Post by anxiousmom on Dec 8, 2014 20:03:34 GMT
I eschewed the lessons and guidance of a grandmother in my youth, so I am teaching myself the art of needle crafting. I can find just about anything on youtube, so I am learning all kinds of embroidery stitches and whatnot, but what I am sorely missing the little tibits that you learn by doing and having someone pass down helpful hints.
Today I am going batshit crazy trying to do applique a scarf. The applique part I am having no trouble with, but what is about to send me to the loony bin is the actual scarf itself. It is long, gets in the way-I am constantly having to readjust to reach underneath it to grab the needle, shift the ends around, etc. It is taking me about 10 times longer to do this than it should due to all the adjusting and fiddling with the material.
Do you have any tips for working on a large and/or unwieldy piece of material? Is there some kind of hoop that would make it easier? (The circle ones are not helping one single bit.) Is there something that would scoop up the edges and make it easier to reach underneath? Am I asking too much??
Today I am going batshit crazy trying to do applique a scarf. The applique part I am having no trouble with, but what is about to send me to the loony bin is the actual scarf itself. It is long, gets in the way-I am constantly having to readjust to reach underneath it to grab the needle, shift the ends around, etc. It is taking me about 10 times longer to do this than it should due to all the adjusting and fiddling with the material.
Do you have any tips for working on a large and/or unwieldy piece of material? Is there some kind of hoop that would make it easier? (The circle ones are not helping one single bit.) Is there something that would scoop up the edges and make it easier to reach underneath? Am I asking too much??
