finally making friends with my sewing machine
Somehow despite the fact that I’m knitting things for the fair hand embroidery seemed too time consuming and labour intensive. So I started playing with my sewing machine and although I’m most likely doing it all wrong it’s so much fun and I love the slightly messy results. It’s impossible to be a perfectionist when you can only see bits of your ‘drawing’ at a time and can’t erase. Hopefully you and the market goers will like the results too:
All done free hand with the shirt in a hoop and the machine set to a straight stitch with the feed dog down and the foot pressure on the lowest setting. It took a bit of practice but it’s fairly easy. So should I do more? Do you think I should do some men’s ones too?
And just because I love these photos that I took while I was waiting for the varnish to dry on some beads. They are now earrings but I’m too lazy to photograph them.
I’ve got so much to do, and I don’t really feel like I have enough stock. I need to finish designing labels now and then I’m off to buy more colours of thread, some card and maybe some men’s tshirts (good idea?). Then I’m going up to my parents for dinner since my dad just got back from Thailand yesterday. He has some crafty stuff he got at a market in Cambodia for me apparently which is rather exciting. I really need to go there because they have a fancy new printer and neither of mine are working. (umm.. yes I do own 2 printers, there is a reason but it’s dull.) My friend Sean is picking me up at 7.45 on Saturday and everything has to be done by then. If you come to the market please excuse me if I ramble crap at you while looking like a zombie high on caffeine. I may well end up staying up all night tomorrow and then I will be a zombie high on caffeine. Anyway if you’re remotely in the area I’d love it if you came along, and the other sellers all have very cool stuff too.
Posted: May 25th, 2006 under Uncategorized.
Comments: 15
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Comment from Pigwotknits
Time: May 25, 2006, 4:04 pm
I like the machine embroidery stuff, especially the owl in the tree. Hope it goes well on Saturday, I’d love to go, but since I’ll be at totally the other end of the country, clearly not going to get there.
Comment from olivia lorimor
Time: May 25, 2006, 7:20 pm
thats so cool my mom has one like that sweing machine but she can not do free style I would so come if idid not have four days of school left how do you start a blog could you possibley help me.
Comment from Gina
Time: May 25, 2006, 9:17 pm
The machine embroidery looks great. I like that it is not super fussy/tidy. I’m in the States, but I certainly wish I could attend the Fair — another reason to visit Scotland!
Comment from anne
Time: May 26, 2006, 4:19 am
i LOVE the embroidery!! i LOVE the embroidery! i LOVE it!
Comment from Tajhia
Time: May 26, 2006, 7:52 am
hey Ysolda…. If you need a hand with sewing drop me a line….. I really miss my SM (all of them!!!!) - when I was back in the UK I had lots and lots - 2 “normal” machines, an embroidery machine an overlocker and at least 4 vintage singers…… sold the loton ebay just before I emigrated and I really miss them all………… your freehand embroidery looks fab!!!!! have you ever considered using something like that on quilted clothing??? maybe on the back of a waistcoat/vest/bolero type thingy??? I can envisage your embroidered figures on plain cream/natural calico on the back and fronts done in bright coloured thread that is used to quilt all three layers in one (front, lining and wadding)…. and then bind the whole lot with matching bias binding………
BTW I am totally in awe of your hoodie pattern - gonna have to buy it as soon as I have worked out how to get my paypal account to work with my new canadian bank account LOL
Comment from Abi
Time: May 26, 2006, 10:36 am
The machine embroidery looks great. The one with two heads scared me slightly though, I guess I’m a bit of a nervous disposition. Do some men’s tees aswell - men don’t often get such fun stuff to wear.
I can’t make it this weekend but I would love to come to Scotland one day to experience the never ending daylight in the summer.
Comment from Elizabeth D
Time: May 26, 2006, 7:16 pm
Ysolda — My note is not relevant to today’s post, but I can’t find a “contact me” address and wasn’t sure how far back I could comment. I was reading Enchanting Juno this afternoon, and did a double take when she mentioned she was working on Matilda Jane. That’s what I sometimes call my daughter (whose name is neither Matilda nor Jane) — I think because one of my aunts or maybe a grandmother sometimes used that name for me. “Juno” thought you’d explained the name on your blog, but I can’t find it. Can you tell me where it comes from? A book, perhaps? I’d love to know –
Elizabeth in Pennsylvania
Comment from sophie
Time: May 27, 2006, 8:13 am
the embroidery is bloody brilliant! i’m going to get organise one day and give it ago - doing it by hand is way to time consuming…
love the two headed dude! he’s gorgeous.
Comment from Sarah
Time: May 27, 2006, 9:33 pm
shuh, I tried to learn how to use my sewing machine but the instruction manual was so ambiguous I’m sticking to sewing by hand. It’s so therapeutic! I would’ve come along to Glasgow probably if I’d read this earlier, but I should look out your number and give you a buzz. We should do something. KEEP EVERYTHING TIGHT.
Comment from Bottom
Time: May 28, 2006, 8:16 am
Your blog and your projects are marvelous! I’ve come upon them by way of craftster, where I saw the wee Ysolda and the Apocalypse Hoodie. These new embroideries are so wonderfully expressive: they tell me stories of petulant knitters, rainy day creatures, gentle monsters, and montrous gentles. I love your work.
Comment from michael
Time: May 29, 2006, 4:54 am
guys don’t get much access to really neat, original clothing (as a rule), so I think exploring with some mens Tee’s is an excellent idea. (and I live in Canada, so popping by the market isn’t excatly a viable option)
Comment from Carolyn
Time: May 30, 2006, 5:54 am
I hope you had a fantastically successful day!
Comment from Sunflowerfairy
Time: May 30, 2006, 1:22 pm
Well?? How’d the show go?? I thought of you all day.
:)
Comment from melissa
Time: May 31, 2006, 9:12 pm
oh my, i love your sewing machine embroidery! you’ve got amazing talent.
Comment from Bea
Time: December 23, 2006, 3:39 am
This is kind of an old post, I know. But you inspired me to try machine embroidery and I thought I would share my results with you.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y204/Beaslybuttwick/December_0634645.jpg
The colors are slightly off, but you get the general idea.
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