Saturday, June 19, 2010
Quilting in the slow lane
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- Ferret
- Award winning long arm quilter, textile artist and all round fabricator. I mostly work on textile art, but I can also be found repairing ballistic jackets and building fences.
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8 comments:
My mum had a Singer sewing machine like that when I was a child. She could go really fast on it.
My friend uses one like this at her SHACK as she calls it down on the Gower. She goes for 6 weeks each year and the chalet had no electricity , she also works by oil lamp.
Cool! I used to do all my piecing on a Singer treadle. It was very enjoyable, but hardly portable. I hope you and your hand crank have many happy years together.
Janet
I was surprised how quick it is. I think I did about 20 full widths of fabric in about an hours (with fluffing about). I was getting quicker too. The last couple were about 2 minutes each. It is very satisfying and not as much work as I expected. Though I could feel I had been working at it. Hmmm, I wonder how many calories it burns.......
It probably doesn't burn as many calories as you wish it would. I did try free motion quilting on the treadle - talk about aerobic exercise! Too bad the results weren't as gratifying.
Janet
Brilliant! I don't expect it'll take you long to really get going.
Fiona.
PS had a chance to see some more of your work today at Sandown. Congratulations!
I learnt to sew clothes on a machine like that. I used to make all my ball dresses and made my children's christening gown on it.
I bought a Singer 99 like yours for £20 for my 7 year old GD to learn on, she loves it and I find it very satisfying too!
It sounds great, brings back memories of the treadle Singer my mother used to have...my Grandad used to service it for us!!!
Hope to see you in Aberdeen next week!
Best Wishes
Kay in Scotland
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