Heirloom stitching

Learn the machine stitches and techniques that best mimic the delicate handwork associated with heirloom sewing. We focus on the options that are the easiest to incorporate into garment or home décor projects.

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Stitching lace insertion to fabric is the first technique that we learn when I teach heirloom sewing by machine. This is not a strong application of lace and best used on collars, yokes, or sleeves. Lace insertion is the lace that is straight on both edges. If one side of the lace feels rougher than the other, this is the wrong side of the lace. I have used a contrasting color thread for the photos. Use a fine machine thread that matches the lace and a 60/8 size machine needle. Starch and…

Piping is a very easy technique to learn and it's simplicity can add so much to an heirloom garment. It can match the garment fabric or it can be made with a

Picture from the back of my Book, Jeannie B's Book of Heirloom Embroidery Designs & Stitches. Many people have wanted to know about the gre...

I've seen some questions in various Facebook groups asking how to achieve nice flat threads when smocking. So while I was working on a dress for my granddaug

Hemstitching adds a gorgeous detail you can use almost anywhere.

One of the aspects that I love about sewing is that there is always more to learn. As I was looking through my sewing machine manual re...

Heirloom Cotton Laces

Have you ever used a wing needle for decorative stitching? There is a whole other world out there for embellishing that opens up with the purchase of a wing needle :)I bought one this week to try on some gauzy fabric, and I thought I would show you how it works. This is a technique typically used for heirloom stitching, but it makes some really great designs that could be used for all kinds of things. Wing needles have flanges on each side of the needle so they pierce a larger hole through…

Heirloom Beginnings - Margie Beginner Hemstitched Daygown

A video smocking tutorial on how to stitch the Van Dyke Smocking Stitch.

The Old Fashioned Baby Sewing Room