Hi All
Thanks for all the advice I knew there would be many different ones. Now I
have to find the one that works for me. I started on the lace for the hood
last night so will hopefully finish that today only 12" to do and it is a
simple pattern I am using the pattern on page 35 of Christine Sprin
Hi Spiders
I thought I would post this to start a debate ( maybe the wrong word) but
hopefully you will know what I mean.. Now then do you hand sew or machine sew
your lace on to material.
I was told once that it is better to machine sew than have a loose piece of
lace in your workbox but then w
Morning All
I would hand sew, but that's because I can do it in the garden, the
car, and not have to worry about the sewing machine being heavy!!
Also, I learned to sew before I went to school!!
Sue in EY
On 20 Jun 2008, at 10:18, Wendy Davies wrote:
Hi Spiders
I thought I would post t
Are they sturdy enough for a clamp light/magnifier (somewhat heavy) to hold
onto the side without tipping? They look great on their site. I've never
heard of them before.
nancy in chicago
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Hi Nancy -
I'm assuming you were thinking of the TableMates and not the pool
noodles when you wrote this! And, assuming it was the TableMates, I'll
respond.
A clamp-light *could* be secured to a corner of the table, but with a
pillow full of bobbins on top, I would be concerned about whethe
Now then do you hand sew or machine sew
your lace on to material.
I was told once that it is better to machine sew than have a loose
piece of
lace in your workbox but then while at Laceday last year we had
Biggins there
and she said she always machine sews hers.
I use small handstitches to u
I'm sure you all know that TableMates come in different sizes. Stacks and
Stacks has three sizes including the large one:
http://www.stacksandstacks.com/html/725_folding-table-table-mate.htm
Since the large tables measure 25 1/2" would they fit in the IKEA bag or is it
better for the smaller Table
I usually hand sew hand made lace to fabric, but I would much rather
see well mounted lace which is machine stitched to the fabric than
badly hand stitched. Do whichever you can achieve the best results
with.
I thought I would post this to start a debate ( maybe the wrong word)
but
hopefully
I think the large table would still fit in the Ikea bag, on the vertical
diagonal, because of the depth of the bag -
On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 8:18 AM, Jo Ann Eurell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm sure you all know that TableMates come in different sizes. Stacks and
> Stacks has three sizes incl
I always prefer to hand sew because I believe that the value of handmade
items is next to nonebut when I was in Camarinas for their annual fair
last March, I noticed that the Spanish dealers (for want of a better word)
use a sewing machine. Apparently it is not an ordinary machine but sews a
sp
Hi, I couldn't resist coming on. I don't usually. I agree with Brenda, if
you can and enjoy hand sewing your lace go ahead. I love making lace and have
made more than most. I hate sewing and don't do any. I machine all my lace.
Though now, so I can get on to the next piece, someone else does
What about cheating: use the sewing machine but with invisible thread?
Agnes Boddington - Ellougthon UK
www.sixpennybobbins.co.uk
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In my experience with invisible thread, it works well on pieces that are
heavy by nature, and therefore do not have much drape - for instance, in
applique quilting. Even then, the thread ends always seem to manage to
escape and are like little barbs on the back of your work... and very
hard t
I always hand sew my lace onto fabric. I usually use the four-sided stitch,
and work 2 rows of it - the first row into the lace edge, and the second row
with the excess fabric folded over,. then I justtrim away the excess.
I used the Satin stitch type mounting once, on a doily, and the lace, after
Some years ago, while browsing through some old ? Victorian or early 20th
Century "Ladies Handcraft books" in a little off-beat museum, I found a
chapter on Lacemaking, - and there, too, it said to put up the pins, and then
wind the threads around them! :))
It seems to be a general mis-co
Now then do you hand sew or machine sew
your lace on to material.
I machine sew the fabric to create an imitation spoke stitch.
Then hand sew the lace to the fabric with very fine cotton. My hope is that
if the lace is caught the stitching may break rather than the lace. It also
enables the l
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