Well, I DID say I was looking for a machine with the idea of doing
historical embroidery that looked sort of accurate, and wondered if
there were many available historical designs or if not, how to digitize
my own. Blackwork is a nice idea but I'm also interested in other kinds
of embroidery. I'm sure embroidery machines can do satin stitch, but
can they do chain stitch? What kinds of stitches comparable to hand
stitches are available on embroidery machines, other than straight
sewing, zigzag, satin stitch, and the kinds of seam finishes available
on sewing machines like my Bernina 1008?
I'm not that impressed by the blackwork samples someone linked to, but I
think they would have been improved by use of a heavier thread. The
real difficulty I saw was a machine-like regularity.
This list isn't very active, so let's not spoil a conversation by over
policing.
Fran
Lavolta Press
Books on making historic clothing
www.lavoltapress.com
On 10/31/2012 11:06 PM, Marjorie Wilser wrote:
Hi guys,
Technology is wonderful. . . and for theatre costuming I'm sure it's a
timesaver. But I'm laboring under the illusion that this is a
historical costuming list, and wearying of machine embroidery (begging
all your pardon. . . 'tis true).
Please somebody, talk historical costume?
==Marjorie Wilser
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