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Lace Cameo Socks

Embellish your favourite socks with lace, ribbons and a cameo centerpiece!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/lace-cameo-socks • Posted by Cat Morley

Embellished your socks with ribbons, lace and cameos by creating a gorgeous Victorian inspired cuff.

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

1 h 00

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
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Description

Embellished your socks with ribbons, lace and cameos by creating a gorgeous Victorian inspired cuff.

Instructions

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    Gather your supplies. You'll want a couple of types of lace, some ribbon, a cameo and a cameo setting.

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    Layer the ribbons and lace around the top of the sock until you find a design you like.

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    While wearing the socks, wrap the lace and ribbons around your leg and cut to the correct size, leaving an overlap of 1 inch.

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    Cut two of each of your ribbons and lace.

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    Relayer the ribbons in your desired design.

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    Using a running stitch, sew the ribbons together at the top using matching thread.

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    Then stitch the ribbons together at the bottom.

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    Your finished cuff should look like this.

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    While wearing the socks, wrap the cuff around the top of your socks.

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    Using a running stitch, sew the cuffs to the top of your socks using black elastic thread.

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    Finally, position the cameos in the middle of the cuffs.

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    Stitch in place and you're done!