Have you ever hand quilted on a frame?
I tried hand quilting on a frame decades ago. But I was used to quilting on a hoop and decided not to buy a frame.
I was pretty amazed when I recently watched a video about how quilting on a frame is an endangered craft in the UK. You can watch the video here. Of course I had to look this up and I was rather amazed at what I found.
Heritage Crafts, an organization focused on preserving crafts in the UK had some staggering numbers to share. It considered this kind of quilting "critically endangered" and the figures quoted shocked me. The total number of "serious amateur makers" lists 11-20 individuals.
Quilting in general is not considered endangered just the technique of doing it in a frame. But here in the USA, many people still quilt on a frame and there are often "sewing bees" still listed in newspapers in the United States.
You can read the numbers the Heritage Crafts cites here.
Do you have a lot of hand quilting in a frame where you live?
Have a safe and happy day!
not where i live but i have frame quilted quite a bit....it is convenient in some ways
ReplyDeleteI don't know anyone here in my neck of the woods who quilts in a frame anymore, but there are some bloggers I follow who do. Karen at Karen Quilts, etc, hand quilts every one of her quilts and they are gorgeous! She usually shares photos of what she currently quilting on her blog every day.
ReplyDeleteI bought a Grace frame several years ago, I don't have it up any longer than 60 inches but as my houses in the UK is not big then this is the maximum I can reasonably house without it being in the way. I enjoy hand quilting but the frame is most useful for basting the quilts - saves all that bending to table or floor level etc. I also prefer to use a hoop most of the time. Maybe as people discover how relaxing hand sewing actually is it may become popular once again. Elaine in UK
ReplyDeleteI quilt only in a frame. And only hand quilt. No one I know ever bought a quilting frame. They are home made. My husband made the stanchions for mine. I use C clamps to hold it together but I do have an old one that uses wooden pegs.
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