the joys of hand sewing

[frualeydis]

As you know I don't mind hand sewing, I actually like it. But there are drawbacks. Like when you realize that you have turned the lining of your long hanging sleeve the wrong way and have to unpick it. the you wish that you at least had used only running stitch, which goes fast to unpick, but no, of course you had to use a variation that takes a back stitch and then as many running stitches you can get on the needle and then a back stitch again.
But I have almost finished sewing the lining together again.

Comments

[mirazandar.livejournal.com]

haha. I always use those stitches too, and they are small and untidy and with different spacing, - and I always turn things the wrong way too.

[liadethornegge.livejournal.com]

That's the type of running stitch I do, too! It helps with tensioning I find. Less risk of pulling a bit too tightly and making the fabric wrinkle.

It's annoying having to unpick seams, boo hiss to that I say.

[linuxwitch.livejournal.com]

I know the feeling - handstitching is really hard to undo, esp with that reinforced running stitch!