What a great idea!
Kate Pinner Costume & Scenic Design Tech. Coord., Kelsey Theatre, MCCC 609-570-3584 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ________________________________ From: h-costume <[email protected]> on behalf of Lavolta Press <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2019 4:23:35 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [EXT]:Re: [h-cost] Hand sewing and RSI/OOS **External Email-Use caution with attachments and links from unknown senders ** Can you machine sew heavier fabrics with no thread to place the holes, and then use the holes for hand sewing instead of having to pierce the holes with your needle? Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com<http://www.lavoltapress.com> On 5/2/2019 1:58 AM, Mijauww wrote: > Hi, > I have a bit of the same problem. I've had to reduce the amount of sewing, > plan better (start months earlier), sew in shorter bursts, use longer > needles (cotton darning needles preferably because of length and long > head), sometimes using some kind of supporting bandage on my wrist. I also > try to avoid wool fabrics that require linen thread and force when sewing. > Softer wool sewn with wool thread and linen sewn with thinner thread than > I've previously used, also eases the pain. Silk is a pain no matter what. I > sew across my lap from right to left which keeps my wrist more stationary. > > I can't sew like I used to and I've had to learn new ways of knitting > (combining different styles from all over the world, youtube can be your > friend), but at least I can still sew and knit. Crocheting kills my wrists > and hands still, so years pass between each time. I have to forget the pain > first :-D > > Gunvor > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > https://indra.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] https://indra.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] https://indra.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
