Sewing Machine drawing

Having jammed my new Bernina B435 by trying to pass glued Mull fabric on canvas under its dressmaking foot and needle, I dusted off an old second hand Toyota that I bought many years ago. During my playtime with it, the knob that adjusts the stitch types fell off and I can’t really change the stitches now. It also slips a lot when passing canvas through, this time only dyed canvas, and it often jams and stops. However, these effects are actually really interesting, it shows the mistakes, the lack of skill, the age of the machine. It was never intended that I machine neat lines as I am attempting to juxtapose the neat embroidered stitch with contemporary, loose, uncontrolled (out-of-control) machine stitch. I think the results are really good.

Karen Covic