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Posted by Candide on August 7, 2006, 5:42 pm
Just received a copy (printed 1941) of the vintage Singer Instructions
for Art Embroidery and Lace Work, and quite honestly am gobsmacked at
what could be made on vintage machines. Using only straight and or
zig-zag stitches (if one's machine had the latter built in), the sorts
of laces and openwork, not to mention shaded embroidery that are shown
are breathtaking. Am also amending my previous statement about how easy
it would have been for the average housewife to make "pretty things" for
her home/family. Guess as one practiced and gained competence, some of
the work such as true hemstitching, satin stitching, raised embroidery,
and monogramming became easier, but just looking at the various laces,
beadwork and embroidery done one wood veneer, makes my eyes tired.
Still, there are enough tips and tricks to apply when using today's
machines, and will give some try when practising free hand monogramming
with my vintage Elna Supermatic, but anyone waiting for Brussels or
English lace ought not to hold their breath! *LOL*
Candide
"Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level. It's
cheaper."
Quentin Crisp 1908 - 1999
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Posted by Pogonip on August 7, 2006, 11:13 pm
Candide wrote:
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> Just received a copy (printed 1941) of the vintage Singer Instructions
> for Art Embroidery and Lace Work, and quite honestly am gobsmacked at
> what could be made on vintage machines. Using only straight and or
> zig-zag stitches (if one's machine had the latter built in), the sorts
> of laces and openwork, not to mention shaded embroidery that are shown
> are breathtaking. Am also amending my previous statement about how easy
> it would have been for the average housewife to make "pretty things" for
> her home/family. Guess as one practiced and gained competence, some of
> the work such as true hemstitching, satin stitching, raised embroidery,
> and monogramming became easier, but just looking at the various laces,
> beadwork and embroidery done one wood veneer, makes my eyes tired.
>
> Still, there are enough tips and tricks to apply when using today's
> machines, and will give some try when practising free hand monogramming
> with my vintage Elna Supermatic, but anyone waiting for Brussels or
> English lace ought not to hold their breath! *LOL*
>
> Candide
Isn't that a great book? I have a couple of different editions of it,
and am amazed and enthralled by the work that was done, in the earlier
editions on only a straight-stitch machine.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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Posted by Olwyn Mary on August 8, 2006, 10:41 am
Candide wrote:
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> Just received a copy (printed 1941) of the vintage Singer Instructions
> for Art Embroidery and Lace Work, and quite honestly am gobsmacked at
> what could be made on vintage machines. Using only straight and or
> zig-zag stitches (if one's machine had the latter built in), the sorts
> of laces and openwork, not to mention shaded embroidery that are shown
> are breathtaking. Am also amending my previous statement about how easy
> it would have been for the average housewife to make "pretty things" for
> her home/family. Guess as one practiced and gained competence, some of
> the work such as true hemstitching, satin stitching, raised embroidery,
> and monogramming became easier, but just looking at the various laces,
> beadwork and embroidery done one wood veneer, makes my eyes tired.
>
> Still, there are enough tips and tricks to apply when using today's
> machines, and will give some try when practising free hand monogramming
> with my vintage Elna Supermatic, but anyone waiting for Brussels or
> English lace ought not to hold their breath! *LOL*
There was a member of our local needlework guild (sadly, now gone to the
great sewing room in the sky) who used to do the most fabulous freehand
embroidery on her sewing machine. She put her fabric in an embroidery
frame as for darning, dropped the feed dogs, and just moved the frame
around by hand. She did the most wonderful landscapes, garden scenes
and whathaveyou.
Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
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Posted by Pogonip on August 8, 2006, 1:52 pm
Olwyn Mary wrote:
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>
> There was a member of our local needlework guild (sadly, now gone to the
> great sewing room in the sky) who used to do the most fabulous freehand
> embroidery on her sewing machine. She put her fabric in an embroidery
> frame as for darning, dropped the feed dogs, and just moved the frame
> around by hand. She did the most wonderful landscapes, garden scenes
> and whathaveyou.
>
> Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
>
I took a one-day course in that at the local Bernina store (a whole
story in that, since I had a Singer) and learned quite a lot! It can be
done. It takes time and patience. It is just like digitizing, pretty
much. I figure if you are going to do a one-off, free-motion is the way
to go. If you will want to use the same design again, then digitize it
so you can stitch it out with repeated identical copies.
There are a few really good books around that give good tips.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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Posted by Candide on August 8, 2006, 3:39 pm
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> Olwyn Mary wrote:
> > There was a member of our local needlework guild (sadly, now gone to
the
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> > great sewing room in the sky) who used to do the most fabulous
freehand
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> > embroidery on her sewing machine. She put her fabric in an
embroidery
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> > frame as for darning, dropped the feed dogs, and just moved the
frame
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> > around by hand. She did the most wonderful landscapes, garden
scenes
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> > and whathaveyou.
> > Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
> I took a one-day course in that at the local Bernina store (a whole
> story in that, since I had a Singer) and learned quite a lot! It can
be
show/hide quoted text
> done. It takes time and patience. It is just like digitizing, pretty
> much. I figure if you are going to do a one-off, free-motion is the
way
show/hide quoted text
> to go. If you will want to use the same design again, then digitize
it
show/hide quoted text
> so you can stitch it out with repeated identical copies.
> There are a few really good books around that give good tips.
> --
> Joanne
> stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
> http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
Well there is free hand embroidery, then there is the lace making,
beading, etc shown in the Singer book. Which by the way am gob smacked
by how much this book goes for, one just closed on eBay for over 70 USD,
with another going for high fifties. Am wondering if anyone actually
completes any or all of the lessons, or just has the book on their
coffee table for show.
Yes, will agree that like most anything else, if one sat down and put
one's mind and heart into it, even the free hand embroidery/lace making
shown in the Singer book could be done, in fact one would imagine with
today's computer driven machines it would be a tad easier.
Candide
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> for Art Embroidery and Lace Work, and quite honestly am gobsmacked at
> what could be made on vintage machines. Using only straight and or
> zig-zag stitches (if one's machine had the latter built in), the sorts
> of laces and openwork, not to mention shaded embroidery that are shown
> are breathtaking. Am also amending my previous statement about how easy
> it would have been for the average housewife to make "pretty things" for
> her home/family. Guess as one practiced and gained competence, some of
> the work such as true hemstitching, satin stitching, raised embroidery,
> and monogramming became easier, but just looking at the various laces,
> beadwork and embroidery done one wood veneer, makes my eyes tired.
>
> Still, there are enough tips and tricks to apply when using today's
> machines, and will give some try when practising free hand monogramming
> with my vintage Elna Supermatic, but anyone waiting for Brussels or
> English lace ought not to hold their breath! *LOL*
>
> Candide