how did you fringe your shawl?

[LumbeeTurtle]

how'd ya do it? sewing it up there with a machine or hand or making holes and tying. what size fringe did you use. c'mon let's hear all the great details!

[Robin_1]

I use ribbon.

[Robin_1]

It takes me about a week to make a shawl with a design on it. When I make one for a lil' sis I use shorter ribbon.

I never tried make one with fringe. I was never taught that way.

[lakotajingledancer]

fringe?

i hate the way fringe looks b/c after it starts to unravel it looks HORRIBLE.try ribbon,it looks better &its easier to work with.:D

[Riverwoman]

In previous regalia that I have had, the fringe used was ribbon, and was sewn on by a sewing machine, ribbon was folded in half, and sewn along the edge of the shawl.

[LumbeeTurtle]

i had never thought to just fold the ribbon in half and sew it up there, i just cut each piece

[theepowwowchic49]

Originally posted by Tahemet
In previous regalia that I have had, the fringe used was ribbon, and was sewn on by a sewing machine, ribbon was folded in half, and sewn along the edge of the shawl.

Give that chick a prize. thats how I do it. fuller and less time to.

[butterflypulse]

Innovative Idea for Ribbon Fringe

I used a method I came up with to sew ribbon onto my shawl. I detailed the method in the <b>attached picture</b>. I used wide ribbon and a decorative stitch to cover the resulting raw edge, which gave my shawl a neat, clean look. I used 28" pieces folded in half.

[LumbeeTurtle]

Re: Innovative Idea for Ribbon Fringe

Originally posted by butterflypulse
I used a method I came up with to sew ribbon onto my shawl. I detailed the method in the <b>attached picture</b>. I used wide ribbon and a decorative stitch to cover the resulting raw edge, which gave my shawl a neat, clean look. I used 28" pieces folded in half.

attached pic? where?

[butterflypulse]

not sure

not sure where the pic went, might have done it wrong...but I'll have to wait til I get home to get the pic attached...evacuated right now due to hurricane...hope it doesn't hit us :-/ I'll try to get that pic up Saturday, depending on how weather turns out.

[WolfTears]

I used fringe on mine an pulled it through an looped it with a crochet hook took me two days to fringe it . An it has been like that for almost 5 years now an not fraied yet. But I do like the ribbon on some shawls it looks pretty too. All it what you like I say.

[FancyChicka02]

i have an interesting way to attach ribbon sort of confusing but i'll try.

i have this double sticky back tape that is 1/4 inch wide that washes out after one wash.

i lay my shawl after it has been hemmed right side up on the floor. then i put the sticky back tape along the hemmed edge where i want the ribbon to be.

then i lay each ribbon down right next to each other so that they are "upside down", covering up the shawl not the ground.

then i sew on binding over the edge...so it sews in the ribbon down once.

then i flip the ribbon over so it is the right way now. then sew it again. now the ribbon is sewed down twice...

[Dancing Hawk Shadows]

The fringe on my shawl, is 40 inches long, folded in half ribbion. I used a needle, put over 300 fringes in to it! it took me a while to have it done, but it was done. And it is cute to see the fringe go over a Grass Dancer's head when you are out in the circle dancing! :D

I did a pattern, witch no one else has been able to do with their shawl's, maybe one day, I will do another!