A Poll - Needlework

One can enhance their knowledge and understanding of fiber art in many
different ways. Machine embroidery is one way. Combining silk
embroidery with cross stitch; tatting with crazy patch; the list is
endless. Movements come and go, whether small ripples or large waves.
You can embroider on your own knitting or crocheting. You can knit
rather than purchase. You can smock instead of using elastic. Applique
is for more than quilting and great works have been accomplished in this
form. Stumpwork has so many possibilities it's almost endless what you
can do with it - and some of it could be machined.

Whatever it is you do with fiber, just be as creative as you can.
Dianne

Ellice wrote:
On 2/1/04 9:01 AM,"Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" posted:


Many contemporary embroidery /fiberartists now aady combine machine
embroidery with Hand embroidery ,,,, by this they enhance their
embroidery `dictionary`
mirjam


There was an article about this in THREADS magazine, the issue for Oct/Nov -
you can see the contents or order it at this link:
http://www.taunton.com/store/pages/th_toc_109.asp

Anyhow, it's a nice article showing various combinations of machine
embroidery enhanced with the addition of handwork. Great idea for those of
us who want to do more embellishment, don't have the time for a lot of
handwork, but want to do some.

FWIW, while in FLA, saw the first pieces of machine embroidery off my crazy
Daunt's new Bernina 200. They were amazing - the stitching - including what
looked to be a blackwork type filling pattern - looked great. But, I think
it takes time, patience to set the colors, and also - using good thread, and
the right stabilizer for the fabric.

Ellice

Gee, I thought that I had answered this, but guess not - so here goes -sorry
if it's a duplicate.

On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 11:27:06 -0600, Dianne Lewandowski
wrote:

You own an iron and use it for your embroidery.
Yes.

You have a sewing machine and use it.
Yes

You have a sewing machine but it's buried and you rarely if ever use it.
Yes it's buried - temporarily, but No, I use it.

You don't own a sewing machine, or you do but can't or don't/won't use it.
N/A

You know how to hand sew a seam.
Yes

You know how to "finish" a seam? (Finishing is using some type of
decorative or hand sewing stitch to close up seams or attach two or more
pieces of fabric. This question is not about buttonhole edges (like
Hardanger or cutwork) but more at things like faggoting, hand
overcasting/seaming, using a chain stitch to join two pieces of fabric,
Yes, but rarely do

You don't know how to "finish".
No, except in the proverbial "finish a project"

You never purchase anything that needs to be constructed in some way,
such as hemming, seaming.
No

You'd like to be able to "construct", but you don't know how.
No

Interesting set of questons.

Ellice

Ellice wrote:
Gee, I thought that I had answered this, but guess not - so here goes -sorry
if it's a duplicate.

Yep, you did. Some people only read these things once a month, every
other week, every couple of months, so I noticed in the last few days, a
few more came through. I printed them and am keeping track. The
answers are VERY interesting to me.

Dianne

Dianne Lewandowski wrote in message ...
Please keep your answers direct, otherwise I'll be wading through this
for weeks. grin

The following questionnaire has to do with those who embroider - any
type of embroidery (canvas, cross stitch, what have you).


You own an iron and use it for your embroidery.
Yes


You have a sewing machine and use it.
Yes


You have a sewing machine but it's buried and you rarely if ever use it.


You don't own a sewing machine, or you do but can't or don't/won't use it.


You know how to hand sew a seam.
Yes


You know how to "finish" a seam? (Finishing is using some type of
decorative or hand sewing stitch to close up seams or attach two or more
pieces of fabric. This question is not about buttonhole edges (like
Hardanger or cutwork) but more at things like faggoting, hand
overcasting/seaming, using a chain stitch to join two pieces of fabric,
etc).
Yes


You don't know how to "finish".


You never purchase anything that needs to be constructed in some way,
such as hemming, seaming.
False . . . I sew, hem, etc. purchased items


You'd like to be able to "construct", but you don't know how.
False. I do know how.


Thanks for taking part!
Dianne

You're welcome!

Joanna in Ohio