Hand Basting and Sewing
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Hand Basting and Sewing
There are times when taking a few basting stitches by hand saves hours of aggravation later.
Sometimes it does seem like a bother to find a needle, thread it, and actually sew with it - but there are times and places when mending that I can hand sew the spot, but I can't machine sew it.
Sometimes it does seem like a bother to find a needle, thread it, and actually sew with it - but there are times and places when mending that I can hand sew the spot, but I can't machine sew it.
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I don't even handsew buttons anymore....do them all on my machine....drop the feed dogs and set zigzag to match the holes.....5 or 6 stitches back and forth, all done!....I despise handsewing and do as little as possible!
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My machines do buttons too, I need to get my books out and learn to do that, it just looks so much more professional than hand sewing.
But I do enjoy hand sewing, had to get "readers" to help me thread the needles (they keep winking when I try to thread them).
But I do enjoy hand sewing, had to get "readers" to help me thread the needles (they keep winking when I try to thread them).
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