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Carolinagirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kim
Rutherfordton
NC
USA
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 Posted - Oct 11 2006 : 12:39:11 PM
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Okay, another dishtowel question: How do I do those fancy crocheted edges on the towels? I know how to crochet, but I can't figure out how you get the edgings on the towels.
Thanks-
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
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Wendy
Utah
USA
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
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Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
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Posted - Oct 12 2006 : 10:39:25 AM
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How do you hemstitch something? That may sound like way too basic a question, but I was wondering if it's possible to do it on a "regular" sewing machine somehow...
XOXO, Libbie
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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
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Posted - Oct 12 2006 : 10:43:50 AM
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You can just fold under 1/4" and press and then fold under once more. On the right side, stitch with a medium-length stitch around the hem. Ta dah! Hope this helps Libbie...or that I answered the question you were asking :)
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
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Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
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Posted - Oct 12 2006 : 10:55:44 AM
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Diane - then do you attach the edging directly to the stitching?
XOXO, Libbie
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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
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Posted - Oct 12 2006 : 11:10:28 AM
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Yep, at least that's the way I've always done it. Depending on what the finished side of your lace looks like, you can attach it to the right or wrong side. If you're comfortable with doing it, you can attach your lace at the same time you stitch your hem so as to have only one row of stitching showing.
My grandmother would always crochet directly to the fabric, making her "foundation" row directly through the last folded, outermost edge. She put crocheted lace on everything and some of her pillowcases were so pretty and feminine.
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