Justine,
What sort of machine do you have? You can achieve very nice effects
using basic stitches in interesting ways, or doing free-motion sewing
- set stitch length to zero, lower feed dogs, get a darning or
embroidery foot, and go! It takes practice, but you can create
almost any pattern that way. If you need a guide, copy or trace the
design onto thin paper, baste it to the project, and tear it away
after it's done. It takes more time than having a fancy embroidery
machine, but remember - good (read fancy), fast, cheap - pick two!
HTH,
Sandy
At 09:19 PM 8/31/2009, you wrote:
What complicated things, is that the dress calls for a plastron,
bodice back, and trimming all made from the dress fabric but
embroidered, or a really nice contrasting fabric. It won't work
without having the strips of material for trimming, because they are
used to hold the back parts of the polonaise together with buckles.
I foresee in the near future, spending alot of money to have them
embroidered by my friend around the corner with the much needed
embroiderer. Pity I don't have that king of all computerized home
embroidering machines at a beautiful ...$6k...(oy) now.
When i went to Joann's my goal was to find some sort of contrasting
but harmonizing wide tape trim or ribbon to use instead. Had I found
some, that would have left me up the creek without a paddle for the
plastron and bodice back so i think embroidery like originally used,
even real fast sparse embroidered motifs, are best.
-Justine.
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