Capt. Sterling Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Sterling Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 sorry folks can't get this much bigger, but will try and photograph making one as soon as possible... "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silas thatcher Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 what exactly is " overcasting" ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Sterling Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silas thatcher Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 duh !! missed that one !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Sterling Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 what exactly is " overcasting" ?? Overcasting is an over and over, slant stitch used to protect raw edges from fraying. Start at right corner, with knot on under side, pulling needle thru on right side, deep enough only to prevent raveling. Repeat with even stitches (1/16 of an inch deep). This stitch slants from right to left and is one of the most difficult to make uniform. (Kind of like doing a zig zag stitch by hand over the raw edge instead of by machine) I skip that step because one, I sew my buttonholes first then when completed I cut them open... two I haven't actually seen the overcast stitch in any garment samples and three if the buttonhole stitch is done snuggly and close together, it, itself, will keep the fabric from unraveling. "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Diamond Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Ah, the Dreaded Buttonhole Stitch. One I really must learn ~ Captain Sterling's are Simply Beautiful ~ I am envious of them! Oooh, shiny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Sterling Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 remind me to show you at RF5... they are a lot easier in person than they look or read on paper and thank you, now if I could only get them as fine as the originals "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Roberts Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Don't we all wish we could sew as fine as the originals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Actress Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 remind me to show you at RF5... they are a lot easier in person than they look or read on paperand thank you, now if I could only get them as fine as the originals Captain...mayhap we should have a quick impromptu demo for all of us who wishes to learn this "DREADED" technique. I know that I would love to learn this too! I wonder if being left-handed has anything to do with the 'slantiness' of my stitching? Member of "The Forsaken" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Roberts Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Cheeky are you left handed? Thatss awesome, Lefties unite! Sorry, pround left hander. And no I would think being left handed would effect your stitches in that manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyBarbossa Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Hmmm.... overcast stitch for a buttonhole? Interesting. Aye, I'm curious to see it at RF5. ~Lady B Tempt Fate! an' toss 't all t' Hell!" "I'm completely innocent of whatever crime I've committed." The one, the only,... the infamous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Actress Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Cheeky are you left handed? Thatss awesome, Lefties unite! Sorry, pround left hander... And no I would think being left handed would effect your stitches in that manner. Yup. We Rock...we know we do. We are such creative bastards, aren't we? Member of "The Forsaken" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Sterling Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Wasn't Hitler left handed?? "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Sterling Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 (edited) remind me to show you at RF5... they are a lot easier in person than they look or read on paperand thank you, now if I could only get them as fine as the originals Captain...mayhap we should have a quick impromptu demo for all of us who wishes to learn this "DREADED" technique. I know that I would love to learn this too! I wonder if being left-handed has anything to do with the 'slantiness' of my stitching? Nothing dreaded about it... you embroider, you should be able to pick it up in no time... I'll be embroidering buttons.. I hope... Edited January 8, 2009 by Capt. Sterling "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyNell Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 One of the few things I do know how to sew by hand. I couldn't figure out how to do it on the machine LOL. I use embroidery thread and I sew with more than one strand so i don't have to make so many stitches. Funny I've done this with regular clothes since I was a kid. I guess I'm going to be sewing lots of little button holes as I'll be sewing eyelets for the stays. So i have a question about that. being as the ties put more demand in the fabric than a button, do you have to do anything additional to the fabric around the hole to reenforce the fabric when sewing an eyelet? “PIRACY, n. Commerce without its folly-swaddles, just as God made it.” Ambrose Bierce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Sterling Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 Hmmm when sewing the linen haven't needed anything...sometimes the wool will stretch though "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyBarbossa Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Embroidering buttons?!? LOL, oh I HAVE t' see this. Started dabbling in this as well. Silk thread works best. (Hint: check with yo'r local quilting shop, they'd have good silk thread) There ye go, Nell! That's pretty awesome ye can sew... especially by hand! Tis a lost art, m'dear. The issue I had in the past with the overcast was the bunching in many ways. Do it too loose, and it won't do a darn thing. When I held it in place with my finger over the stitched area, it worked out well. Closer together the stitches, the better though. ~Lady B Tempt Fate! an' toss 't all t' Hell!" "I'm completely innocent of whatever crime I've committed." The one, the only,... the infamous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Sterling Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 Does that make me and Mickey lost artists? "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannibal Chrispy Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 (edited) Yes it does! Perhaps this year at pip you could do a sewing demonstration! I know it's not very "piraty, pyratescque....pyratee" sounding, but as part of the living history "program" more people should be enlightened as to how important sewing was as a daily task. I am sure you would draw more than a few interested parties, myself included. Edited January 9, 2009 by Cannibal Chrispy Illustration courtesy of Patrick Hand, and his Pyrate Comix. To see comic in it's entirety, click below http://pyracy.com/index.php?showtopic=13374 All rights reserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Sterling Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 (edited) Ack... John Sterling, former tailor... ack... damn Crispy talk about an image killer...snigger.... actually I would be happy to teach a lesson to anyone interested but let's do it after hours when the public isn't around... be a bit easier I would think. Edited January 9, 2009 by Capt. Sterling "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Roberts Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Ok this isn't my first attempt at these but it's my best to date. So how'd I do? Please be honest. Oi, this is one hard stitch to get me head around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Sterling Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 Not sure yer doing it correctly... looks more like a blanket stitch than a buttonhole... I don't quite see the knot..there should be one with each stitch and they should be tighter/closer together. "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Roberts Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 It's supposed to be a knot? Oh crap, I'm doing it wrong. Yeah I need to see this one in person. Crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyBarbossa Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Here, Robert... I'll post an image of a buttonhole. :) Thanks t' Mickey for the insiders secret... it's working perfectly. BRB... :::Goes take piccies, uploads them, etc:::: Ok... back. Apologies it's a wee bit dark, but hope this helps a little bit. Maybe Mickey 'll post piccies of his absolutely fantastic buttonsholes. :::drops and worships Mickey:::: Generally it's getting the thread as close together as possible and where the hole will actually be, again as close as possible but leaving just a slight sliver of a space to cut. Give it a few goes. I've been doing buttonholes a while also and finally started getting to look half decent. :) ~Lady B Tempt Fate! an' toss 't all t' Hell!" "I'm completely innocent of whatever crime I've committed." The one, the only,... the infamous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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