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I just sewed my first ever anything. It's part of my Halloween costume, which I did from instructions here. It makes me look smaller and rounder than I already am (as does the angle, taken by someone a foot taller than me) but since I'm supposed to be a fairy, I think that's all right. Also, dyeing elastic bands is an absolute bitch.
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I found a couple of easy Simplicity patterns on sale and decided to get bold. Today I tried my hand at a cardigan: It took me five hours, several instances of having to rip the seams and start over (including one sleeve sewed on inside-out) but I feel very slightly better about my ability to read and follow a pattern now. Plus it's comfy as hell, I used a nice medium-weight jersey fabric I found on sale yesterday.
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Nov 11, 2013 03:41
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HodjasBitch and A.s.P. - Thank you! I wore it to work yesterday and got a few compliments. It's pretty much fueling my desire to see what else I can do now. NancyPants - I use a regular machine. The instructions said to use a "narrow zigzag stitch" and after a few tries on some of the scraps, I found a setting that seemed to work pretty well. The hardest part for me was the elastic in the stretchy neck bit on the back where it gathers and drapes. I had to undo and redo that three times, and I'm fairly sure that's where I sliced my finger open in retrospect.
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Nov 13, 2013 16:54
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I showed my in-laws the cardigan I made, it turns out that they've been trying to get rid of some old sewing stuff from my husband's grandmother, and I now have a Baby Lock serger, accessories, and instructions!
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Nov 27, 2013 23:41
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I've got a question that may or may not be better suited here than for the cosplay thread. I'm making a kirtle for a costume (Oddleif from The Banner Saga, for the curious) and using the women's kirtle here as a pattern. Once I have the sleeves and gores sewed on, I need to stitch the last bit of open side together. However my sewing machine tends to clump up the stitches where all the seams gather since it's too thick. Am I going to be stuck hand-stitching that part? Should I adjust tension for that and try again, then readjust when it's back to just two layers?
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Jun 30, 2014 20:32
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Awesome, thanks. I'll check out the local fabric store for a walking foot.
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