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Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Fairy Tale with Buttons on Back in the forum oliver + s: fairy tale 10 years ago

I think the problem with a button placket would be that it will need to cross the waist seam. Since the bodice and waistline are fairly fitted I’m not sure a partial button placket would allow you to get the waist past shoulders or hips.
My very first fairy tale dress was a sheer crinkly fabric which I underlined and then lined. It wasn’t any more…[Read more]
Sarvi replied to the topic Help me enjoy knitting again in the forum Fiber Club! 10 years ago

Ha! EZ is definitely … well, perhaps an acquired taste. Ok, then maybe the freeform style is not for you. Brooklyn Tweed is more than just Jared Flood, a lot of other people design for them as well. Another designer you might like who writes in a very detailed stitch-by-stitch style is … I forget her actual name, she goes by 6.5stitches on…[Read more]
Tamara replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 10 years ago

Isn’t it? I want the bunny print from the catalogue also but Chloe was not in the mood to shop so, next time.

I topstitched the teaparty dress and made buttonholes but that is all the actual sewing I did today.

I cut three layette shirts and two bodysuits all with white backgrounds so I can sew them all at the same time.

I also got busy cutting…[Read more]
Tamara replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 10 years ago

Isn’t it? I want the bunny print from the catalogue also but Chloe was not in the mood to shop so, next time.

I topstitched the teaparty dress and made buttonholes but that is all the actual sewing I did today.

I cut three layette shirts and two bodysuits all with white backgrounds so I can sew them all at the same time.

I also got busy cutting…[Read more]
katybellabug replied to the topic Need thin piping cord. Where to buy? in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s 10 years ago

I have used blind cord before and that works well. I had some on hand from making roman blinds and it was just the right size.
Nicole replied to the topic Sewing Books in the forum off topic 10 years ago

Fit for real people is another good one
Nicole replied to the topic Alterations: How to lower front waistband (& keep back high), w/o changing hem grain line? in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s 10 years ago

I am searching jenny
Nicole replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 10 years ago

Ps cute fabric Tamara
Nicole replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 10 years ago

Ps cute fabric Tamara
Nicole replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 10 years ago

Leggings made and another hopscotch from the jegging scraps
I was able to cut a late lunch and a continental blouse from the linen
While doing some sorting I found some cut Capri pants and a black skirt from when the twins were babies
If I leave the front darts off I think they may still fit me
Fingers crossed
Nicole replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 10 years ago

Leggings made and another hopscotch from the jegging scraps
I was able to cut a late lunch and a continental blouse from the linen
While doing some sorting I found some cut Capri pants and a black skirt from when the twins were babies
If I leave the front darts off I think they may still fit me
Fingers crossed
Nicole replied to the topic Up for Grabs in the forum off topic 10 years ago

A lovely parcel arrived for Tilly and it fits perfectly
Thank you Janice and Julia
Piccies to follow
Nicole replied to the topic Need thin piping cord. Where to buy? in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s 10 years ago

Hardware stores are good
Too
Sarvi replied to the topic Need thin piping cord. Where to buy? in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s 10 years ago

I make my own using (smooth, not tweedy) kitchen twine, as that’s what I happened to have on hand when I first tried it, and I liked it so much I kept using it. I cut my bias to 1.25 inches and then I can line up the raw edge of the bias with the raw edge of the fabric and use a 1/2 in seam as normal. Works very nicely.
Sarvi replied to the topic Help me enjoy knitting again in the forum Fiber Club! 10 years ago

Oh, and just to add, I’ve been very happy with the Brooklyn Tweed patterns thus far, everything works out pretty well. I had a lot of growth in a pattern where I didn’t block the swatch but obviously that was my fault. Blocking is quite the art form in itself, I might add. It’s *very* easy to undo months of good work with improper handling of a wet piece.
Sarvi replied to the topic Help me enjoy knitting again in the forum Fiber Club! 10 years ago

I really feel your pain on this one. I also feel that knitting is so labor-intensive, it’s not worth it to use yarns you don’t love, so even a small project gets very expensive very quickly. The problem is that swatching it so much slower and more expensive than doing a muslin for something sewn. You have to knit a big swatch, using the same yarn…[Read more]
Tamara replied to the topic Need thin piping cord. Where to buy? in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s 10 years ago

Have you tried farmhouse fabrics?
Tamara replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 10 years ago

Today I managed to complete these! https://www.flickr.com/photos/justsewit_tk/16295428523/in/pool-oliverands

Tomorrow I plan to finish the tea party dress and two of the three bubble dresses.
Tamara replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 10 years ago

Today I managed to complete these! https://www.flickr.com/photos/justsewit_tk/16295428523/in/pool-oliverands

Tomorrow I plan to finish the tea party dress and two of the three bubble dresses.
Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Up for Grabs in the forum off topic 10 years ago

Darn autocorrect. M equals me. I equals if.
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