30 Stylish Ways to Incorporate Lace Fabric and Trims in Your Wardrobe

Lace is undoubtedly a wonderful fabric, at once delicate and strong, transparent but at the same time covering. The beautiful lace is a designer’s dream come true. Any dress made with a decent-looking lace fabric is bound to look beautiful, expensive, and classy. They can add a touch of elegance to any outfit.

There are many ways to add lace to fabric other than using it to create the whole garment ( Undoubtfully, there are many more ways than what I have listed here). Check them out yourself.

Different ways to use lace to clothes

Add Lace to sleeve hem

A lace bodice for your dress is a beauty.

When you have lace no need to add any other embellishment, especially with beaded lace.

Lace applique

Adding lace motifs as appliques is a common technique. This way, you can add beautiful designs of lace to your choice of fabric. Check out this post on sewing Lace for techniques to sew applique to your fabric. 

Reverse appliqueing the lace under the fabric, making a window for the lace motifs, is another great way of adding lace to your clothes.

Line the Lace fabric with a contrasting fabric

When you add a contrasting color, the open weave of the lace fabric lets you see a peak of the fabric color underneath, as in the picture below, which looks good and interesting. You will have to use a good quality fabric for this, like satin/ silk, if the fabric is visible through the holes of the lace.

Lace and Denim

Denim with lace is a contrasting combination of masculine and feminine elements; surprisingly, it looks fantastic. You can patch the denim with lace or add lace trims on the seams to extend the width of the garment.

A short veil in Lace

Or a long veil which is a dream come true

Lace trims

Lace trims layered  on top of each other on a lining cloth. This is a great way to make a beautiful looking lace fabric.

On the hem of skirts

Lace trim is top stitched on a turned under hem.  

Lace trims make great ruffles

As a train for your gown

On the edge of a neckline flounce

Here it is used for hemming the yoke of an offshouldered top.

Make a simple slip dress with lace

Lace at the edge of a collar

Or as  an unlined collar itself

For sewing shoulder straps

As wonderful hairbands. 

Check out the tutorials to make these  hairbands yourself

As a wrap around your shoulders

Makes a wonderful onepiece

For elbow length gloves

 Or as fingerless gloves

A shrug in lace

Add as a patch on clothes

An illusion neckline in lace fabric

Use lace to make neckties 

Check out the tutorial to make neckties like this.

Add Lace sleeves

This is my favourite way of adding lace to clothes. You can add lace to parts of the sleeves as well. A raglan sleeve pattern can work well here.

Make a cowl with Lace

The delicate lace will drape nicely around the neck

A lace extender slip

This slip increases the length of your skirts and dresses. Check out the tutorial to make extender slip

A lace cape

This is a great addition to your dress. Check out the tutorials to make similar capes

Lace scarf

Check out the tutorial to make different types of infinity scarves you can make with lace. Check out this post on the common scarf sizes as well.

Lace insertions

Lace trims are added as panels to skirts. This is an excellent technique to add length to your skirt as well. Lace Insertion is a much valued heirloom stitching technique.

Check out the tutorial to do Lace insertion with 2 easy methods

Lace lingerie.

Check out this post on the different patterns to make underwear