On 15 Mar 2005, at 17:47, Jane Partridge wrote:
For the elastic, I use the soft bra-strap type, which is slightly fuzzy
on one side - this will grip to tights or stockings better. Measure off
to half an inch less than the leg measurement, thread it through and
overlap by half an inch before sewing the ends of the elastic securely -
this should give enough grip without cutting the circulation. Thread the
elastic through the garter, then thread ribbon over the top. Leave
sufficient (about 9" each side) tails of the ribbon to tie into a bow,
the ends can be trimmed once it is in place.
A tip about elastic in a garter which I was given by Vivienne Walton was to use two lengths of narrow elastic (blue, silver or gold) and thread one length through the centre holes under and over, and the other length over and under through teh same holes, then when the gathers are evenly spaced they will stay that way and not all bunch up together.
There's a picture of DD's garter which was gathered in this way at: http://tinyurl.com/4qca7
Brenda http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/paternoster/
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