Lacing and Stitching Visual Guide

Thread a Lacing Needle

Cement Splicing When you lace a project it is generally recommended that you use no more than 2 yards of lace at a time. This is because pulling the lace through all those holes wears the lace and may weaken it. Not to mention how time consuming it is to pull all the lace you might need to complete a project through each hole. Working with a small amount of lace leaves your lace strong and allows you to lace much faster. You will have to splice in a new length of lace, maybe even several times. Each Style of lacing requires a different amount. The thickness of your project also needs to be considered when determining the amount you need.. Cement splicing is commonly used by leather crafters and manufacturers of lace as well. Often on a spool of lace a piece will already be spliced to fill the roll length.

Skive the end of the flesh side of the lace. Then flip and cut the skived end to a point. 1

Spring the end of the needle open. 2

This is a good option if you want to do a cool multi-colored edge on a project.

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Skive the end of the old lace on the top side. Skive the end of the new lace on the bottom side. Carefully apply cement to the skived edges.

Top Side of Lace

Top Side of Lace

Insert the lace into the needle. Flesh side on prongs. 3

Old Lace

Old Lace

New Lace

New Lace

Cement Cement

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Allow cement to dry until tacky. Adhere skived ends together. Continue lacing around your project with new lace. Old Lace

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Close the needle on the lace and squeeze gently with a pair of pliers so the prongs pierce the lace in place.

Old Lace

New Lace

New Lace

Keeping your glue to a minimum during construction will make splicing and finishing your project easier. HELPFUL HINT

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