#adventures in sewing
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My first ever victorian outfit is DONE! I made all these things!!
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asheninks · 1 month ago
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Today on: "Adaptive sewing that looks stupid but works," we have this.
Can't hold your fabric taut because your fingers hate you today? No problem! Chip clip and a random bit of lacing to the rescue.
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saintartemis · 4 months ago
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Well I did my first crouch stitch(the blue wavy thing) and it went as well as I thought.
French knot stitches are still the worst though.
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allisonreader · 28 days ago
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Pinfora-ish style of apron I've been working on.
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lemonsharks · 1 year ago
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Frog friend frog friend
I made a FROG out of SHARKS 🫠🐸
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tuttle-4077 · 1 month ago
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Another cute little dirndl! The colour of the bodice and apron match better in real life.
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thischapstickaddict · 11 months ago
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Different workspace. Same cutie problem.
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irish-belle · 1 year ago
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This is the skirt I made!
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obishenshenobi · 2 years ago
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Spent the weekend dealing with urgent life admin and also organizing my fabric stash.
I sew too little to have so much fabric, seriously, it's an issue. But then I usually sew complicated things that mean they'll take looooong to finish, meaning I don't get to sew as much as I want to. But I think I'll change that, now that I feel much more confident about my sewing prowess :)
Anyway, I obviously compounded the problem today when I bought more fabric at the Dutch Fabric Market when it came to town 🙃 Not too much, but enough.
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But my stash at home is starting to be more easily accessible and I now have a record of how much of which fabric I have. Or well, started on that 😀
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my quilt project is done! hopefully this'll stop some sunlight coming into my kitchen (and also my neighbour's peeking). it's incredibly wonky but also so cute <3
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brbsavinggotham · 1 year ago
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in further moving news, i did the maths and i won't have a sewing space until mid august when we move into our new rental, which puts a dent in my winter coat making plans because by then i won't really need one as winter will practically be over. so predictably i've decided to just make it now, in between packing all my stuff, when the house is a mess and i'm already stressed about a million other things. why not put a time crunch on this project too!
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saintartemis · 4 months ago
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I don’t need to buy a sewing machine.
I don’t need to buy a sewing machine.
I don’t need to buy a sewing machine.
I don’t need to buy a sewing machine.
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allisonreader · 3 months ago
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Back.
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Front.
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Close up to try and catch the little bit of sparkle.
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Close up to see the stitches. (Chain stitch by a coverlock/cover-stitch machine.)
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In the tub to wash out the stabilizer. (Looking lacy.)
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writinginthesecrettrees · 10 months ago
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There is exactly zero photographic evidence of the dress I made for my senior ball back in 2001, and honestly I'm kinda grateful for that.
It was a choice. I had a very distinct vision, and I did not execute it well, but I did come up with something wearable and all the "this is homemade by a person who has taken exactly one home ec course" weirdness was hidden.
It was a floor length princess-seamed yellow satin gown.
Yes, yellow. Like.
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Sparkly golden yellow.
(like that gif? The fabric I got was exactly that color.)
Now. A yellow gown is not a bad thing. It was a very pretty color. But there were some odd choices made.
Ok, so first of all I had been struggling for 4 years to find formal gowns for various dances that I could wear a bra with. Because hello double Ds in freshman year, I was BUSTY. Strapless bras did not work for me (although I find myself wondering if bra tech has advanced since then). So what was my solution? I said "fuck it, I'm sewing a bra into this dress." And I did.
It worked really well, but then I had old tatty bra straps sticking out of my pretty satin dress.
So... trim to the rescue!
What did I use for trim? I'm so glad you asked.
I used a black feather boa for trim.
I whipstitched it all along the neckline, and made it into straps. Fluffy black feathers. On my pretty yellow dress. One like this:
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Just so you have an idea.
And then. I put one around the hem, too. For balance. Look, I don't have a sane explanation, I just really liked the color combo for some reason. It was 2001, I lived in wide-leg overalls with pockets big enough to fit several paperbacks, my fashion sense was non-existent.
I paired this dress with black suede pumps and black satin opera gloves, by the way.
Because of course I did.
Um. I don't know if I've really painted the right picture here.
You gotta picture Kate Hudson's "How To Lose A Guy" dress
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But like... cheaper fabric, poorly tailored, and trimmed with BLACK MARABOU FEATHER BOAS. I cannot emphasize that enough.
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tuttle-4077 · 9 months ago
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Look at this cute little dirndl I made!
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braidedribbon · 1 year ago
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So. I randomly made a quilt block today.
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