First off – success enacting the method I tested towards last night, of doing the drawstring holes with a turned … More
Tag: this is a sewing blog now
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
✨patterns wishlist 2022✨
My style is absolutely dissolving at the moment so I’m not even going to try sectioning this up or categorising … More
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 … More
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 … More
Twin needle mystery
4.0mm size 75 stretch on grey knit velvet – skips lots of left stitches and tangles. On quilting cotton – … More
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 … More
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