[lace] hand or machine sew

2008-06-21 Thread Wendy Davies
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

Re: [lace] Hand or Machine Sew

2008-06-21 Thread Carol
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

[lace] Hand or Machine Sew

2008-06-20 Thread Wendy Davies
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

Re: [lace] Hand or Machine Sew

2008-06-20 Thread Sue Duckles
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

Re: [lace] Hand or Machine Sew

2008-06-20 Thread Adele Shaak
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

Re: [lace] Hand or Machine Sew

2008-06-20 Thread Brenda Paternoster
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

RE: [lace] Hand or Machine Sew

2008-06-20 Thread Karen
: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. I