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Brittney replied to the topic Printing digital patterns on A4 paper in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s 9 years ago

bumping for someone

Brittney replied to the topic Printing digital patterns on A4 paper in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s 9 years ago

bumping for someone

Brittney replied to the topic your wish list in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s 9 years ago

I would love something similar to the Gallery for my girls.

Brittney started the topic Sketchbook shirt for a girl. in the forum oliver + s: sketchbook 9 years ago

I have noticed a lot of button up shirts for girls in the shops lately, I would love to make one for my 10 yo (and she agreed!). Should I make any adjustments to make it more feminine, or leave as is?

Todd Gibson replied to the topic Any Melb, Australia Peeps? I've found and awesome first cheap fabric shop!!! in the forum off topic 9 years ago

Unrelated to fabric, but completely related to Melbourne….

We have just had a new restaurant open a couple blocks from home here in New York. It’s called Babu Ji, and it’s an outpost of the original Babu Ji in St. Kilda. Same menu and everything. I guess the Singhs have moved to our neighborhood and opened a place here.

Liesl and I went the…[Read more]

Todd Gibson replied to the topic Any Melb, Australia Peeps? I've found and awesome first cheap fabric shop!!! in the forum off topic 9 years ago

Unrelated to fabric, but completely related to Melbourne….

We have just a had new restaurant open a couple blocks from home here in New York. It’s called Babu Ji, and it’s an outpost of the original Babu Ji in St. Kilda. Same menu and everything. I guess the Singhs have moved to our neighborhood and opened a place here.

Liesl and I went the…[Read more]

Nicole replied to the topic Any Melb, Australia Peeps? I've found and awesome first cheap fabric shop!!! in the forum off topic 9 years ago

Just Sunshine, Heidi, Hugo was driving.
I may have purchased fabric….

Nicole replied to the topic Any Melb, Australia Peeps? I've found and awesome first cheap fabric shop!!! in the forum off topic 9 years ago

Eeep, I am 2 minutes away from Eliza’s!

Nicole replied to the topic Any Melb, Australia Peeps? I've found and awesome first cheap fabric shop!!! in the forum off topic 9 years ago

Eeep, I am 2 minutes away from Eliza’s!

Todd Gibson replied to the topic anyone want to hold a sample sale? in the forum off topic 9 years ago

Thanks, everyone, for your interest.

After some discussion today, here’s what we think needs to be done. There are so many samples, almost all are size 3, and most people in the forums aren’t interested in purchasing since they sew for themselves. We think we need to broaden the potential customer base for a sample sale by listing the items on…[Read more]

Liesl Gibson replied to the topic Drawstring pants? in the forum oliver + s: after-school 9 years ago

The Sandbox Pants have a drawstring like you’re describing, Emily. Maybe look at those instructions and convert them to the After School? It would certainly be do-able, and the elastic makes it possible to pull the pants on and off without untying…

Nicole replied to the topic Can I use woven bias fabric to bind edge of knit? in the forum off topic 9 years ago

Do you mean an envelope style neck? Where the back comes over the front at the shoulders and opens up to allow dressing?

You can use a woven binding but remember, that it will not be that stretchy so you will need to make sure it will fit over babies head, just with the envelope style opening.

I hope that is some help.

Liesl Gibson started the topic anyone want to hold a sample sale? in the forum off topic 9 years ago

Hello everyone! I have a crazy question and I’m just going to put it out there in case anyone want to take me up on it:

We have a large number of samples left over from pattern development and photo shoots, and I need to clear out some space in the studio. Over the years we’ve talked about holding a sample sale, but our workload is always so big…[Read more]

Nicole replied to the topic Sleeveless Hopscotch Top? in the forum oliver + s: hopscotch 9 years ago

Bumpity bump. 🙂

Nicole replied to the topic Sleeveless Hopscotch Top? in the forum oliver + s: hopscotch 9 years ago

Bumpity bump. 🙂

beachmom replied to the topic Unwanted Fabric. What to do? in the forum off topic 9 years ago

I used to shop unwanted fabric around…asking sewing friends if they were interested, offering it to schools, posting it on freecycle and/or craigslist. But it involved a lot of effort and when I’m ready to get rid of something, I want it gone. Now I drop it off at our local thrift shop.;)

Brittney replied to the topic Cutting confusion… How many back pieces? in the forum oliver + s: roller skate 9 years ago

@coastmamaienne

Karen is right, you cut two backs from your main fabric and two from your lining.

Nicole replied to the topic Stabilizing knit seams? in the forum oliver + s: field trip 9 years ago

I am with @lightningmcstitch on this one. I made my baby girl some wool jersey Hopscotch nighties in the smallest size. Can you imagine how tiny those front yokes were?

I found a good steamy press made them behave long enough to stitch.

Nicole replied to the topic Needle for woven and knit together? in the forum oliver + s: parachute polo + sweatpants 9 years ago

#teamballpointneedle here, I am very particular with needle choice and always use ballpoint needles for knits.
I do agree though, a nice sharp universal for attaching the woven collar would be best.

Any blunt needle will cause problems, some you may not be aware of until you wash your garment. I hate those little ‘pull’ marks that can…[Read more]

Nicole replied to the topic Neckline – accidentally cut too wide in the forum oliver + s: ice cream 9 years ago

Okay, @sarahd2711 , that is seriously cute!

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