Oliver + S | Kim | Mentions https://oliverands.com/community/members/kmac0107/activity/mentions Activity feed mentioning Kim. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:38:08 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 75b4d422f6301227dfaa6993ef2bc4a7 Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Add cotton lace trim to hem and sleeves in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/add-cotton-lace-trim-to-hem-and-sleeves/#post-57361 Sun, 11 Sep 2016 11:09:17 -0400 @kmac0107 Kim, do you mind if the trim shows on the reverse side?
If you don’t then it would be as simple as turning up the hem allowance, pinning the trim to the underside then stitching it on while stitching the hem.
If you want to go fancier…. You could try the following:
Trim off any hem allowance in excess of a 1/2 seam allowance. Line up…[Read more]

]]> 0 6cb481cad3f2c5ce19d4d4194498a933 Todd Gibson replied to the topic New Checklist in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/new-checklist/page/2/#post-53678 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 09:34:16 -0500 @kmac0107 has come through for us (again!) with an updated list. Here it is.

Thanks Kim!

]]> 0 e764a77332c113f428c0cfec76daec43 lucegirlsart replied to the topic Sleeveless armhole binding and sizing in the forum oliver + s: garden party http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/sleeveless-armhole-binding-and-sizing/#post-53639 Sun, 21 Feb 2016 03:08:17 -0500 @kmac0107 I just made this dress for the first time and had the same problem with my binding. It is about an inch too short for the armhole after cutting the 1/2″ off the bodice piece.

]]> 0 e764a77332c113f428c0cfec76daec43 lucegirlsart replied to the topic Sleeveless armhole binding and sizing in the forum oliver + s: garden party http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/sleeveless-armhole-binding-and-sizing/#post-53639 Sun, 21 Feb 2016 03:08:17 -0500 @kmac0107 I just made this dress for the first time and had the same problem with my binding. It is about an inch too short for the armhole after cutting the 1/2″ off the bodice piece.

]]> 0 024c2c897322af3c2360111612e38813 Nicole replied to the topic How to cut faux fur to trim hood in the forum oliver + s: school days http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-cut-faux-fur-to-trim-hood/#post-51874 Sat, 28 Nov 2015 21:31:55 -0500 Hi @kmac0107, you really don’t want it stretching as you sew, that will pucker the hood once the seam relaxes.

It is hard to advise without seeing the fabric, does it have a pile/nap?

My sewing mind says across the grain for the best result of the look of the fur (perhaps hand baste and sew very slowly to avoid stretching) but my logical mind…[Read more]

]]> 0 eeb40e8f10ada3e4f9d6acaf355ff4f3 Sarvi replied to the topic Fiber Club! in the forum Fiber Club! http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/fiber-club/page/3/#post-42119 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 07:08:58 -0500 @kmac0107 Kim, thank you, good to know about those Addi needles.

@knitting1 Linda, ooh, Rowan makes such wonderful yarns. I would loooooove a peek at your yarn and book stashes, care to share a photo? Funny, I never thought to photograph my yarn stash.

What do you think, folks, shall we make a Ladies’ Auxiliary Craft Group on…[Read more]

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