Green
Kaftan
with black
laces
Hence, tatted up a single-shuttle, rings-only edging that I like. It does not exactly go with the triangular peaks of the side lace, but I did not want to take away focus from the side laces. The final result didn’t turn out that bad.
I used size 20 Anchor Mercer Black thread for tatting.
I don’t have the exact source of this edging pattern (it is
one from my old collection), but in an earlier post I called it “Dancing Clovers”.
Sewing
For this kaftan, I deliberately cut off some inches from the
side of the fabric, in order to shorten the width. Despite a beautiful drape of entire width, the long ‘sleeves’
snag at door knobs !
Secondly, I sewed on the lace at the sides some distance
from the fabric edge for 2 reasons :
The lace lost some of its appeal if nichéd along the very
edge. The short green strip gave a much better appreciation of this beautiful
lace.
And, the extra fabric was folded & seamed in After
sewing on the lace, such that the sewing line of the latter was completely
hidden within.
Another alteration I made was to inner stitching line.
Instead of keeping it straight throughout, I gradually went in towards the
waist & back out. Unexpectedly, this has created such a lovely shape, that
even though a backing was added at the waist for string/belt (the parallel
sewing lines are visible in pic above, shown by white arrow), it is No Longer required ! The kaftan drapes
so well Without any gathering at the waist ! And since the neck is broad enough, it is easy to slip on.
Ending with a pic of how I sewed on the "Dancing Clovers" edging to the already-sewn neck line, using an embroidery hoop.
Motif #23 for 25 Motif Challenge
Wow, Muskaan, I love your kaftan!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jane :-)
DeleteStill not as prolific and proficient as you :-)
Looks wonderful!!! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks a heap :-)
DeleteSuper, muskaan! Great combination of colors! This is exactly my style! The black lace looks grand because of its simplicity!
ReplyDeleteThank you ! So glad you like it :-))
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