Hand sewing

[Junob @teranews.com]

I was working on a piece of very sheer material and trying to put on a
rolled hem with my serger. Just wasn't working. So I looked up tutorials
for hand sewn rolled hems and found this one:
http://www.coletterie.com/tutorials-tips-tricks/tutorial-how-to-create-a-hand-rolled-hem
Snapped on my new 1/4"foot, that came in the mail today from Ron, did my
machine stitching and trimming, threaded my needle and started sewing.
Works so well this way and I do love doing hand sewing sometimes.
Juno

[BEI Design]

Juno, that's the rolled-hem technique I used on the pink
organza and taffeta dress I made in 1954 for the national
Singer sewing contest. As I recall the skirt and lining
were about 5 yards each. I used to sit and do a few minutes
of hem after school between homework assignments. My mother
taught me how to do it. ;-)

--
Beverly

[Junob @teranews.com]

On 5/14/2013 12:19 AM, BEI Design wrote:

>
> Juno, that's the rolled-hem technique I used on the pink
> organza and taffeta dress I made in 1954 for the national
> Singer sewing contest. As I recall the skirt and lining
> were about 5 yards each. I used to sit and do a few minutes
> of hem after school between homework assignments. My mother
> taught me how to do it. ;-)
>

It's a nice technique. The row of stitching gives just enough body to
the fabric. I love the fact that you can do just a little at a time.
Your mother must h ave been wonderful sewist. My mother liked to do
some sewing but never had any training so she didn't learn a lot of
things that make for finer sewing.
The only sewing instruction I ever had was in grade school and my
teacher's mantra was "Rip It Out." It didn't do much c to inspire a love
of sewing. I have learned because of necessity. I have of love of
learning and that's what has helped me love sewing.

[coooooool grandma]

I find that you have more control with hand sewing. But of course it's
rare that we can do it.

[Junob @teranews.com]

On 5/14/2013 10:38 PM, coooooool grandma wrote:
> I find that you have more control with hand sewing. But of course it's
> rare that we can do it.
>

When I finally started "listening" to what this piece of fabric was
telling me, I knew hand sewing was the only way to do the hem.
I really do believe that the fabric "tells" you how to do something, so
pay attention and do it.

[Ursula Schrader]

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I'm glad to read this; for years, I have felt that not only fabric but
everything tells you how to handle it. You just need the patience and quiet
to listen to it. It would spare the world a lot of broken items... ;-)

U.