Cattern Lace

I took a bit of a break from my Honiton a couple of weeks ago to make a strip of Torchon lace to use as a trimming for this Mathilde top.

(Excuse the creases- I’d been wearing it all day…)

I bought the lawn fabric at Fents in Skipton but there wasn’t quite enough to do the sleeves as included in the pattern so I made some short sleeves instead, and used a navy satin bias tape to finish the facings inside. I lengthened the pattern so that I could either wear it tucked out over skinny jeans or tucked into a skirt- it looks good both ways.

I found a pattern for a lace edging using whole stitch fans with a twist on the threads before the last pair of passives, which I thought would be fine when I was making it

but now I’ve worn and washed the top a couple of times I’m starting to wish I’d used a design that was a bit wider and more open. I think it still looks ok though and adds a bit of detail between the yoke and the body.

It was nice to be able to combine the lace and the dressmaking for the first time and have something to wear which I have made entirely, (other than the buttons, which I bought)

Next on my list of ‘lace to wear’ is a Peter Pan lace collar- I’m still trying to find the perfect pattern though so it’s back to the Honiton for now.