Does anyone do embroidery by hand anymore?
05-14-2009, 05:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Jerrie
I am doing a redwork quilt inbetween my other project it is pictures of my family i have a program that pencil sketch pictures and i transfer it onto Muslin or what ever you want. the heart is a quilting mortif pattern i found online
05-14-2009, 09:21 AM
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I do! My grandmother taught me, 60 years ago! I like to have some hand work in progress so I can just sit and relax and keep my hands busy while I watch/listen to TV. I have taught my granddaughter. She and I went on a vacation together and had fun stitching.
05-14-2009, 09:34 AM
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Everyone's projects are beautiful! Here's my SBS in redwork. I found the Irish Chain layout by doing a 'search' on webshots for redwork quilts.
This is before I sewed the blocks together. I ended up replacing the bottom left block.
This is before I sewed the blocks together. I ended up replacing the bottom left block.
SBS redwork
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SBS redwork
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05-14-2009, 10:03 AM
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Yes, hand embroidery is alive and well in Oregon! The local quilt shop even offers classes and the teacher also does the "utility" stitches that were long ago used in pioneer homes. I myself do hand embroidery, counted x-stitch, knitting (and purling too!), crochet and quilting. Everything goes in cycles and the time has come around for all the "old" arts. Embroidery is something I am able to do in the evening after all the outside work is done. Very gratifying. :wink:
05-14-2009, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by carrieg
Everyone's projects are beautiful! Here's my SBS in redwork. I found the Irish Chain layout by doing a 'search' on webshots for redwork quilts.
This is before I sewed the blocks together. I ended up replacing the bottom left block.
This is before I sewed the blocks together. I ended up replacing the bottom left block.
05-14-2009, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Rhonda
Just wondered if anyone does embroidery by hand. I learned to do crewel work in 1974 and went on to doing embroidery stitches and taught it in homeparties for awhile. It seems like everyone does the machine variety now and I wondered if the art of hand embroidery was dying down if not out.
I don't do alot of it but when i need it I do use some of it in my projects.
I like to draw my own designs but they are more old fashioned than most of what you see today.
Anyone else still doing it by hand?
I don't do alot of it but when i need it I do use some of it in my projects.
I like to draw my own designs but they are more old fashioned than most of what you see today.
Anyone else still doing it by hand?
05-14-2009, 06:09 PM
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Thank you everyone for all of your comments and I see that hand embroidery and hand sewing is alive and well!!! :D :D :D
I love all the pictures you have all contributed!!
It is so much fun to ask a question like this and see all the come backs from everyone!!!!
It seemed to me that all I saw anymore was machine embroidery. Not that there is anything wrong with doing on a machine. There are some very beautiful designs made that way.
I was just wanting to reach out to anyone who loves what I love. I get great satisfaction out of being able to do the stitches and I am always looking for more stitches to learn!! This was the very first sewing I ever learned to do by hand. I learned on a crewel kit. Then I progressed to embroidery and other needlework.
I am glad that it is still being done by so many!!!
I love all the pictures you have all contributed!!
It is so much fun to ask a question like this and see all the come backs from everyone!!!!
It seemed to me that all I saw anymore was machine embroidery. Not that there is anything wrong with doing on a machine. There are some very beautiful designs made that way.
I was just wanting to reach out to anyone who loves what I love. I get great satisfaction out of being able to do the stitches and I am always looking for more stitches to learn!! This was the very first sewing I ever learned to do by hand. I learned on a crewel kit. Then I progressed to embroidery and other needlework.
I am glad that it is still being done by so many!!!
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