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From elegant knitted dresses to trendy matching sets, these are the best crochet pieces that'll be front and center in your warm weather wardrobe this year.
The dress was designed by Norman Hartnell. [2] Hartnell's signature was said to be embroidery, and he enjoyed "working with soft, floating fabrics, particularly tulle and chiffon, and with plain, lustrous silks". [2] The dress was made of Chinese silk, with a high neckline, tailored bodice and a short train.
It’s made from 100 percent cotton, so it should feel nice and airy, and the crochet paneling at the neckline and hem sets it apart from other similarly cut styles. $169 at Shopbop 8.
The dress was an embroidered "Tudor-style" wedding dress with a high collar and "mediaeval" trumpet sleeves, [1] [5] with white silk chiffon under sleeves edged with pearls and other jewels. [6] Her veil was made of silk net embroidered with floral sprays, and her "something borrowed" was the Queen Mary Fringe tiara.
Tunisian crochet and slip stitch crochet can in some cases use less yarn than knitting for comparable pieces. According to sources [40] claiming to have tested the 1/3 more yarn assertion, a single crochet stitch (sc) uses approximately the same amount of yarn as knit garter stitch, but more yarn than stockinette stitch. Any stitch using ...
Stitch markers can also designate attachment points for components of a multi-part project, such as a sleeve on a sweater. [3] Crochet often employs complex lacy patterns where stitch markers are helpful. Crochet also has less inherent stretch than knitting, so crocheted garments require greater contour adjustments at the pattern and ...
Inspired by the draped garments of antiquity, Madeleine Vionnet created the cowl neckline in the 1920s using the bias cut technique that she helped to popularize. [3] The cowl neck enjoyed the peak of its popularity in the 1930s. [1] Cowl neck sweaters were popular in the 1970s. [4] Dresses of the disco era also frequently had cowl necks. [5]
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