively, you can crochet onto the fabric using the backstitch or slip stitch as the foundation for adding crochet stitches as you mentioned in the video. I read about this in "Lace from the Attic" (1998 book by Nancie Wiseman, page 21), the author encourages directly inserting a steel crochet hook into the rolled fabric edge and make a kind of "fabric surface" type of slip stitch to form a hem (it works well with fine steel hooks such as 0.60 mm/size 70 or smaller crochet thread up to 1.25 mm/size 10 crochet thread). Both hand sewn backstitch and slip stitch methods work well. I personally prefer using fabric without a hem because I frequently make round projects (doilies, table place settings) and I need to cut the fabric into the right shape myself. You can also buy ready made thin cloth towels and handkerchiefs for adding a lace border at Handy Hands (tatting thread online store).

[@himavincent8917]

Could you pls do a video of corner crochet handkerchief

[@fludrbywest3886]

Oh nice just what I was looking for❣️❣️👍🏻

[@rebeccacrossley9309]

Hi I love this idea. What is the name of the needle hook you use?