Lace Insertion: The Secret to Dressing Up (& Sizing Up!) Your Clothes

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MATERIALS USED:
Cotton lawn: Fabrics Garden, NYC
All lace insertion is from Cathryn Collins on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Catheryn...

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Music:
(All music from epidemicsound.com unless otherwise specified.)
'Miika's Journey' by Lama House
'Secrets of the Earth' by Lama House
'What Once Was' by Gavin Luke
'Diving with My Harpoon' by Franz Gordon
'Meet Me in Montmartre' by The Fly Guy Five

0:00 - Introduction: The Benefits of Insertion Lace
3:02 - Insertion Lace Between Two Panels of Fabric
5:22 - Insertion Lace in a Solid Panel of Fabric
6:50 - Hand Sewing Insertion Lace
8:43 - Some Concluding Thoughts
11:00 Gratuitous Pig Update