I've been stitching along on my current Crazy Quilt Purse project. When I first chose my lace pieces, I liked the way they looked in white. Once I had my seams embroidered, I decided I should have painted my lace:
It looked very stark to me so what did I do since my lace was already sewn on and embroidered? I grabbed my colored pencils:
I have the watercolor colored pencils so once I colored my lace, I used a small paint brush dipped in water to blend the color into the fibers:
You don't want to soak the lace because you don't want it bleeding into the background fabric. Just a light dab of water will help the color blend into the fibers of the lace.
This is a great way to deal with coloring fabric, lace or trim after it's sewn on.
Switching gears somewhat
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This is the time of year I want to hibernate and not set foot outside
unless I absolutely have to (can you tell I'm not a fan of winter?) so what
to do ...
1 day ago