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Post by blazerrose on Dec 11, 2012 3:56:21 GMT
Eventually I'll post some pics of stuff I've done, but for now, just starting this thread to see if anyone else is into needlework.
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Post by silverdragon on Dec 12, 2012 9:39:50 GMT
Only in the fact I have three sewing machines.....
One I bought, an old first-generation Electric Singer.....
Second a "Recovered from the rubbish pile" original Treadle Singer
Third a machine my Wife asked me to get as she just cant use "Antique" machines for fear of breaking them....
Even though I demonstrated the ability to sew Leather, she still fears the Old ones may break?....
The Old Electric one is my first choice when repairing kids school uniforms where they split seams... it goes forwards backwards and as said will stitch through leather without any complications, and I can see the hole in the needle when I need to re-thread the thing....
I LOVE simple solutions, therefore, as it does exactly what I wanted it foe, I LOVE this machine....
Its also relatively bomb proof, and easy to get to if I need to do repairs?....
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Post by the light works on Dec 12, 2012 15:14:19 GMT
haven't done any sort of needle and thread work in years... although sewing houses together might count?
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Post by Antigone68104 on Dec 12, 2012 15:43:18 GMT
I haven't done embroidery-type sewing for decades, but I've done a lot of clothing/costuming sewing.
I'm working on two Christmas presents right now; a tote bag sized to hold my brother's electric griddle, and a dust cover for my aunt's keyboard. Once those get done, I'm going into high gear for Costume Con. I want to enter the Historical Masquerade this year, and I'd like to have a western/steampunk outfit to wear as a hall costume as well.
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Post by c64 on Dec 12, 2012 16:52:41 GMT
Does dot matrix printing count, too?  I just love my Samba-5 sewing machine. It can make reinforced button holes full-auto, good enough for epic pillow fights.  |
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Post by KMCCLA on Dec 15, 2012 2:08:30 GMT
I used to, a long time ago. My mother on the other hand has done needlepoint for years (she taught me) and has done all sorts of them. She often designs her own, and gives them to friends. We have one that her grandmother did -- over a hundred years ago.
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Post by blazerrose on Dec 15, 2012 21:29:23 GMT
This thread can of course be expanded to include sewing! Love to hear (read?) what other people do.
Here's one of mine - Jemima Puddleduck.
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Post by KMCCLA on Dec 16, 2012 3:22:13 GMT
Here is my mother's latest -- finished a few weeks ago, and was mounted.
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Post by blazerrose on Oct 14, 2013 22:38:13 GMT
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Post by blazerrose on Oct 14, 2013 22:41:09 GMT
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Post by the light works on Oct 14, 2013 23:36:58 GMT
old college friend of mine did traditional blackwork - which is geometric patterns on fine muslin - counted cross stitch at 1/10 scale.
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Post by blazerrose on Oct 16, 2013 5:37:55 GMT
I've seen blackwork done and thought it looked absolutely stunning. I have yet to know how the patterns work, though.
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Post by the light works on Oct 16, 2013 14:12:51 GMT
I've seen blackwork done and thought it looked absolutely stunning. I have yet to know how the patterns work, though. I think a particular form of insanity is involved. |
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Post by Lex Of Sydney Australia on Oct 19, 2013 12:23:06 GMT
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Post by kharnynb on Oct 23, 2013 19:59:24 GMT
I can do basic sewing, as long as it isn't in a visible spot.
Gotta have mother in law be useful for something
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Post by Lex Of Sydney Australia on Jun 22, 2014 16:49:16 GMT
I found some AWSOME cross stich designs on Google that I’d love to make for the Mythbusters. The only problem is I have no way of getting them to them if I were to make them.    |
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Post by mrfatso on Jun 23, 2014 15:02:53 GMT
I have not done any cross stitch since school, but my Mother still does Bedfordshire Lace using her Mushroom and Bobbins.
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Post by the light works on Jun 23, 2014 16:04:33 GMT
this is the sort of needlework I used to do: Attachment Deletednote that this is a rigid figurine - and has no wire - the rigidity comes from the tension of the thread and the geometry of the design. |
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Post by Lex Of Sydney Australia on Jun 23, 2014 17:05:55 GMT
I have not done any cross stitch since school, but my Mother still does Bedfordshire Lace using her Mushroom and Bobbins. I've always wanted to learn how to make lace, especially Bedfordshire Lace, but so few people know how to make it any more. Lace making really is a dying art - pity because hand made lace is SO much nicer looking than machine made lace. I have a Bedfordshire Lace dress collar that my Great Grandmother (fondly referred to in the family as the Victorian Tyrant) made. But it's over 100 years old & so fragile I daren't take it out of the acid proof paper it's wrapped in. |
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Post by mrfatso on Jun 23, 2014 19:38:36 GMT
As I am from Bedfordshire it is a skill that a few people around here still practise, though my Mums craft circle is getting smaller all the while.
That dress sounds like it would be a lovely thing to own, when my Brother was married my Mum who had a relatively short amount of notice, made my sister in laws veil.
It's kind of a tradition now, when I go abroad to see if I can find a Bobbin that reflects the place I have been, Koa wood from Hawaii, Eucalyptus from Ausralia etc, or if I cannot find a nice wood some beads for the end.
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