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Finishing Bellpulls, Stockings, etc.
Hi Guys,
OK -- for those who haven't been followiong the "Showing my ignorance" thread, I have a question. Dianne and I have gotten around to discussing which finishing techniques need a bit more explaination. There are loads of places where you can get info on how to do your own framing but not much for the "soft" finishing techniques. Stuff like that takes up a lot of space and there are soooo many stitchers who, for one reason or another, don't want to attempt to soft finish their needlework. I am talking things like pillows, Christmas stockings, bellpulls, totebags, wall hangings, figures, etc. If you are one of those who would like to be able to do these things but don't really know how, *which* of the "soft" finish techniques would you like to see described? Bell pulls and wall hangings are done about the same so those could be put into one category. Christmas stockings and tote bags -- while being quite differently shaped -- are also done pretty much in the same manner. Pillows and stuffed figures are also similar in technique -- at last a lot of the time. I know there are a bunch of you who would like to finish your own stuff but feel you can't sew. Trust me -- if you can do the needlework, you can sew the piece into whatever you want it to be. You don't need a sewing machine. True, doing it by hand will take longer but, probably with the exception of the pillow or the stuffed figure, hand finishing would be very bit as effective as doing it on a machine! Pillows & the figures can be done by hand too, you just need to be sure to get your stitches tight enough that the piece can handle the stuffing. Anyway, Dianne has asked that I write up directions for finishing a bellpull as a "soft" piece. If there is sufficient response over time we might do something else. If there is to be a second "How to Soft Finish a ????" what would everyone like to see directions for? CiaoMeow ^;;^ .. PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their WHISKERS!! Nothing is complete without a few cat hairs! |
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I have been sewing for about 20 years (basic clothing) but I still have
trouble getting cross stitched stockings to come out right around the top edge (getting the lining to fit right and putting it together so when it is turned everything is going the right direction). Also, I've never even attempted to add cording. I would be very interested in some help in this area. -- Bonnie WIPs: EGA's English Band Sampler ICC Stitch-n-Zip Patchwork Checkbook Cover Knitted Cardigan Knitted Amish Throw "Tia Mary-remove nekoluvr to reply " wrote in message ... Hi Guys, OK -- for those who haven't been followiong the "Showing my ignorance" thread, I have a question. Dianne and I have gotten around to discussing which finishing techniques need a bit more explaination. .....*which* of the "soft" finish techniques would you like to see described? |
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From: "Bonnie"
I have been sewing for about 20 years (basic clothing) but I still have trouble getting cross stitched stockings to come out right around the top edge (getting the lining to fit right and putting it together so when it is turned everything is going the right direction). Also, I've never even attempted to add cording. OK -- I have directions already written for the stocking that was on the cover of Stitcher's World a year or two ago. I can e-mail those to anyone who would like them. Actually, that would be helpful to MOI -- whoever gets the directions can look them over and see if they make sense. Let me know if I have not explained something well enough to be understandable. So -- If any of you want to get the directions for finishing a Christmas stocking WITH cording, E-MAIL ME!!! You can post here but it's a royal P.I.T.A. for me to go back and forth getting addies put together. What I would do is send out one e-mail to whomever asks for it. I don't want to post here because the driections are close to a full page long. When I wrote the directions, I made detailes notes while I was putting the stocking together. You would be surprised how many little, seemingly insignificant steps get overlooked and not mentioned! It took me almost as long to write the silly directions as it did to actually sew the stocking together -- LOL!! CiaoMeow ^;;^ .. PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their WHISKERS!! Nothing is complete without a few cat hairs! |
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Wall hangings and cushions, particularly where the stitching will only
be part of the finished article. In other words I have pieces of stitching that are not good enough to be framed or do not have sufficient material on the design to be ramed (all mistakes that are pre rctn I have learned to ask before stitching now !!!!) Emer |
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Hi Tia Mary
You were kind enough to send me the directions last year. I found them straight forward and useful in finishing my children's two stockings. I don't remember any point that I wondered what you intended for the next step or that there was a missing step. I hadn't used a sewing machine prior to putting together the stockings, so I practiced with the machine with some muslin just to get the feel of it before I jumped in and did it. Your directions are excellent. The hardest part was to get the courage to take and cut that which I had been working on soooo long. Thank you once again. John Tia Mary-remove nekoluvr to reply wrote: From: "Bonnie" I have been sewing for about 20 years (basic clothing) but I still have trouble getting cross stitched stockings to come out right around the top edge (getting the lining to fit right and putting it together so when it is turned everything is going the right direction). Also, I've never even attempted to add cording. OK -- I have directions already written for the stocking that was on the cover of Stitcher's World a year or two ago. I can e-mail those to anyone who would like them. Actually, that would be helpful to MOI -- whoever gets the directions can look them over and see if they make sense. Let me know if I have not explained something well enough to be understandable. So -- If any of you want to get the directions for finishing a Christmas stocking WITH cording, E-MAIL ME!!! You can post here but it's a royal P.I.T.A. for me to go back and forth getting addies put together. What I would do is send out one e-mail to whomever asks for it. I don't want to post here because the driections are close to a full page long. When I wrote the directions, I made detailes notes while I was putting the stocking together. You would be surprised how many little, seemingly insignificant steps get overlooked and not mentioned! It took me almost as long to write the silly directions as it did to actually sew the stocking together -- LOL!! CiaoMeow ^;;^ . PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their WHISKERS!! Nothing is complete without a few cat hairs! |
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John Quinn wrote:
Hi Tia Mary I hadn't used a sewing machine prior to putting together the stockings, so I practiced with the machine with some muslin just to get the feel of it before I jumped in and did it. Your directions are excellent. The hardest part was to get the courage to take and cut that which I had been working on soooo long. Thank you once again. John WHY won't people practise like this? What's in their little heads that say, "Harumph! I can do this first time around." Then they mess up and say to themselves, "See? I told you I was stupid!" big grin I understand the fear of actually cutting embroidered pieces. There isn't one single time I don't have to spend two days talking myself into it. After all this time. Because I know if I don't have my head in gear, it's all down the drain. g Dianne |
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Backstitch is the Western way. Backstitch creates (corded) stem stitch
on the reverse side. Backstitch can be cumbersome for some, and hard to do on fine cloth. Stem stitch is easier, and you can come up in the same hole without the thread being in your way. Stem stitch is an Eastern way. It creates a perfect back stitch on the reverse side. There are at least 3 ways to do stem stitch, and I'm not talking about the one you're talking about, Elizabeth. grin I'm talking about the one called corded stem stitch - which goes back into the same hole. There are no gaps between the stitches. Thanks Elizabeth. Whichever way you do it, Western or Eastern, it's quick. Not as tedious as you think. Dianne Elizabeth Fusina wrote: Even easier, Backstitch (which is kind of the backside of stem stitch, sort of, without worrying about getting the side by side bit of the stitches right. Backstitch is also good when you want the seam to have a little give to it, I use it on stretchy knits a lot. Lots more economical than getting a serger, although it takes a bit longer to stitch the seam. Elizabeth |
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Dianne Lewandowski wrote:
Backstitch is the Western way. Backstitch creates (corded) stem stitch on the reverse side. Backstitch can be cumbersome for some, and hard to do on fine cloth. Stem stitch is easier, and you can come up in the same hole without the thread being in your way. Stem stitch is an Eastern way. It creates a perfect back stitch on the reverse side. There are at least 3 ways to do stem stitch, and I'm not talking about the one you're talking about, Elizabeth. grin I'm talking about the one called corded stem stitch - which goes back into the same hole. There are no gaps between the stitches. Thanks Elizabeth. Whichever way you do it, Western or Eastern, it's quick. Not as tedious as you think. Hmm. I didn't know that. My Mom taught me to embroider when I was seven, and it drove me crazy because I wanted it to be perfect, and embroidery (not the counted sort) is very--umm--free? I think that would be the word. I discovered CCS, and fell in love, because it was very precise-and the holes where the needle went through were very clear. Then I discovered pulled work, and drawn work, and counted thread embroidery, and I am slowly being sucked into freestyle embroidery again. Full circle sort of thing. But part of it is just that I love to play with fabric and thread, and apparently have a talent for it beyond the norm-or so friends and family members have said. Elizabeth |
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