Bound edges
A piece of calico was cut on the bias 10cm on the diagonal and a piece 10cm long. Decorative automatic pattern stitches were added to the pieces and the bias piece applied to the rectangular with straight stitch and hand stitched at the back with the raw edges turned in
Sample 1 page 14
Bound edge with pin tucks
A piece of fine cotton was used for this piece with a contrasting fabric for the twin needle pin tucks. Two shades of thread were used in the needles. My machine does not seem to make very sharp pin tucks. I added a piece of cord into the bias edging and attached it to the automatic pattern stitched rectangular piece. In order for the cord which was possibly too thin, to stay in place, a row of straight stitching was added close to the cord.
Sample 2 Page 14
Burnt edges
I used a piece of curtain fabric as a base, then added a piece of kinin felt and finally some toning organza. Twin needles and an automatic looping pattern were used round the edge and then in small sections. The organza and kinin felt were then burnt through with a soldering iron and the exposed areas were stitched with free and automatic foot on stitching.
Sample 3. Page 14
Free embroidered burnt edges
A piece of kinin felt was free embroidered with a variegated thread using whip stitching and stitched with an automatic pattern at the edge which was then burnt back to the stitching with a soldering iron.
Sample 4 Page 15
A piece of felt was covered with organza, both random dyed; then stitched with automatic patterns and burnt back between the rows of stitching and amongst the fingers of the patterns.
Sample 5. Page 15
I used the left over transfer paints from sample 5 and dyed a piece of cotton, covered it with a sheer, stitched down with free and foot down embroidery and then burnt back some areas of the sheer.
Sample 6. Page 15
Corded edges
A piece of felt was stitched with an automatic pattern and then with two cords attached directly to the edge and each other with a zigzag pattern.
Sample 7. Page 15
Lengths of gimp were directly attached to a piece of automatic pattern stitched calico. The gimp edgings were secured to each other with zigzag stitching
Sample 8. Page 16
A piece of hessian with free stitching in black and red threads was edged with knotted string using a zigzag stitch
Sample 9. Page 16
A piece of felt was stitched with automatic patterns and an automatic pattern used to attach a cord directly to the edge
Sample 10. Page 16
A piece of felt with cord looped up to the fabric and attached with a zigzag stitch
Sample 11. Page 16
The same piece of felt as 11 this time the cord was looped away from the fabric
Sample 12. Page 16
The same piece of fabric as used in sample 6 was free and automatic pattern stitched in toning variegate thread. Gimp was applied both in the centre of the fabric and at the edge
Sample 13. Page 17
Wired edges
A doubled piece of net was used ad automatic pattern stitched in tonal thread. Wire was attached directly to the edge and then in from the edge and zigzag stitched to secure.
Sample 14. Page 17
Automatic pattern applied on the bias and both free and automatic patterns on the rectangle
Sample 15. Page 17
A piece of kinin felt with satin stitch applied near the edges and burnt back to the stitch edge. Then other colorised kinin felts were automatic pattern embroidered and cut back, then applied using straight stitch. The felt (base) was also patterned and a piece of automatic patterned felt was knotted and applied
Sample 16. Page 17
Lettuce edges
A piece of stretchy fabric was transfer printed and then stretched and satin stitched along the long edge to create the wobbly effect. I did find this tricky.
Sample 17. Page 17
Decorative edge with paper.
Pieces of calico were stitched and torn into strips. A second piece of calico was stitched with automatic patterns and edged with automatic satin stitch. A piece of tonal wallpaper was stitched and then attached to the fabric piece and then torn pieces were stitched, knotted and applied
Sample 18. Page 18
Eyelets and buttonholed edges
A piece of felt was edged with an automatic pattern and cut back to the stitching. Eyelets were made and cord made with zigzag in the same variegated thread as the eyelets and edging over gimp and an automatic pattern stitched at the top of the piece. The cord was threaded through the eyelets.
Sample 19. Page 18
A piece of calico was folded and and automatic pattern stitched with a variegated thread. Eyelets were made and a piece of organza stitched with two rows of the same variegated thread and threaded through the eyelets
Sample 20. Page 18
A piece of random dyed and block printed cotton was stitched with buttonholes at different levels; these were folded to the back of the piece. A few lines of automatic pattern were added and the same pattern used on a piece of organza which was cut back to the stitching and into two lengths, one threaded through each differently spaced row of buttonholes
Sample 21. Page 18
Two rows of diagonally spaced buttonholes were made and small strips of organza stitched in threads matching their colours. These were then threaded through the rows of buttonholes, the middle pieces alternating between the bottom and top rows
Sample 22. Page 18
Layered lettuce edges
Three strips of transfer painted stretchy fabric were satin stitched and stitched to a lettuce edged longer layer
Sample 23. Page 19
This piece of black net was edged with a made cord, satin stitched with a fold in the net. The top of the net was then folded and stitched again with automatic patterns and corded with made cord which were incorporated and embedded with the patterned stitching. A fourth made cord was tunnelled through between the rows and the whole piece gathered and secured to create what could be used as a cuff for a garment.
Sample 24. Page 19
This was an interesting chapter. I look forward to progressing to fastenings.
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