rick rack attack
What is it about rick rack that's so appealing?
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Does it bring back memories of one of Grandma's aprons? Or a favourite blouse from your childhood? Is the wavy design the perfect blend of old and new?
Whatever it is, it seems to represent a simpler time when summers were long and houses smelled like apple pie.
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You can tell how much I like rick rack just by looking at my picture to the top of this blog. I had that linen tunic made last year and chose large scale, white cotton rick rack to trim it. I love the gutsy, graphic quality of it.
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Last week I found some amazing fabric called "Rick Rack Attack" - wouldn't it make great napkins?
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There are all kinds of things you can do with rick rack - from wrapping presents....
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To wrapping lampshades...
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Look at some of the things I found people doing on Etsy...
Laminated binders...
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Pillows...
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Hairbands....
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Bags...
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Flowers...
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Clothing...
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Even selling vintage rick rack...
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Part of what I love about rick rack is the colour choice...
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And did you know it comes in velvet?...
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And glitter....
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So make some waves and have your own rick rack attack...
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Even if all you do is something small...
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Comments
...aaahhh!...I have a bolt of vintage pink rickrack….great inspiration here!...Thanks for doing all the work !
I got rid of the towel bar in our bathroom because I was sick of looking at my husband’s sloppy towel folding. I put up hooks to make it easier. I figured - how hard could it be to just hang the middle of the towel over the hook? Very difficult apparently because his always have one end hanging w-a-a-a-y down! LOL Oh, well. It looks better than the folded version so I am now a big fan of hooks! These are great ideas!
After reading your comments on rick rack I bought some to trim a dress I’m making for Little Dresses for Africa. Cute idea!
I love the design of your site. Great collage of rick rack images. Love the heart, binder and lampshade.
I can’t believe the variety of rick rack you found. I have seen gorgeous projects that Martha Stewart has done with rick rack and went looking for some at my local fabric store which carried just a few basic colours in one width, which was very disappointing. I guess I need to go to a specialty store to find such fab goodies. I love it when rick rack is sewn into the edge of something so it just peaks out in a wave.