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From: ssltd
Date: 01-13-2006, 10:03 AM (1 of 4)
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Thanks to all of you for help with the expertise on fitting and underlining ideas, I used them all & ah, we have mastered the gaping top & corset. I will hopefully be finishing the sewing part of my daughers dress this weekend. And Oh boy ! another valuable resource for beading, but I can't find the book anywhere ??! Also may do some embroidery on it as well. I am needing suggestions for transferring the designs-a better technique than what I was considering perhaps. I couldn't do this prior to sewing because the designs all cross seamlines. Where can I find the book, or better yet, can Marilynntex offer some tips-I'm running out of time ? Thank you! Sue ~Sue~
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User: ssltd
Member since: 12-14-2005 Total posts: 20 |
From: MariLynntex
Date: 01-13-2006, 11:26 AM (2 of 4)
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Sue, if the seams on the dress are already sewn and you have not transferred the design, it will be a little more difficult to do. If the design is made to transfer by laying it on the fabric and then going over the lines with a pencil, do it that way. At the seam match any lines that cross the seams very carefully. If the seams are already sewn it is rather tricky to heat transfer the design, but it can be done...very, very carefully! The beading will probably have to be done by hand. Use a beading needle--they are much thinner than regular needles and I would also get a needle threader to thread the needle. Use Wonder thread (invisible) or a fine, lightweight (60) thread matching the fabric. Polyester thread is stronger than cotton. Start beading either at the end or the beginning of the design, or on the side seam, if design is on the bodice. Tie a firm knot in the thread and bring the threaded needle up through the seam allowance into the seam line, slip 4 or 5 beads, depending on their size, onto the needle and slide down the thread to the fabric, hold in place with a finger, and push the needle through the fabric to the underneath, drawing the thread after it. Bring the needle up again between the 3rd and 5th bead, put it through the 4th and 5th beads and once again pull taut down through the fabric to the underside. Don't pull the thread too tight. Bring the thread up again next to the last bead, and add beads, and repeat. Continue till design is finished. This is a really secure method of applying beads. I hope this is of help to you. My book is available from me only; I self-publish it. If you want more information about it, e-mail me at <email address removed for privacy> |
User: MariLynntex
Member since: 01-05-2006 Total posts: 107 |
From: ssltd
Date: 01-18-2006, 03:41 PM (3 of 4)
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Hello: I tried to email you but it wouldn't go through. I am interested in your book! Also, thank you for your helpful suggestions with the beading of my daughters dress. I'm finally ready to start the process, and wanted to see if you or anyone have any better ideas for transferring the designs. I am using some plastic stencils (rather like scroll designs used for wall borders) for the patterns. I was originally going to use a white pencil to do this, but realize that the beads won't be continuously connected, and am worried about the solid white lines showing in between. I can't erase them-fabric is ivory satin. Dotting the outline instead would seem to take forever-does anyone have any good ideas? Thanks all ! Sue 
~Sue~
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User: ssltd
Member since: 12-14-2005 Total posts: 20 |
From: MariLynntex
Date: 01-19-2006, 11:41 AM (4 of 4)
Sue, I may not have answered your questions fully in my e-mail yesterday. I see what your problem is with the satin. I have used an ordinary piece of chalk, sharpened to a point, to transfer a pattern to velvet and/or satin. It will brush off with a make-up brush or a paintbrush. Or even a slightly damp cloth may be used if necessary for traces that are left. A piece of knit fabric dampened, well wrung out and allowed to air-dry until the moisture is barely there, works well. Just flick the fabric with it, don't rub. What size beads are you using? A couple of years ago I restored a beaded 1920's dress...it was quite a job. I had to deduce the design of the beading from a small part that was still there! It was for a sort of style show of vintage clothing from colonial times up to the present. One woman made a colonial dress the way the pioneer woman made them, by hand with needle and thread. It had a typical pocket, a sort of drawstring bag that hung from the waist beneath the skirt and was reached by way of a slit in the side seam!  MariLynntex
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User: MariLynntex
Member since: 01-05-2006 Total posts: 107 |
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