First off – success enacting the method I tested towards last night, of doing the drawstring holes with a turned…
Sewing sleeves
Another mini place to start hoarding techniques, this time on SLEEVES as I didn’t have one before. https://mainelymenswear.com/2013/02/26/sleeves/
Construction on green velvet joggers
Sewed pocket slant and finished seam with zigzag. Pattern calls to topstitch the pocket/seam down but I didn’t want to…
Green velvet joggers get cut out – with dungaree potential
This project is a (hopefully wearable) muslin test run for half of a more ambitious dream project, the part I’m…
Winslow Culottes for Mouse pt 3 – fitting
Waist was too big. I could take it out of the side seams, but I also pinned it out at…
✨patterns wishlist 2022✨
My style is absolutely dissolving at the moment so I’m not even going to try sectioning this up or categorising…
Paisley Winslow Culottes for Mouse
Printed, glued, traced, cut the pattern (straight size 14 with no grading for starters). Measured my intended fabric remnant against…
Paisley Winslow Culottes pt 2 – muslin waistband.
Part 1 was too long so here we are! Did a bunch of chaotic waistband maths (when I have a…
Twin needle mystery
4.0mm size 75 stretch on grey knit velvet – skips lots of left stitches and tangles. On quilting cotton –…
New method excitement: improv piecing
Found a new game that’s putting me back in that I-don’t-need-sleep-I-can-just-sew-through-the-night place: improv piecing!! This is where you just sew…
to the touch 