I agree that if you can't mount by hand, the a sewing machine is fine. If
you can't do it by hand because of dexterity problems, then neat sewing
machine mounting is much better than poor hand sewn mounting.
If it was a piece of lace that I though was special (like the garter for my
niece's we
Lynn in Wollongong wrote:
I did a Christening gown with my handmade torchon attached with a machine and
then had the audacity to do machine embroidery on the gown. I didn't put it in
a competition because I was told it wasn't traditional and that it wouldn't
"comply" - do I care - nope -
What about cheating: use the sewing machine but with invisible thread?
Agnes Boddington - Ellougthon UK
www.sixpennybobbins.co.uk
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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
Hello Everyone.
Surely using a sewing machine or hand sewing should be up to the
lacemaker.
I agree with what Carol said about Arthritis in the hands. I have the same
problem.
A while back in Lace magazine. The Chairman I think it was posed this
question.
She finally decided that sewing
Once again, I think it's time to remember that there really aren't any "lace
police" who will confiscate our work and destroy it if it has been worked or
finished in non-traditional ways! It really is a matter of personal choice -
every step of the way - and if the end result pleases you, then
Once again, I think it's time to remember that there really aren't any "lace
police" who will confiscate our work
Maybe not confiscate, but I've known Lace Police who will tell someone to her
face that she's an inferior lacemaker because she mixed techniques, tell her
she's not good enough to
Robin, I couldn't agree more about the rudeness of just the occasional rare
lacemaker who puts others off making lace. A met a lady recently who had
just sold her pillow, bobbins and the couple of books she had because of
such a remarkI'm attempting now to get her interested again - she has
on
Does it ever occur to the "tradition" fusspots that if those women had
machines, better lighting, better pins, etc., they would not have availed
themselves of the convenience of machine sewing their lace onto garments so
they had more time to make lace?
I did a Christening gown with my handmade
Leavers lace is definitely machine made. Nottingham is one variety of Leavers
lace. The 'handmade' in the title was either an error (since I didn't see if
in the other titles of lace she is selling), or just an attempt to attach more
search words to the item. If the word has been removed, the
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
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
My first lace hanky was hand sewn and with my glasses of the time and
complicated eyes I found it very difficult, only managing to see to work about
an inch at a time. Eventually I did get it complete (but not entirely happy
with that). Last year after making the first set of napkins I had the s
Hi All
thanks for the advise on this matter and sorry if I have asked a question you
have covered in the past but I will soon catch up with you all.
I think I will try both ways on the cloak and see which looks the best my
problem is that even though I can cross stitch etc I can't for the life of
Hello Daphne and everyone
I agree!
On Dec 9, 2007 3:35 PM, Daphne Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> We may make an old craft, but we do live in the modern world.
> So why can`t we use things that would help us???
> Does anyone agree???Daphne Wet Wet Wet Norfolk England
>
If sewing by hand
When I attached the lace by machine, it left me more time to make the
lace:-) and more lace.
Sue T, Dorset, sunny today but windy.
Hello Everyone.
Surely using a sewing machine or hand sewing should be up to the
lacemaker.
I agree with what Carol said about Arthritis in the hands. I
Hello Everyone,
In my opinion it is better to do the sewing nicely with the machine
than not so nice by hand. It's up to each of us and there is no police
controling about it.
Happy sewing
Ilske from grey and wet Hamburg in Germany
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On 12/9/07 6:35 PM, Daphne Martin wrote:
She finally decided that sewing machines were not around
when our sister lacemakers made lace for a living. If
they had been I feel they would have used them.
They would have been too poor to afford them.
And the lacemakers didn't mount the lace -- the
Clay speaks of doing laborious hand mounting only of things to be judged.
Speaking from the perspective of a person who has been called in to judge
lace on occasion, I find the hand-finishing issue troubling. Some pieces are
very beautifully hand finished, representing a huge amount of time
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
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 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
:41 PM
To: Wendy Davies
Cc: lace@arachne.com
Subject: Re: [lace] Hand or Machine Sew
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
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
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Subject: [lace] Hand or Machine Sew
If I mount by machine I use a narrow zig-zag with the distance of the
lengthways holes about the same as the distance from one side to the
other - similar spacing to the hand sewn triangular stitch but on a
smaller scale than I can manage by hand!
Brenda
On 11 Dec 2007, at 07:28, Joy Beeson w
"Even on a point system divided between different aspects, a nicely hand
finished piece picks up 10 points over one that is not. But my emerging
feeling
is that, since judging impacts the development of the craft, I would like to
encourage more and better lacemaking, not laborious French sewing.
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How much
credit should be accorded on finishing? Even on a point system divided between
different aspects, a nicely hand finished piece picks up 10 points over one
that is not. But my emerging feeling is that, since judging impacts the
development of the craf
I've judged at our State Fair, and in that venue there is no requirement for
things to be hand finished. And yes, it is sad to see a beautiful piece of
lace badly mounted (regardless of *how* it's mounted). Most competitions are
specific in their requirements, and this is the time to consider w
On the other hand, I am personally committed to learning to attach lace by
hand (that's my obsessive choice. ;)). It seems absurd to have spent ten
years learning to make exquisite lace as it was made in the 17th - 18th
centuries, and then blow off the finishing. It takes me the better part
to do it
for me in an expert fashion and leave me the time free to make lace.
yes, I wondered what the rules on finishing would be in a competition
Sue
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Even in Bruges today, the lacemakers don't (mostly) mount their own lace.
There are still specialist needlepersons who do it for them. Some of my
students try to make sure their Flanders /Binche lace is finished to coincide
with a
trip, so the overlap join and mounting task can be handed over to
I'm with you, Clay. After reading everybody's thoughts and climbing
in and out of everybody's shoes, and sympathizing absolutely with
everybody's opinion in turn, I think you've got it, Clay! --
Aurelia
I've judged at our State Fair, and in that venue there is no
requirement for things to
I love what has been said by Clay about "finish"...
In a little self published booklet(1984), "Laces for a Lady" (which is
one of my most prized books), the compiler, Fiona Birchall quotes from
the "Complete Book of Baskets & Basketry" by Doreen Wright, in which the
author states, "Craftsmansh
Hello Jacqui and all,
in my opnion there is no must except this must you give yourself. So if
you feel so you can let do the mounting by another person. And people
which do mounting every day are perhaps better in doing so than
oneself. till now I did all the work including mounting myself and
As I understand it, the people who have been joining and mounting lace
professionally (and for such reasonable rates) are getting older and less able
to do the fine work. Unless others learn to do this, we may find ourselves
with no one to do it for us - yet another reason to learn to do the jo
orrect way!
Best wishes to you all, and may your pins never bend.
Carol - in Suffolk UK
How I agree with the
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I'm a judge in Australia and this is a real problem. The piece is judged
overall, so mounting is certainly taken into consideration. You can't know in
our competitions if something has been mounted by another person unless you
are told by the stewards. They should have asked or be informed when the
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