Re: [h-cost] chain stitch
Is that something any 4 thread serger can do? Or is it a specialty machine? Teena From: Kim Baird kba...@cableone.net To: 'Historical Costume' h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Thursday, November 1, 2012 4:46 PM Subject: [h-cost] chain stitch You can buy a serger that does a beautiful chain stitch. Kim -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of aqua...@patriot.net Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 12:26 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Embroidery Machines I'm sure embroidery machines can do satin stitch, but can they do chain stitch? I think your best bet there is to get an antique machine that sews with a chain stitch. I actually had a toy machine at one point that was a chain stitch, but it would lose alignment easily. Chain stitch, or tambour embroidery was popular in the 1780s. It's thought to have originated in India. There is a beautiful Indian robe at the Victoria Albert Museum, from the early 18th century. -Carol ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] chain stitch
I take it you can use it in the middle of a fabric, without the cutter blade following along? Thanks, Fran Books on historic sewing www.lavoltapress.com On 11/1/2012 1:46 PM, Kim Baird wrote: You can buy a serger that does a beautiful chain stitch. Kim -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of aqua...@patriot.net Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 12:26 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Embroidery Machines I'm sure embroidery machines can do satin stitch, but can they do chain stitch? I think your best bet there is to get an antique machine that sews with a chain stitch. I actually had a toy machine at one point that was a chain stitch, but it would lose alignment easily. Chain stitch, or tambour embroidery was popular in the 1780s. It's thought to have originated in India. There is a beautiful Indian robe at the Victoria Albert Museum, from the early 18th century. -Carol ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] chain stitch
Yes. For the chain stitch, you don't use the cutter. Not all sergers do this stitch, though. Kim -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 3:57 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] chain stitch I take it you can use it in the middle of a fabric, without the cutter blade following along? Thanks, Fran Books on historic sewing www.lavoltapress.com On 11/1/2012 1:46 PM, Kim Baird wrote: You can buy a serger that does a beautiful chain stitch. Kim -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of aqua...@patriot.net Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 12:26 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Embroidery Machines I'm sure embroidery machines can do satin stitch, but can they do chain stitch? I think your best bet there is to get an antique machine that sews with a chain stitch. I actually had a toy machine at one point that was a chain stitch, but it would lose alignment easily. Chain stitch, or tambour embroidery was popular in the 1780s. It's thought to have originated in India. There is a beautiful Indian robe at the Victoria Albert Museum, from the early 18th century. -Carol ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] chain stitch
Actually, I think my serger that does a chain stitch is a cover stitch machine. I can switch between cover stitch ( a two needle hem for knits) and chain stitch. Kim -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Beteena Paradise Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 3:55 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] chain stitch Is that something any 4 thread serger can do? Or is it a specialty machine? Teena ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] chain stitch
What model do you have? Thanks, Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com On 11/1/2012 2:19 PM, Kim Baird wrote: Actually, I think my serger that does a chain stitch is a cover stitch machine. I can switch between cover stitch ( a two needle hem for knits) and chain stitch. Kim -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Beteena Paradise Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 3:55 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] chain stitch Is that something any 4 thread serger can do? Or is it a specialty machine? Teena ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
