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Shanti

  • Shanti replied to the topic First garment in the forum oliver + s: lullaby 5 years ago

    I use the three piece applicator and hammer. I have a plier snap set and I hated it. Just couldn’t get the snaps to set, and the snaps themselves were hard to open and close. BUT, those were Baby Source or something like that, not KAM. I bought the set when I didn’t know anything about snaps. I have the Snap Source tools for the size 16 and 24…[Read more]

  • Shanti replied to the topic First garment in the forum oliver + s: lullaby 5 years ago

    Congratulations! I really like the Snap Source set, but I would recommend you do several practice runs before you set them on the garment. I do it every time because I don’t set them so often that it’s second nature.

    Set up the fabric exactly like your placket – fabric layers, interfacing, everything. My most common mistake is putting one of the…[Read more]

  • We’ve all been there – better to ask before you cut! Good luck with the shirt.

  • Shanti replied to the topic First garment in the forum oliver + s: lullaby 5 years ago

    I’m inclined to go with the pants, too…though I have to admit I only made them once and didn’t love them the way I do the other parts. The jacket I adore! It takes a second to figure out the instructions, you just have to trust and follow exactly and you’re rewarded with a clever garment.

    After trying a different snap style, plastic snaps with…[Read more]

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