They can often be seen on e-bay, or in most books of early sewing tools.
The bird sitts on a pearch; press the tail and it opens its mouth, The
fabric is inserted and voila! There is often a small pincushion mounted on
the stand; the whole piece is finished with a small clamp for attachment.
Kathleen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cynthia J Ley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 5:46 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] hand rolled hems
Sewing birds? Anyone have a pic they would like to share? :-)
Arlys
On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:42:27 -0400 "LLOYD MITCHELL"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
How right you are!
Kathleen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carmen Beaudry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] hand rolled hems
>> Sorry for the late reply myself, but.....
>>
>> I'm doing some silk organza scarves (not historic, before anyone
panics
>> [1]). The fabric is 60" wide, so the hand rolled hem is very long
- and I
>> hate hand-sewing with a red passion, so I'm always trying to
figure out
>> how to make it easier and faster. And I hit on something this
weekend. As
>> long as the finished part is longer than my forearm, I can pin
the edge
>> under my right elbow (I'm right-handed) on a table, and hold the
>> unfinished part of the hem in my left hand, rolling the hem
toward me
>> with the left hand's fingers. This keeps the hem taut, while
rolling at
>> the same time. I can then use my right hand to stitch what the
left hand
>> is preparing. Make sure that the table-chair setup puts your
elbow no
>> lower than normal height, or you'll be bending your back, which
is Not
>> Good. This goes fast!
> (snip)
> Melanie / Lijsbet
>
> This is pretty much how a sewing clamp/bird works. It makes
pretty much
> all hand sewing Much faster. I have two reproduction sewing
birds. One
> stays clamped next to my sewing machine for handwork in the sewing
room,
> the other travels with me, since I found out I can clamp it to the
edge of
> my travel sewing box. I do about 1/3 of my sewing by hand, so
this has
> really speeded things up for m.
>
> Melusine
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