Re: [lace-chat] pleated gathering?
Morning All I think Joy hit the 'pin' on the head here... I've been thinking about it (dreaming) and mum used to take minute stitches, 2 rows, gather to the correct size and 'stroke' the fabric to make them all lie the same way. She used to do it with a pin though. You probably can do it with 2 rows of machine stitching one above the other, but it would be very difficult to get the threads in exactly the right place. Unfortunately Mum is no longer with us, and even if she were, she was suffering with Altzheimers latterly, so wouldn't have remembered anyway. However 8. If a knot, that cannot be untied, comes in the gathering thread, you will have to begin again. 9. When the seam is finished, remove the needle from the thread, and make a knot in this end of the thread. 10. Put a pin in vertically, close to the last stitch, taking up a few threads of the cloth. 11. Carefully draw up the thread, but not too tightly. Fig. 29—Showing the thread drawn up, and fastened around a pin.12. Wind the thread over the top, and under the point of the pin a number of times, crossing the threads at the middle of the pin (Fig. 29). Placing or stroking of gathers— 1. With the right side towards you, begin at the left-hand edge. Fig. 30—Showing the placing of gathers, with a large blunt needle2. Hold the work between the left thumb and forefinger, as in Fig. 30, keeping the thumb below the gathering thread. 3. Put the point of the large needle under the gathering thread, holding it obliquely. 4. Press the needle towards the thumb, bringing the little plait under the thumb, and drawing the needle downwards. 5. Pinch it down tightly. This was taken from Joy's link (Well Done Joy!!) And that is EXACTLY how she did it!! but using the 2nd row to hold the first in place once gathered!! If it was a wedding dress or christening gown she would make a third row below the seam to ensure the fabric didn't slip, then machine, then take out all erroneous threads!! Sue On 30 Jun 2008, at 03:09, Joy Beeson wrote: On 6/29/08 7:29 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: . . . I am really interested in trying to learn how to make those teeny tiny pleats for gathering that you see in some antique clothing, Some old books I read waxed quite contemptuous of women so lazy that they didn't "stroke their gathers"; I gather that this was done by putting the eye-end of the needle into each individual pleat and stroking downward to settle it. Since it helps with machine gathering so much, I suspect that it would help to make *two* rows of your hand gathering stitches. Two points determine a line, so securing the crease at two points would make it more likely to run in the wanted direction. The stitches must, of course, be exactly the same in both rows. It would probably help to mark the fabric first, or practice on gingham or some other fabric with woven-in guide marks. Or, if you can see the weave, go under two threads and over six, or however many will make the pleats of the desired width. (A stitch must always take up at least two threads of the fabric, as a single thread is likely to break.) http://vintagesewing.info/index.html probably has a book that explains how stroked gathers are made. It do! http://vintagesewing.info/19th/1892-sn/sn-02.html#gather Note that it says to use the point of the needle to stroke the gathers; other books criticize this practice on the grounds that the sharp point weakens the fabric. (Oops: the material list specifies a *blunt* needle.) If your fingers cramp, the needle can be mounted in a pin vise. -- Joy Beeson http://joybeeson.home.comcast.net/ http://roughsewing.home.comcast.net/ http://n3f.home.comcast.net/ -- Writers' Exchange http://www.timeswrsw.com/craig/cam/ (local weather) west of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. where it's raining again. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Pleating gathering?
Sorry - sent this to lace by mistake. Think the hyphen on my keyboard is playing up because I just type lace- in the address line and it fills in the chat bit. In case anyone wants to read this and doesn't belong to lace. The foot you want is a ruffler. It's quite a bulky foot which has a part that hooks over the needle clamp screw - this is the part that pushed the fabric into pleats. Mine adjust to give no pleats, pleats every stitch, every 6th stitch or every 12th stitch. You can also adjust the fullness of each pleat. You can pleat a piece of fabric on to a piece that you don't want pleated. They are quite expensive, but if you make a lot of frills or ruffles, it's worth it. You just buy one to fit your particular make and model of sewing machine. I have a Husqvarna machine and there sell at least 3 rufflers, each slightly different in dimensions, fitting a different groups of their machines. There's a full description with pictures on: http://www.creativeneedlemag.com/articles/Footprints/footprints.html or tinied: http://tinyurl.com/6frj8h Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] pleated gathering?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I figure someone out there probably knows what I'm trying ask. I don't know the right word for it. Does anyone know what the name is for the sewing machine foot that sort of makes a row of little tiny pleats for "gathering"? Does anyone have one? Do you like how it works? I have a Bernina, and I don't think my attachment box has one of those, and maybe it would be worth buying one, so I'm wondering if anyone out here has any knowledge or experience to guide me in making a decision? Ricky I think what you are looking for is a ruffler foot. I remember having one on my mother's old hand crank Singer. Bernina do make one but I don't have it so have no idea if it will pleat as fine as you wish. I did a google search and came up with these two. http://www.berninasewingshop.co.uk/accessories-haby/a-presset-feet-old/ruffler-foot-86-p-487.html http://www.berninasewingshop.co.uk/accessories-haby/b-presser-feet-new/ruffler-foot-86v-p-489.html This is a UK supplier but I assume that other countries will also carry the full range of Bernina assessories. -- Eve Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] pleated gathering?
> Hi all, > I guess everyone else is confused what I'm talking about. Wish I > knew! It's not smocking or pintucks. I mean little teeny tiny > pleats, going in one direction, not box pleats. They give a very > nice, neat look to the gathering I've seen in some antique clothing. > I don't know what it's called, or how they did it, but there must be > machine foot for it, I assume! Anyone know?? > > Thanks for all the ideas and suggestionsI appreciate everyone's > willingness to help out! Y'all are great! :<) > > Ricky T I think this is called goffering. There used to be goffering irons which a laundress would use after washing the garment. It sounds really difficult . http://www.objectlessons.org/index.php?mod=PageMod.showComponent§ion_id= 2&category_id=9&component_id=4&component_type=feature or if that link is split too badly go to http://www.objectlessons.org/index.php and search for goffering. Margery. === [EMAIL PROTECTED] in North Hertfordshire, UK === To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] ruffler
You might want to check Ebay as they are quite often listed on there at a more affordable price.it is a attachment that you will want to play with to figure out the correct settings on your machine. I have used mine a fair amount more so when my daughter was younger. Vicki Phoenix, AZ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: quoting selected text in emails
On Jun 30, 2008, at 4:59, Louise Bailey wrote: Sadly programs such as Outlook are rather stupid when it comes to replying, and includes the whole message by default. So, what you do... Use Reply, which, as you say, includes the entire message. Then, highlight the text you *don't* want, and hit delete. You're left with only the desired portion of the text. You may need to do it more than once, if your desired text is in the middle of bigger block (ie you want to delete both aove and below the selected quote) but it's stll a lot simpler than all this copy, paste, etc... Yours, about to highlight and delete the rest of you message, -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Eudora
And I'm still happily using Eudora on Leopard, in spite of its not being supported... -- -- Martha Krieg [EMAIL PROTECTED] in Michigan To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
