Today, metal band Ghost released a new single! My love for Ghost is so strong, I was inspired (at the very last minute I admit!) to make a Lace Cross Headpiece inspired by Cardinal Copia's colors!
For this little project, I referenced to Moi-même-Moitié's Lace Cross Headbow for inspiration!
Level: Intermediate
This DIY is just a little bit above beginner's level and for those already familiar with a sewing machine and have a pretty good sense of what is good lace quality. (We will discuss different kinds of lace and such in another post!)
Also, although there are many ways that this sort of headbow can be made, I wanted mine to be more like a hat than a bow, hence why the head piece from this tutorial is going to turn out a bit different than Moitié's.
Materials Needed:
-Black Fabric (Use a slightly sturdy fabric for this headpiece. Any opaque cotton or polyester-like fabric will do.)
-Interfacing
-White Wide Lace Trim
-1 Large Rose (This is for the center of the cross, but you can choose whichever center you would like!)
-Black Netting or Tulle
-1 Hairclip
-Sewing Machine (You may also sew everything by hand if you so desire.)
-Hot Glue (Fabric-Tac is the easiest way to go, but since this piece is for Cardinal Copia, we're using hot glue today~!)
-Hand Needles and Thread
Let's start!
Step 1
Cut the pieces.
First, cut 2 short strips of fabric, and 2 long strips of the fabric.
The long strip 10 inches long, the short strip 7.5 inches long, both 2.5 inches wide.
Cut pieces of interfacing using the fabric pieces as a pattern.
Iron the interfacing on.
Step 2
Cut the lace.
After the strips are cut and ironed, take out the wide lace and cut to as long as the main cross strips are. This lace is supposed to run down the middle of the strips.
Cut one piece for the front of the cross. Repeat for the short piece.
Once all the lace pieces are cut, sew them to the main fabric.
Overcast stitch the raw edges.
Step 3
Form the cross!
Sew the short pieces together, and the long pieces together making both parts of the cross.
Leave an end open on each piece to be able to turn inside out.
Turn the pieces inside out and take a look at the lengths of each piece before you continue.
Now there is a reason the pieces will be too long.
It's so you can easily adjust the length to however you would like.
To do this, cut to the length you want from the open end of the piece, overcast stitch the raw edge very carefully, then close with a blind stitch.
While you can always cinch in fabric, you can't recreate it once it has been cut, so be a little bit generous!
Iron the pieces down to press them as flat as you can.
Form the cross and sew or glue them together from the center.
Step 4
Time to decorate!
Get the tulle or netting and cut a wide strip or two of it. Sew the ends together using an overcast stitch.
You want just enough to form a flower that is just a bit bigger than the rose.
I cut my netting about 5 inches wide.
For delicate fabrics like tulle or netting, I recommend gathering by hand.
Place the completed rose and netting piece in the center of the cross.
Sew or glue it to the cross. (I do a bit of both for extra reinforcement and for hard-to-reach places.)
Step 5
Create a little backing for the cross by cutting a little circle out of fabric and interfacing.
Iron the interfacing to the circle and overcast stitch the edge of the circle.
Sew or glue it to the back of the center of the cross.
Hot glue the hair clip to the backing.
And we are done!
Thank you for viewing and following this tutorial today!
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If you have any suggestions on what I should do a DIY on next, feel free to leave them in the comments. I'll have more DIYs up soon!
See you next post!
-Blandis
See you next post!
-Blandis
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