Embroidery and Sewing

MS Walkathon - Boulder, Colorado

peg — Sat, 09 May 2009 21:52:02 +0000

This morning I participated in the Boulder walkathon for Multiple Sclerosis in honor of my mother who died of a related disease - ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) in 1980 at the age of 49. We had a morning that started out cool, but sunny and warmed up nicely. The care stations along the route had water, sunscreen, fresh fruit and other encouraging enticements. A good friend joined me for the walk and we caught up with family news along the route.

Early this morning, before the walkathon, I embroidered a shirt to wear that featured my mother’s loved forget-me-not flower (inspired my company logo) and the words “For Barbara”

I am pretty sure my mom was pleased at how I spent my morning.

Colorado Snow!

peg — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:12:25 +0000

I am feeling so sorry for the FedEx driver whose truck is stuck in our Colorado driveway. It is surprising that he attempted to go up the driveway and equally surprising that he doesn’t carry chains. We are searching for our tow chain, but so far no luck. So, if you live in Colorado and you are expecting something from FedEx today, it may well be here.

Sewing our Wedding Labels into your Wedding Gown

peg — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:06:51 +0000

Our grosgrain wedding gown labels come with a “pinked” (zig-zagged) edge to prevent fraying. Most people tuck in these edges and apply it to the gown as shown.

Once pinned in location, you can press the edge with your finger or a warm (not hot) iron before doing a whip stitch to sew it into place. In doing the stitching, take a little bite of the lining fabric of the dress (being careful not to catch the front dress fabric in the stitch) and then catch a bite of the label itself. Do this along the edge of the label on both sides. It does not take a lot of stitches to hold the label firmly in place.