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An Experiment in Machine Embroidery

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Trystan

After owning a fancy new sewing machine that does embroidery for nearly half a year, I finally got around to testing said capabilities just this week. I was spurred on by two things: 1) I was finished with Collegium so I had time & 2) a new group popped up on Facebook devoted to historical

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Posted in 16th Century | Tags: failure is always an option, handsewing is weird, machine embroidery, SCA garb, sewing machine lust, undies | 5 Comments |

Wherein I Finally Buy a New Sewing Machine

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Trystan

People often ask me for advice on buying a sewing machine. Because, of course, someone who sews probably knows something about the machines they use, right? Well, sadly no. It’s kind of like asking for car advice — lots of people drive, not as many people know what goes on under the hood. Or computer

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Tool swap & an embroidered waistcoat

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Trystan

On Saturday, I swapped Mom’s embroidery machine for my wig-wefting jig from Williamsburg. It’s a win-win, well, for me, because late last night she emailed me saying she’s already woven 9″ of hair! I kinda think that’s as much of the human hair as they gave us in the class. Meanwhile, I embroidered one side

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