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Have you ever knit a garment that ended up too long? Do you measure your swatches flat? Watch as we play with gravity.

A lovely collar or cuff accent with a full needle rib hem and hand manipulated lace. Substitute a lace pattern of your choice for a unique look.

Simple looped edge knit in matching or contrast yarn. Nice addition to a lace pattern or ruffles.

This technique creates a soft edge for any lace pattern of your choice. It will not restrict Lace patterns that scallop.

Lacy, feminine edge for 1x1 ribbing.

Simple, lacy, hung hem with eyelets. Useful when knitting an openwork pattern. Decorative on plain knitting.

This technique creates a soft edge for any lace pattern of your choice.

Adding crochet loops to a plain band, this technique adds a feminine touch to a “sandwiched” band. This style of band is perfect for cut and sew shaping.
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Stockinette, Slip, Tuck, Lace all make beautiful fabrics. Each has it’s own characteristics, but which one uses more yarn? Follow along on our
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Ribber edge with stitches transferred on the main bed to create a lacy effect.

Ribber edge with stitches transferred on the main bed to create a lacy effect.

Simple 2 row trim, transferring stitches from the main bed to the ribber to create a delicate, lacy edge.

Delicate scallops with transferred stitches

A bit of garter stitch and hand manipulation make a scalloped, lacy edge.

Light and lacy ruffle made simple with tension changes as you knit.

Lacy, open trim easily knit with needles out of work. Attach to a sleeve edge for the look of fringe.

Simple lace edging with a finished edge. Beautiful on sideways knits.

Lace on the knitting machine doesn't have to be complicated or intimidating. If you have a lace carriage use these simple tricks and make eyelets (lace)
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A reversible fabric that makes great scarves, shawls, belts, etc. No additional finishing needed!

A reversible fabric that makes great scarves, shawls, belts, etc. No additional finishing needed!

Open, lacy crochet-look sweaters are popular right now.Use your knitting machine to create your own breezy look! This tutorial covers faggotting stitch,
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Combination of open eyelets and small 3 stitch cables. Texture and open work in one technique.

Easy openwork columns of vines for an all over stitch pattern or isolated insertion.

Texture and classic lace pattern to be used as an insert. Place at the edge of a garment for an outstanding detail

A graphic eyelet zig zag pattern that can be varied in unlimited ways. Manually working the transfers isn't too difficult, although your lace carriage would
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Based on a simple Zig-Zag Lace stitch pattern, this stitch pattern incorporates multiple
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Beautiful hand manipulated lace - 12 row repeat with only 2 manual stitch transfer rows per repeat.
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Unusual stitch transfer sequences create this simple, but beautiful lace pattern. The secret is breaking the rules by having 2 eyelets side by side,
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Fine Lace is a technique that is available with the Brother standard gauge machines with a lace carriage. Fine Lace provides fabulous texture. It can
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Openwork mesh, for a light airy, 'no finish' garment. Perfect for scarves and shawls.

Have you ever received error messages when creating or editing lace stitch Patterns? "The pattern .... has an invalid sequence of lace symbols
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Are you new to the Lace Tool? Here are the basics for getting started

Working shortrow shaping when using a lace carriage requires a different technique than pulling the needles out to holding position. This tutorial walks
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