Dinner!

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Dinner!

Think I'll answer everyone in one fell swoop:
ARE YOU ALL CRAZY????
Trish--hemstitch 21 napkins and a full length tablecloth by hand???
asks solicitously:
Did you finish weaving your own straightjacket before they let you out?

ROTFLMAO!!! Cea, you made me spit Weetbix all over my keyboard!

The weight of this damask, combined with the occasional open work in
the weave, is asking me for a heavier folded hem, so I plan to reverse
the hems (cause I like the 'wrong' side better for the napkin face),
tidy them up, miter the corners, then re-hem with a slightly narrower
hand-folded, machine stitched hem, using quality thread. All of the old
thread is picked out, so I'm ready to operate.
more below---

Good girl! *I* think you should do at least *one* napkin by hand, just for
penance (think of my poor keyboard with all that Weetbix turning inexorably into
concrete as I'm typing this around it!!!)

snip

Great! I love a crowd: don't forget Karen's DD!
The more, the rowdier! {And, Miss Karen, smartie pants, all of the
thread removal is finished, so there! Pbbbtttttt!}
And we could all go down to the beach after dinner, and throw rocks at
the bikini babes!

Oh yes! I *like* that idea!

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Hey I was excited when I saw that the damask linen tablecloth (that
came along with the doilies) from DH's Grandmother's estate had 8
napkins. So you know I'm pea green that you got 21!!!! That's great.

My good old DH brought me about three metres of bottle green damask that he saw
on sale as he passed my LFS. I've yet to hem it (these three years later), but
it's *there* and it's *mine*!!! (I've often wondered whether one could get away
with wearing damask - it's *so* lovely - but DH scoffed and said people would
think I was a picnic on the move... Oh well...

I'm debating making a couple of pillow slipcovers out of four or five
of them, and my sis, who loves red in the kitchen, will probably get a
set. Every year, I give her a Christmas gift of a big box of vintage
kitchen goodies, all with at least a spot of red on it. It's her fav
gift. )

Apron?

Got a start on it already-- found a four-piece red striped stoneware
container set on Sat.
Last year, she gave me a collection of tiny vintage sewing
implements. We feed each other's addictions.

Hmph! I hope you appreciate this sister of yours! The last thing *my* sister
gave me was the 'flu!

Have fun hemming, dear! ;-

--
Trish {|:-}
Newcastle, NSW, Australia

wrote:


Dinner!

Think I'll answer everyone in one fell swoop:
ARE YOU ALL CRAZY????
Trish--hemstitch 21 napkins and a full length tablecloth by hand???
asks solicitously:
Did you finish weaving your own straightjacket before they let you out?
Joanne--roll hem? Having opened the napkin corners to find them chewed
up--I think the maker was going to do a mitered corner, slashed the
corners unevenly, then couldn't make a miter. I'd lose a lot more fabric
trying to serge a rolled hem, ditto the roll hem foot on a reg. machine.
The weight of this damask, combined with the occasional open work in
the weave, is asking me for a heavier folded hem, so I plan to reverse
the hems (cause I like the 'wrong' side better for the napkin face),
tidy them up, miter the corners, then re-hem with a slightly narrower
hand-folded, machine stitched hem, using quality thread. All of the old
thread is picked out, so I'm ready to operate.
more below---

Just a suggestion. Shopping list: New blade for serger
(if you do this, you'll need it when you're done.) Roll
of freezer paper.

Cut freezer paper into 1 1/2 or 2 inch strips. Iron to
edge of tablecloth and napkins, more or less centering the
edge of the fabric on the strips of paper. Set serger for
rolled hem. Stitch along edge of fabric, cutting off
freezer paper to the right and little bits of chewed up
fabric. When done, turn over, and pull off freezer paper
which will be so perforated it will come off easily.
There will be a thin strip of paper under your rolled hem,
but it won't hurt anything - forgot to say put the paper
on the "wrong" side to begin with.

Replace worn out serger blade.

Joanne (Queen of "is there an easier way to do this?)
--

Joanne @ stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us
http://bernardschopen.tripod.com/
Life is about the journey, not about the destination.

My good old DH brought me about three metres of bottle green damask that he
saw on sale as he passed my LFS. I've yet to hem it (these three years later),
but it's *there* and it's *mine*!!! (I've often wondered whether one could get
away with wearing damask - it's *so* lovely - but DH scoffed and said people
would think I was a picnic on the move...

Nonsense!! I have had several damask long evening skirts in the past (all made
out of remnants, cheap enough to give away after half-a-dozen wearings). These
are wonderful for formal events in summer, as they are heavy enough not to need
a slip underneath, and if you make them full length you can get away without
stockings, just a pair of high-heeled strappy sandals plus a pretty lacy blouse
and you are dressed to the nines.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

Dinner!

(Pogonip)
Just a suggestion. Shopping list: New blade for serger (if you do this,
you'll need it when you're done.) Roll of freezer paper.
Cut freezer paper into 1 1/2 or 2 inch strips. Iron to edge of
tablecloth and napkins, more or less centering the edge of the fabric on
the strips of paper. Set serger for rolled hem. Stitch along edge of
fabric, cutting off freezer paper to the right and little bits of chewed
up fabric. When done, turn over, and pull off freezer paper which will
be so perforated it will come off easily. There will be a thin strip of
paper under your rolled hem, but it won't hurt anything - forgot to say
put the paper on the "wrong" side to begin with.
Replace worn out serger blade.
Joanne (Queen of "is there an easier way to do this?)
Joanne @ stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us
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Oh. You make it seem so logical, how can I resist? I'll take your
advice, and serge one napkin to see if the hem holds well on the open
weave parts. If I like the look, it's serge-city. Thanks, kiddo!
Cea

wrote:


Dinner!

(Pogonip)
Just a suggestion. Shopping list: New blade for serger (if you do this,
you'll need it when you're done.) Roll of freezer paper.
Cut freezer paper into 1 1/2 or 2 inch strips. Iron to edge of
tablecloth and napkins, more or less centering the edge of the fabric on
the strips of paper. Set serger for rolled hem. Stitch along edge of
fabric, cutting off freezer paper to the right and little bits of chewed
up fabric. When done, turn over, and pull off freezer paper which will
be so perforated it will come off easily. There will be a thin strip of
paper under your rolled hem, but it won't hurt anything - forgot to say
put the paper on the "wrong" side to begin with.
Replace worn out serger blade.
Joanne (Queen of "is there an easier way to do this?)
Joanne @ stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us
---
Oh. You make it seem so logical, how can I resist? I'll take your
advice, and serge one napkin to see if the hem holds well on the open
weave parts. If I like the look, it's serge-city. Thanks, kiddo!
Cea

I dunno why I'm posting this! It just popped into my mind for reasons I can't
explain (maybe impending madness, who can say???) But anyway, here goes:

What if you piped the edges of the napkins? You could get hold of some bias tape
and sandwich some piping (matching shade of red, contrasting shade of green or
spiffy sparkly or shiny gold) between it and the edge of the napkin. Stitch
around with your zipper foot and I reckon that'd be a neat, strong finish with a
bit of added interest. You'd need to stitch the free edge of the piping down,
but that'd be good, because it would enclosed the frayedy bit. Does that make
sense?

Your helpful friend (Weetbix are all cleaned up now and I found a hairpin inside
my keyboard when I was cleaning it out! How 'bout that!?),

--
Trish {|:-}
Newcastle, NSW, Australia

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 08:39:57 +1100, Trish Brown
wrote:


(I've often wondered whether one could get away
with wearing damask - it's *so* lovely - but DH scoffed and said people would
think I was a picnic on the move... Oh well...

My summer Sunday suit is made of damask -- and natural-linen
colored damask at that. DH thought I'd bought it to make a
tablecloth -- and if I had a place to keep all the
tablecloths I already have, I'd have bought a couple of
extra yards and done it!

But linen might be rather cool for the occasions when you
want to wear bottle green.

Joy Beeson
--
http://home.earthlink.net/~joybeeson/ -- needlework
http://home.earthlink.net/~beeson_n3f/ -- Writers' Exchange
joy beeson at earthlink dot net

Dinner!

(Trish=A0Brown)
I dunno why I'm posting this! It just popped into my mind for reasons I
can't explain (maybe impending madness, who can say???) But anyway, here
goes:
What if you piped the edges of the napkins? You could get hold of some
bias tape and sandwich some piping (matching shade of red, contrasting
shade of green or spiffy sparkly or shiny gold) between it and the edge
of the napkin. Stitch around with your zipper foot and I reckon that'd
be a neat, strong finish with a bit of added interest. You'd need to
stitch the free edge of the piping down, but that'd be good, because it
would enclosed the frayedy bit. Does that make sense?
Your helpful friend (Weetbix are all cleaned up now and I found a
hairpin inside my keyboard when I was cleaning it out! How 'bout
that!?),
Trish {|:-}
Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Now, now, Dear, it must be that hot Australian sun I know your
intentions are good, and I _always_ love to hear from the Down-Unders,
but...do this on 21 napkins? And a large tablecloth? When am I to find
time for Weetbix, let alone the pile of alterations I have to do this
week? And there's still that dustbunny colony under the sofa to deal
with, and you know full well what happens when rabbits are loose in
one's country!
Looking around for Men With Nets as she pats Trish's shoulder in a
consoling manner..."Shall I let you start on one while we wait?"
Cea

wrote:
---
Now, now, Dear, it must be that hot Australian sun I know your
intentions are good, and I _always_ love to hear from the Down-Unders,
but...do this on 21 napkins? And a large tablecloth? When am I to find
time for Weetbix, let alone the pile of alterations I have to do this
week? And there's still that dustbunny colony under the sofa to deal
with, and you know full well what happens when rabbits are loose in
one's country!
Looking around for Men With Nets as she pats Trish's shoulder in a
consoling manner..."Shall I let you start on one while we wait?"
Cea

Er... No... at least... that is... I think I'll just go and have a nice lie down
and a cuppa tea.

You just hem on without me, eh, Cea dear? =:-0

--
Trish {|:-}
Newcastle, NSW, Australia