I made these "Ruffle Tights" using some tights I already had for Hannie, cutting off the toes and then pushing the open legs on to the arm of the sewing machine. While the tights are stretched around the arm they are smooth and it is a lot easier to sew the lace straight on. Then, when you pull them off the machine, they bunch back up and are magically ruffled. An experiment that worked very well.
I then started sewing different pieces of vintage lace in rows on the legs of the tights. I did leave an inch or so between each row of lace as you can see in the picture above. The vintage lace came from a thrift store and was $2.99 for a huge bag. I mixed white and cream lace pieces and I love the way they turned out. Easy and cheap. My kind of $5 Friday.
Really cute! I love the method you used to make these...they are just so fun. Great job! I also love her red shoes! :)
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You had me at ruffle! Too cute
ReplyDeleteThese are ADORABLE! Love the vintage lace!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up to Making It With Allie! I can't wait to see what you have for next week!
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I adore those. What a cute idea!
ReplyDeleteI Shared this on the TT&J facebook page and linked to you :)
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Jen
What a FABULOUS idea!
ReplyDeleteI am DEFINITELY going to search for some lact to try this!
Love these. super super cute.
ReplyDeleteTHANK you!!! Now I now what to do with tights that arn't relly nice to wear... My DD is a star in making little wholes in her tights, but now I can refresh them like this for the summer!!!!
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