Oliver + S | Jane | Mentions https://oliverands.com/community/members/jesims/activity/mentions Activity feed mentioning Jane. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:10:07 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 0414871991b51c4a2dc7a772fb9f7c67 Nicole replied to the topic Flutter Sleeve in the forum oliver + s: bedtime story http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/flutter-sleeve/#post-56611 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 04:28:09 -0400 Absolutely @jesims.
I have a tute here http://fiveandcounting-motherof5.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/quick-bedtime-story-tutorial.html so you can see the construction.

I would leave off the sleeve, add a flutter and bind the arm sleeve.

Best of luck to wee P.

]]> 0 77b394b2f85fe59f292e39fd0d8c3b0e juliamom2009 replied to the topic Halloween 2015 in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/halloween-2015/#post-50303 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 14:17:08 -0400 Thanks @jesims – definitely! And @lightningmcstitch such a smart idea – I never would have thought of that!! Off to make a giant Messy Kid Bib!

]]> 0 214f97497fce8bff8c63539811d53336 Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Adding Mock Turtleneck in the forum oliver + s: school bus t-shirt http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/adding-mock-turtleneck/#post-50113 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 03:34:07 -0400 @jesims I did it here: https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/79480359@N03/17241405191/
I simply worked out how high I wanted the neckband to be the cut the regular neckband length to twice the desired height.
That gives a straight up turtleneck. Attached exactly as per the regular neckband.

]]> 0 f29fcb1af8bdcace1412b1c2f9a8afad Nicole replied to the topic RTW Alteration? in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/rtw-alteration/#post-48367 Wed, 01 Jul 2015 22:35:47 -0400 @jesims, I alter a lot of ‘Light in the Box’ bridesmaid dresses and this is what works for me.

Place the dress on and pin out the excess in long French darts, take of the dress and tailors chalk the edges of the pinned section on the inside. Baste the darts in and try on again.

This can be very effective and means you have not cut away any…[Read more]

]]> 0 d553daad6e94eaa8eb627aa21fce43ad Sarvi replied to the topic Fiber Club! in the forum Fiber Club! http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/fiber-club/#post-41778 Tue, 13 Jan 2015 16:37:38 -0500 @motherof5 That is so funny about the steel wool! I would love to be part of a group like that. In junior high school (about age 12-14) that was the only class I did well in. Still love the smell of sawdust and the clang of tools.

@rhythmtyagi Wow, you must be so proud! I could hardly the back of your work from the front. And I bet it’s not only…[Read more]

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