 What
You Need:
10-10½"
square of handkerchief linen or heirloom type fabric or a purchased
hanky.
1¼
yds. 1" wide flat lace.
1
yd. ¼" satin ribbon
1
Wing needle
Basting
thread, rotary cutter, mat and ruler.
Instructions:
1.
With rotary cutter, square up linen. Thread machine with fine
2.
thread.
3.
Place lace along outside edges ¼" from edge.
4.
Insert wing needle and touch the entredeux
stitch. Stitch lace in place along edge with entredeux stitch.
Trim away fabric from behind lace to stitching.
5.
With wing needle and lightweight thread, use a decorative
stitch to sew the edge of the hanky 5/8" from hem.
6.
To form bonnet, turn back 2½ " along one edge and press.
7.
Attach ribbon 1" in front of this fold at center and
1" in from both edges.
8.
Tack.
9.
On opposite side, turn back 1", press and sew basting
stitch 5/8" from fold. Gather up and secure to form back of
bonnet.
Note:
The
entredeux stitch is a stitch that makes holes in the fabric so you can
have the heirloom look. You would recognize it if you have ever
seen a blouse or dress with a trim that is box shaped and open.
The
wing needle goes through the fabric and creates holes in the fabric so
you can add tatted or crocheted trim to the edge of something. Or as
the instructions say, you can use it with a decorative stitch to make
the hem. It is all for an heirloom kind of look.
Search
out on the web for Entredeux and the list goes on forever. Here
are few of the many.
http://www.hgtv.com/HGTV/project/0,1158,CRHO_project_30215,00.html
http://www.classickeepsake.com/project19.pdf
www.classickeepsake.com
http://www.sewmuch4retirement.com/projects/laceillusion/laceillusion.html
http://www.babylock.com/database/sew060003.htm
http://www.elnausa.com/projects/00april/april00.htm
http://collectdolls.about.com/library/weekly/aa012500a.htm
TREASURE
HANDKERCHIEF BONNET POEM
(to
put with bonnet)
I'm
just a little hankie
As
square as can be
But
with a small stitch or two
A
bonnet I will be.
I’ll
be worn from the hospital
Or
on my christening day
And
after that be folded
Then
carefully put away.
When
on that future wedding day
So
we've always been told
The
well dressed bride must always
Wear
something that is old.
So
what could be more fitting
Then
to find little me
And
with a few fine stitches snipped
A
wedding hankie be.
And
if perchance it's a boy
Someday
he'll surely wed
Then
his bride can have the hankie
Once
worn upon his head.
Above
information found at:
http://www.sew-whats-new.com/projects/bonnetpoem.shtml
Other
instructions with diagrams for assembly can be found at:
http://www.elnausa.com/projects/98aug/aug98.htm
Site
describing what you want is found at:
http://www.denamariebridal.com/product/012398.shtml
click
on picture for close-up of poem, etc.
Wonderful
handkerchief baby bonnet poems:
http://www.geocities.com/cpgro1/chb2.html
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