Japanese Free Lace Overlay Finished! by jyokota

Japanese Free Lace Overlay Finished!

After the sewing is finished, you soak the whole piece in water and the plastic becomes gel; you have to rinse and rinse and rinse and rinse and rinse and rinse -- and keep rinsing until it's all gone. Takes forever. But all that squeezing of the ribbons "scrunched" the threads adding even more texture. And I like how when it was ironed, the "tail" on the side twirled into a spiral curve. A nice surprise.

Can I say I made it when Super Jan was critical to the success of this project? She says I envisioned it, but clearly, she saw it to completion!

Super Jan even sewed on a black snap on the dress shoulders and a clear snap on the overlay so the neckline would stay lined up throughout the evening. She added a black stretchy piece across the back of the backless dress, too.

iphone photos into diptic collage
Isn't it fabulous?! I haven't done it myself but my mother and sister have used it to make embroidery. Great result.
July 11th, 2015  
brilliantly conceived and superbly executed - well done!
July 11th, 2015  
It is a wonderful collaboration.
July 11th, 2015  
I've just reviewed the whole process!! It's wonderfully intricate and beautiful. And go Super Jan!
July 11th, 2015  
this is amazing! wonderful wearable art!
July 11th, 2015  
This is an intriguing process and great to have all your photos as reference.
Useful and well put together collage also.
July 11th, 2015  
A very creative wearable art piece.
July 11th, 2015  
Nice to see this come together!
July 12th, 2015  
Wow! It came out great. It is beautiful as is the model. So glad you walked us through the process
July 12th, 2015  
What a unique overlay! And what an interesting process to make it. Great job, and yay for Super Jan's help!
July 12th, 2015  
Fantastic collage.
July 12th, 2015  
❤❤❤
July 12th, 2015  
Came out amazing!!
July 12th, 2015  
Amazing process! It's really beautiful!
July 12th, 2015  
I really enjoyed seeing your process. Is this plastic a water soluble stabilizer, like Vilene?
July 13th, 2015  
This just leaves me amazed by human creativity! Wonderful.
July 16th, 2015  
How incredibly beautiful, unique, and intricate!! Love it!! You will be a hit!
July 17th, 2015  
You are a multi-talented woman! A seamstress as well as a talented photographer! I was wondering if you needed to rinse this??? 🤔
I hope that you got many compliments from those at the event!
March 17th, 2017  
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