#sewing process

[thepotatopixie]

Welcome back to Potato's "How To Bullshit Sewing"

First I showed my concept, now we're going to measure and cut out the pieces!

So I'm going to vocational college for graphic design, so I need a bag to hold a lot of books and papers. My largest paper pad I've used so far is this Bristol Board, so that's what were going go use to measure about how big to make it!

First you take your largest item and lay it on the fabric, and draw the shape of the bag around it, remembering to have extra material for seam allowance, and "opps I fucked up and now the edges are all frazzled"

(I forgot to mention that the canvas and other materials I have is doubled, from when they cut it off the bolt, so you only need the cut out the outer material once if that's the case for you.)

It's likely I'll trim this down a bit later, but its better to have more than you need, then less that you have to go back and get.

Next, stack the stuff you need in it and either take a leftover piece of material or paper and mark how wide the sides need to be. I had some leftover canvas that was about the width of the stuff I had, so I used it as a starting point.

From the bottom of the material I marked where the top of the lenght was, pretty much just made a line where I the top corner was.

Here I marked the width of the bag, but unfortunately I didn't have enough material to have one continuous line for the whole bag. But, since this material is folded, I can just mark about the middle of the bottom and have two halves.

Next, the Tazer Pocket I want to add to throw side.

The one on my messenger bag was fine, that one I top sewed the folded edges closer together so it wouldn't be completely flat on the side, if that makes sense.

But this time we're making side seams so it doesn't go inside the bag a bit, if that makes sense also.

Repeat the steps like with the Bristol board, giving plenty of seam allowance and trimming room. This scrap price was perfect to use, and I had enough to also use it for the side seam.

I folded that material hotdog style and that looked to be enough for the side seam, so it's good enough for me! If it messes up later it can be a snack pocket lol.

Next, I want to make a drawstring bag on the opposite side for trinkets or chapstick or whatever the hell, so I cut out a piece that was a little bigger than the side of the bag, which looking now I'll likely trim a bit of the lenght off later.

Sooooo, I forgot to take a picture of makeing the front flap for the bag. Since I used up the 10 image limit of the post, I'll make a drawing of how I made that later.

Thank you for reading! I know it's not a very comprehensive tutorial, but it's fun so oh well! Maybe in the future I'll make a better post about it.

[dragonchildcomic]

Finally getting back into the swing of things after being sick for most of October. Between that and finding out my cat, Sophie, has a sarcoma, it’s been a rough fall. Almost done with sewing this Shindaira plush, so I had to share a picture of how silly she looks at this stage.

Bakersfield Comic Con is this weekend at the Kern County Fairgrounds, so please join me there for my last con of the year! If I can get this plush finished early, I will try to get some new comic pages drawn to bring to show off. Fingers crossed!

[mycroftrh]

Sewing a ? Cube from Mario. It’s a relatively simple make (tho deceptively difficult because it requires being super precise) but I think it’s cool seeing how the cube shapes up ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[bananna-threads]

Hand embroidered, self drafted, birch tree inspired buttonup shirt.

[letslearnanything]

Ever wanted to dive into the world of sewing but didn't know where to start? ✂️👜 Our latest article, "How to Sew a Simple Tote Bag for Beginners," is the perfect starting point! From selecting the right fabric to those final finishing touches, we guide you through every step with easy-to-follow instructions. Unleash your creativity and craft a stylish tote bag that's uniquely yours. Join us at Let's Learn Anything and start your sewing adventure today! #SewASimpleToteBag #DIYFashion #BeginnerSewing

[ganondoodle]

attempted to sew the little frog after the pattern i saw in a tumblr post once and it did not go as planned

behold, my tiny, ugly son

[paintedcrows]

Say hello to my horrible little triangle! He is the reason I haven't had time to draw for like a week 💙

...He watches me while I sleep now! :)

[roguesbazaar]

Process for Sewing the Dragon Guide’s Dice Bag! A little chaotic as I was still figuring out how to handle the camera while sewing. You can find more of my work at the Rogue's Bazaar on etsy!

[fluentisonus]

working in a factory has you thinking so much about the insane chain of labor & transport that goes into making literally anything

[causeimanartist]

Not Batman but I made a quilt!

[best-of-theworst]

My custom Draculaura doll

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I forgot to post her here! I finished her 3 months ago, and making her took 2 months!

The dress is not perfect by any means! But this project took me out of a pretty bad depressive episode, so for me, it's absolutely perfect!

Here's more about the process and elements of her look! ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥

Her dress is made out of 4 major parts:

The dress itself!

Lolita style white dress with long black sleeves in more of a witchy/goth style. A lot of ruffles and pearl chains!

The belt/skirt thing!

It's a separate part to allow easier dress up! It hooks up in the front, pleated skirt look and two chains on etch side! One black one white, all made out of glass beads!

The clip-on cape!

The cape isn't visible very well on these photos but there's only a drawing of a spider web in on the back, so you're not missing much lmfao! It has two chains hanging from the shoulders, made out of black glass, pink clear and silver beads! (I've used a lot of beads on this project didn't I...) And it uses tailor's snaps, hidden behind the silver heart, to clip on and off!

Petticoat!

A simple layered petticoat used to give she bottom of the dress some needed shape! It made out of, and stay with me on this, the material of dried out wet wipes... OKAY LISTEN. It's the perfect thickness for making petticoats! And by layering them you can create a perfect "sculpting material"! It's so easy to shape and control to achieve the perfect petticoat look!

Shoes!

Now, I know shoes aren't a part of the dress, but they also aren't accessories... so I'll put them here! I can't really explain the process of making them too well... I followed the shoes making steps I saw on the enchanterium YouTube channel! They are truly wizards in making shoes and dolls in general! So definitely check them out! (And they're my fellow polish girlis so dabble check them out!!!)

Accessories:

The bad!

The legendary bag... why legendary? Everyone who saw this doll irl immediately said "oh my god!! I need this bag in human size!!!" And honestly, I agree, it's cool as all hell! It's a simple messenger bag, the flap is layered, black material on the bottom and a weird material I found that kinda looks like a spider web! (I would really love to tell you where I got it from but I have no idea... I collect random trash that could be used in DIY and most likely, that's how I got it! Sorry... but I'm sure you can just Google "material that looks like spider web" and you'll probably find something similar!) It also has 4 belt like things hanging from the bottom of the flap! The two longer ones also have holes on the bottom with two silver rings! No real function, just there to look cool!

Garter!

It looks complicated but it was very easy to make! It's made out of a small piece of ribbon, it has, you guessed it, a chain made out of glass beads!!! And has a small a rose made of a mesh fabric!

The jewelry!

A silver ring, two silver bracelets, and safety pin earrings! A nod to her iconic earrings from gen1!

Wallet!

A piece of cardboard I wrapped up in black fabric and sticked a mesh rose on top! Sadly I got a bit lazy and it's not functional...

Blooding!

I know Draculaura is a vegetarian! Well every other Draculaura is. So she has a blood pudding for lunch! I used some random small cup, and the blooding itself is made out of... glass... beads... AND glue!

The process!

It was really easy! I don't really follow any patterns and I just measured everything by eye... yea, not very professional. So I can't give you a pattern now, but if anyone wants it, let me now! Even if it's only one person! I will get to work and draw the pattern to the best of my ability! ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥

Thanks so much for reading! ♡

[thepotatopixie]

Welcome to Potato's (the name for my pixie characters still a wild, lol) How to Bullshit Sewing!

So far I've made 2 messenger bags, both of which have served me well and the latter one I made for when I start vocational school, but admittedly made it a bit too wide so it's a little awkward to hold my books in and the pockets weren't quite as functional as I'd like, it being my first time makeing outside pockets in a while.

Anyways! Going off from my mistakes, I'm making an updated bag and taking YOU with me! Come see my floundering and bullshitery to make a weird but functional bag!

(Btw I hate the galaxy watermark, but tumblrs only letting me use my google photos, rip)

Here's the concept! Now I'm weird with my bags, I put the pretty patterned fabric on the inside; it's a weird 'don't judge a book by the cover, the magics on the inside' kinda thing, it's like "ooo people think it's a plain ole silly bag but on the INSIDE it's MAGICAL" idk. Anyways.

Atm as I'm typing it's late for my granny ass so I'll post this and tomorrow I'll post my measuring process (or lack thereof, I have antique kids sewing machines and darning stuff and weird shaped needles, but no ruler)

And my weird little shortcuts I do for projects for stuff I'm making myself, it doesn't need to be perfect, just as functional as you need it to be.

I also need to reread my witchy sewing book so I can at witchy shit to it

Stay tuned!!

[dragonchildcomic]

One more Ruby the dragon puppet skin to finish tonight before going to StocktonCon at the Stockton Arena this weekend! The end of my mad puppet making is in sight, and then I can switch gears to comic making, yay!

[bananna-threads]

Star #5/15 is added to the night sky!

"Are you going to post every single star???" Yes. Yes I am. Helps with my motivation 😅 God knows I need it. Anyone else struggle with...doing anything at all?

Credit to Wombat Quilts' "Starry Night"

[pastelsailorr]

Eyes are done time to start the mouth and eyebrows

Making a new post for it

[hey-howsitgoin]

Inspired by this post. We needed to mend a new tear in our pants and chose to secure the patch with some really fun embroidery.

Be sure to check out @sparkmender ‘s post linked above for the embroidery inspiration 🕸️