So I'm pleating like madly, and getting worried that it takes too much time. Since it's handsewing I'm watching a lot of TV in the evenings. And now it's time for an advice for being able to sit for a long time and do handsewing.
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| Tailor Karl Gustav Widberg and two apprentices http://www.familypix.se/index_gl_1.html |
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Do you see the position of the two apprentices? In Swedish this is actually called "tailor's position" (skräddarställning). When I tried to find an English translation all I got was "lotus position" and a lot of pictures of people doing yoga.
Seriously if you have the possibility try to sit with your legs crossed under/in front of you and rest your elbows on your knees. It helps to keep your back in a good position, and the support for the elbows makes it easy to keep the fabric quite close to your eyes while sewing.
Now it's back to pleating.
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