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A few months after he had emailed me two years ago, I learned how to solve the small hat situation using another method, pulling the braid-not pushing it as I had read earlier. So, because he had been so wonderfully generous in sharing this information with me, I emailed him and asked for his permission to published it. Ignatius sent me an email describing, in detail, how to solve my small hat situation. I hadn't been so excited about straw since I first saw Patricia Underwood's hats a couple of decades ago. I had read his story in a magazine, and I became absolutely fascinated with his work. Thank you.ĥ) I emailed a very accomplished straw braid sculptural artist, Ignatius Creegan. I love insults they help me to succeed succeed. No matter what I did, my hats always came out tiny.Ĥ) I had asked questions concerning sewing on the braid machine and had either been given vague answers or had been outright insulted.
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I should have been learning how to stay focused while not understanding old 1800s patent language.ģ) I had practiced on the machine and made cute LITTLE HATS. I thought I had really accomplished something the machine worked perfectly. Yes, I had put that machine together, parts from here and there, filing metal for a week with a tiny Dremel tool. You would think that a lady with a graduate degree would have had more success at deciphering that stuff-boringgggg! I'm the type of person that will try to put something together before I read the instructions. I don't have the room to accommodate a commercial machine setup.Ģ) I had collected patents for the straw braid sewing machine and its accessories. As you may see, these machines are portable. When I decided to "just do it" several things had occurred:ġ) I had purchased two straw braid sewing machines, and totally refurbished and added a base with motor to one. Of course you will not have the straw guide and the sewing area will be larger. A free-arm sewing machine would be ideal, but a regular flatbed will work also. Note: If you do not have a straw braid sewing machine it is still possible to sew straw braid on a regular sewing machine. I had been led to believe that that little machine was some big monster and that it would take years to learn how to operate it no way! I've picked up the machine and put it down over and over again until one day I decided to "just do it." What I found out, is that it was quite easy. Let me assure you that I'm not an expert when it comes to sewing straw on the straw braid sewing machine, but I'll share what I've learned over the years. Of course I will add more images, but if you have resources that are relevant to this post, please share. Note: In order to keep my promise of creating a straw braid tutorial in a timely manner (actually not so timely), I'm issuing this post in DRAFT form, and I will be adding to it, hopefully, on a regular basis until it has been completed.