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| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Apr 12 2010 : 2:21:08 PM
I have been sewing for a while but I just have the hardest time getting the knack of hand-sewing. I used to embroider quite a bit and was pretty consistent with it but for some reason my hand-stitching always seems so uneven and ugly. Does anybody have any suggestions? Are there practice drills, like multiplication tables or something? Please help!!
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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| craftystranger |
Posted - Apr 14 2010 : 7:14:22 PM
I never thought that a small needle would make such a big deal....oh it does!! I like to use a John James Sharps #11. The other needles feel so big now. If you would like I can send you some. Barbara
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| Annika |
Posted - Apr 14 2010 : 4:50:09 PM
Patience and small stitches...I agree that a smaller needle make it easier.
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Palouse Prairie Girls Chapter
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Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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| Ann Bernadette |
Posted - Apr 14 2010 : 4:40:30 PM
Hand sewing for me is very gratifying and soothing. It's great for piecing quilt blocks and easy to pack-&-go! My grandmother taught me how as a child, then I also took a class at my local quilt shop for further instruction and techique now that I'm all grown up and can appreciate the skill more. If I could suggest clicking into www.maryjanesfarm.tv and scroll down until you find the sewing part. She has a video demonstration you could get some assistance there, as well as apply for a Merit Badge. I wish we lived next door or down the road and I would love to sit and sew with you. :)
Ann Bernadette ~ Farmgirl #847
"It's not the heights you come from that count; it's the depths you reach."
. . . from "New Mercies" by Sandra Dallas |
| Chives |
Posted - Apr 14 2010 : 09:02:16 AM
Is there a book on hand sewing. I would like to give it a try. Vicki |
| Sheep Mom 2 |
Posted - Apr 12 2010 : 9:56:16 PM
I agree with the needle size - most people use too large a needle and it actually makes it harder. Small, even stitches work the best. Most use too long a stitch on hems. My Nana taught me and I always like to wear long dresses so make my hem stitches very small and close to keep them from catching on the heels of my shoes and tearing out.
Blessings, Sheri
"Work is Love made visible" -Kahlil Gibran |
| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Apr 12 2010 : 7:24:24 PM
Thanks Kathy - I e-mailed you back!!
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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| nut4fabric |
Posted - Apr 12 2010 : 3:50:54 PM
I just sent you an e-mail.
Kathy |
| nut4fabric |
Posted - Apr 12 2010 : 3:47:27 PM
Amy Grace I do alot of hand sewing because I enjoy doing it and I embroider avidly, my best advice is small stitches, a good quality thread and needle and a needle that is not to large. Easier to demonstrate than write about. LOL
Kathy |
