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Hand-rolled hem ... I'm lost as to exact process.
On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:02:04 -0500, "Polly Esther"
wrote: Well, then. Carry on. But - may I recommend a 'forever' file. I keep a clear plastic shoebox with a label that says 'trials'. Shoeboxes really don't take up much space and this one has been such a joy for me. Lately I've been stitching very simple receiving blankets for Newborns In Need. My 'trials' box told me exactly what/how to put a beautiful and sturdy hem on them. Next, needed was a special hem finish for a smocked baby gown. Trials, once more, to the rescue. When you succeed at finding your handstitched hem, do start a shoebox of how-to's. It will be a treasure many times. Polly Yeah, good point! When I find my swatch, I'll be sure to put it in a better location. Trouble is that I've gone through a move. The last time I saw it was at the old place. Last time, it took me an hour to try to figure out the stitch by trying to re-do what I had in hand but for some reason, my brain isn't working without having it in hand even with the partial instructions I found. Even if I had it, I'm not sure I'd figure it out again. Also, have to hope that that little piece of fabric didn't accidentally end up in the garbage during the move ... sigh Why is it it becomes something almost obsessive when we're trying to remember something and we can't lol. I'm going to figure out that stitch one day, if it's the last thing I do! D "Craftsy" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:51:11 -0500, "Polly Esther" wrote: French Hand Sewing by Sarah Howard Stone gives very detailed instructions and illustrations. It seems like a couple of Martha Pullen ( of Sew Beautiful) books do too. Maybe, maybe you can find a copy at your library or online at a used book store. The magic words for you to Google may be 'roll and whip' or 'heirloom sewing'. I gave that sort of hemming up when I discovered what an exquisite job of it a Bernina can do. I was faced with miles of bridesmaid's dresses that were just a bit too long and it would have taken a lifetime to do by hand. Polly Thank you so much, Polly, for your response! I really appreciate it. Unfortunately, I haven't found anything anywhere yet after a pretty extensive search that will show me via diagrams, step-by-step how to do the "automatic" rolling stitch, whatever name it goes by g. Thank you for the terms. It's unfortunate that even with strict punctuation, the terms still bring up hits that involve the separate steps of rolling and whip-stitching. The trouble with manually rolling and then whip-stitching is that I find you get a bit of a crease no matter how careful you are. Also, the finish doesn't come near the smooth finish of the "automatically" rolled hem. I can't find the sample I did all those years ago, and it was only on a very small swatch of material, but the finish was miraculous for someone like me. I've not very knowledgeable about sewing but I'd like to fix some garments I have where this stitch would be extremely handy in finishing some of the edges. I don't have miles and miles of dresses, as you did g, so it'll be okay for me to do it by hand. Unfortunately, the Sarah H. Stone book isn't available in my local library and it's not been catalogued by google books. I found only a Christmas sewing book by March Pullen, which I will check out but doubtful it'll be of much help. Forums for Martha Pullen came up during my search. There's a hand-sewing one specifically, (http://forums.marthapullen.com/list.php?f=2) and there is a message that may be related (??) to what I'm trying to do (http://forums.marthapullen.com/read....i=3209&t=3209). But I'll keep looking first before joining and asking there. I'm afraid that written instructions won't help me here. I'd have to see if anyone knows of where there are diagrams on the net, preferably, I guess since finding books might be difficult judging by what happened today. At any rate, thank you very much! Much appreciated. I'll keep slogging away at the search. I even wrote to the TV channel last week even though this was about 20 years ago. The sewing presenter was not a young person then and the show has been gone a long time and she may no longer even be with us, I'm afraid, but I had to try. Cheers. D [snip] |
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