Juki Juki Juki!
Eunice writes: I need your recommendations to decide on upgrading my sewing machine. I have a Brother BC2100 now and I am looking to buy a machine that can work with tricky and heavy fabrics and give a more professional … Continued
Machine embroidery continued
I am making progress with my Mary Ward Centre Opposites project. I printed the four lino blocks in a square, then started to add colour to the other pictures. I am beginning to get the hang of machine embroidery. After … Continued
Learning machine embroidery
This week I learnt to embroider using the sewing machine. I had done this once before in about 1985 when a college project required an embroidered waistcoat. The only stitch we were allowed to use was the zig zag stitch. … Continued
Basquiet; opposites; Lino printing project
One of my favourite bloggers – from whom I learn a great deal – is Luixe who writes The Genealogy of Style. He is a prolific, thorough blogger who comments on modern art, literature, fashion, photography and music. He has … Continued
Customised cloth – surface decoration
One reason some of us like making our own clothes is that it allows us to be ourselves. We get the fit, the colour and the style that we like best, and clothes that suit how we look. For me, … Continued