yovi2912 Publish time 2012-10-19 09:56

Which one better sew by hand or machine?

Right now, i'll make matryoska doll from cross stitch like this. I just still confused to sew it by machine or hand?
If I use machine, i can't sew it hole by hole. And i think the result work not neat. What do you think?




Saltandpepper Publish time 2024-4-19 21:38

I am a sewer and i would definitively sew it by hand because I think it is easier and faster, short curves like this aren’t t so easy to tackle with a sewing machine and they must be symmetrical to look good, so I guess it would need some ripping out before getting the perfect curve, so I raise my hand for hand sewing !

htsear13 Publish time 2022-2-11 03:02

Following this thread

queenvi617 Publish time 2024-4-22 08:23

thanks for sharing

Knitpurlsm Publish time 2024-4-8 06:40

Thanks for the info!

mardy Publish time 2020-2-8 05:30

I would sew by hand.

emma691 Publish time 2024-4-20 06:26

Я бы руками сшила

Lu278 Publish time 2024-4-19 22:29

Большое спасибо!

inmastitcher Publish time 2024-4-21 15:12

Son preciosas

LouAnna Publish time 2012-10-19 11:05

I would sew it by hand, but then I'm no seamstress and struggle to do the most simplest projects on the machine........ and even then I fail.:(    I prefer to sew by hand.
It would be easier to follow the pattern too if sewn by hand, it won't take that long since it's small.:D

mer Publish time 2013-2-13 00:01

Muy bonito. Gracias :)

tcca Publish time 2013-6-7 07:41

These are so cute - is the pattern on this site?

magenta13 Publish time 2013-6-7 15:30

Depends how skilled you are with the sewing machine.If you are a quilter then you'll already know how to sew 'freehand', that is with the feed-dogs on the machine down so that you can manoevre the piece more easily.I've had a disaster with machine sewing on a gingerbread man - there were many corners and angles!!

Perhaps sewing by hand is better so that you can take it more slowly and be more accurate.On a simple cut out like the dolls you can't really go wrong, the lines are smooth.

If you have ever stitched a biscornu you will know that you can stitch around the work using a backstitch and then match the pieces together and sew through the corresponding backstitching NOT the fabric.This is much neater and results in cleaner lines and no stress on the fabric.

Good luck, the dolls look very sweet!!:)

Katzenpfote Publish time 2013-7-20 20:11

I am a quilter - but with this sweet dolls - I would prefer to stitch by hand the pieces together.

And I would like to say : It is a really cute pattern.

GrannyNeedle55 Publish time 2013-8-17 13:02

Cute doll, and yes, even tho I sew on the machine, I would do this by hand.Not a big project, and I love hand sewing.:D

seb0357 Publish time 2013-8-19 10:12

I have similar patterns and I would cross stitch it myself and sew it together by hand.

Nevereverever Publish time 2013-8-22 05:33

I have done patterns like this before and they usually look better if I sew it together by hand.

seditas Publish time 2013-9-1 22:41

Yo creo que a mano, se puede seguir mejor las puntadas y con una puntada pequeña puede quedar erfecto
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