Hi Wendy,
I always used to hand sew my edgings to whatever but ...
One of my friends volunteered to attach a hankie edging to the hankie, and I
didn't realise that she meant to machine sew it, but this is what she did,
as mounting all sorts of items was her profession. I was on pins until I
received it, but to be honest, the way she had done it was lovely, and far,
far neater than I could have managed by hand even then - and now my
handsewing is even less worthy, as I have arthritis in my hands. I
certainly feel that it is better to have it attached neatly and beautifully
by machine, than clumsily and untidily by hand ...
She had used a very tiny zigzag stitch, in fine cotton, and believe me, that
is what I usually do now too. It doesn't work too well for round or
ovals, but for squares or straight things, it is ideal Like anything else,
though, it does need practice, and I practiced for ages with cheap old
bought lace from Woolworths or haberdashers, until I was satisfied with the
result.
However, if you want methods of attaching lacxe by hand, you could do worse
than invest in the book on Bobbin Lace Techniques - I think you can still
get it in soft back, possibly from Amazon. But - if you want any forther
info, do feel free to eMail me!
Carol - in Suffolk UK
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wendy Davies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <lace@arachne.com>
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 10:18 AM
Subject: [lace] Hand or Machine Sew
Hi Spiders
Now then do you hand sew or machine sew
your lace on to material.
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