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White tee shirt
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2/3 yard 1½ inch rayon edging lace
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2/3 yard 1 inch rayon insertion lace
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Rayon lace appliqué
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Tear-
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2,5 / 80 twin needle
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Size 120 wing needle (optional)
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Size 80 needle
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White sewing thread
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Fabric Marker
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Small scissors
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Thread your sewing machine with the twin needle following the manufacturer’s instructions.
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2.
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Fold the tee shirt in half to find the front center point.
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3.
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Using the fabric marker, draw two straight lines down the tee shirt 2½ inches from the center front.
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Sew a straight stitch down the marked lines with the twin needle. This creates a “pin tuck.”
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Sew two more pin tucks to the outside of the tucks you just made using the first tuck as a guide.
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Sew the lace applique onto the center of the shirt front between the pin tucks. Use a tiny zigzag stitch (L-
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Carefully cut the tee shirt fabric from behind the applique.
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Sew a basting stitch at the top of the edging lace.
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Pull the bobbin thread of the basting stitch and ease the lace around the neck to make the lace lie flat. Caution: If you do not add enough ease, the lace will curl upward.
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Pin the lace around the neckline and cut off any extra leaving ¼ inch overlap in the back.
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Cut off any extra lace.
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Sew the lace around the neckline using a small zigzag stitch. This will hide the start of the pin tucks.
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Cut the insertion lace into two pieces.
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Pin each piece around the sleeve, starting at the underarm seam just above the hemline seam..
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Using a tiny zigzag stitch (L-
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Carefully cut away the tee shirt fabric away from the back of the lace.
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