I was taught that it must be done by hand and I did that (with great
difficulty because of eyesight problems) and the end product is ok but
nothing special. Earlier this year I made some napkins and wanted to do
better, they were a gift for my sisters table and after a trial run using
the machine and a small piece of sample lace I had made, I ran along with
the sewing machine. It turned out incredibly neat, so I really was pleased
to have done it that way. It will wash and wear for her much better than my
sewing would have done. I would never have machined the special lace
without the trial run first, but was very pleased it worked for me.
Sue T, Dorset UK
lace-makers had these new-fangled machines for
taking the tedium out of lace
making, and speeding up the earnings rate, they
would have used them!
Carol has raised a lovely controversial one here. The
first hankie edging I ever made, I machine-stitched it
on without really thinking about it but the others in
my small lace group were horrified. So the next one I
hand-sewed - not very successfully but it was a
present and fortunately the recipient is no
needlewoman.
Now I have this edging which is a very pretty design
(I can say that cos of course I didn't design it
myself) and it's been wrapped up carefully for the
last two and a half years cos I'm afraid to spoil it
with my sloppy sewing.
So what do other Arachnes think - is the dreaded
sewing-machine really our best friend or an instrument
of Satan? (joke...)
Now I've really stirred things up!
Hazel
(in Oude Wetering, Holland)
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