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oh my god there is such a learning curve on new sewing machines. i did not know it mattered how the thread was wound on the spool
FINALLY SEWING ON THE MACHINE!!!
ok updates because liveblogging this seems fun
i'm mocking up a pyjama pants pattern from 5 out of 4 patterns. i think it's this one, but tbh i downloaded it a while ago and i'm not sure.
contrary to my previous tags i am now ironing stuff. i remembered i have a mini ironing board that doesnt wig me out
this is not my first time making pj pants but last time (high school sewing class) we didn't have much guidance on choosing the correct size, and they did NOT fit
not sure if i like this pocket design. unless i love it on the finished shorts i'm going to change the shape of it for next time
i'm just making shorts for the mockup because it's less fabric
i gotta remember to make sure stuff is the right way up to go through the machine nicely before i pin it
impossible soul by sufjan stevens is good sewing music
as predicted i don't really like the pocket design. i understand the logic of sewing the bottom corner like that - it means you can go right around without having to double back at all - but it was a pain in the butt to get the angle right & i ended up having to go over it 3 times.
before i sew the 2nd leg i'm going to baste that section of the pocket in place. for the final pants i will probably make a new pocket that's a bit deeper & joins up with the side seam at a right angle.
i think it also might have been nice to change thread colours between attaching the pocket pieces to the pants pieces & sewing up the side seam/pocket seam, just so i could more easily see the pocket opening from the inside. not sure if i will bother to do that, though.
today's update: my bobbin thread ran out at some point yesterday, possibly right after i finished that third pass at the pocket corner, so i changed to more or less matching thread. it was way easier than i remembered to rethread the sewing machine & i can do it by memory now.
i still don't know how to use the bobbin winder, & i don't think looking up instructions will help because this specific machine has a finicky one. i've scrounged some half-full bobbins from various sewing boxes & will be playing thread chicken when i start sewing again. doesn't look like i'll have much time, though, so that may be all for today.
today's update: i sewed the side seam on the 2nd pant leg with the matching thread, & managed the tricky corner in one go this time. the basting definitely helped. also, currently winning at thread chicken.
next step is a bunch of ironing, which i may or may not get to tonight.
actually i got impatient about not knowing how these are going to fit, so i pinned everything together. turns out they are probably too big!
i wasn't sure if i was going to be a size M or size S. this is the M and they are very baggy. so this means:
no more ironing, i'm just going to sew them up fast to make sure they're too big
definitely no seam finishes
going to have to do a second mockup in size small... sigh... printing patterns on letter size paper is such an ordeal
more fabric tracing and cutting :(
on the bright side i will get the opportunity to mock up my modified pocket design
oh i never updated this! well the size medium PJ shorts were Way Too Big. i sewed them up and pinned the elastic on, and then didn't bother sewing it in place because they were clearly not the right size for me.
not sure when i'll get back to these, because with summer ending i have less need for PJ shorts, and i have a number of other things i want to make (drawstring bag, messenger bag, that sink skirt from ages ago...) but i did print and assemble the pattern for the size small. just gotta draw the pocket pattern and cut the fabric.
ok what kind of workout do i need to do so i can carry a heavy object (sewing machine) up and down stairs safely
VERY pleased to announce that after a year of half-assed ab exercises i can now carry the sewing machine around without fear 💪😤
People! We're making progress! The Fish Jacket will definitely be ready for spring :)
Patterns here
Crawfish brooches
K so not to be dramatic or anything, but there's a free vintage French pattern book available on antiquepatternlibrary so if you like to crochet/weave/make pixel art/tie epic friendship bracelets don't walk- RUN.
It has scenes from aesop's fables! Cherubs doing things! Beheadings! Greek muses! Little farm people! Intricate floral pattern! Goth stained-glass window like patterns! Fun little corner pieces! Eeeeeeeeeeeeee
https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/html/warm/C-TT008-180.htm
Fossil Frenzy Tee Pattern // Hunt Hand Knits
Bredlik Poems (anthology) - collected and credited by @marvinhere doodles by Jenny
This typeset was shared with me complete with doodles and QR-codes.
And another pair of gloves. I'm quite pleased with these ones.
Back to the 1760's Diderot pattern cuff shape this time, and I wanted to try adding some decoration, so I painted art nouveau swirlies around the cuffs using leather dye. (Which is of course not historically accurate, but art nouveau and mid 18th century menswear go together so, so well.) My inspiration was a motif from an 1898 book, which I found on pinterest, and I re-drew it a few times until I had a version that I liked and that fit the glove.
I wasn't sure how to go about transferring the design accurately to the leather, so I ended up making a stencil and tracing it using a very fine tipped pen, then colouring it in with the dye. The dye was very easy to paint with, but putting it in a little dish made it dry out and thicken extremely fast, which was not so good. For the second glove I put the dye in a porcelain thimble, which was better, but next time I'll try to find something even smaller with even less exposed surface area to put the dye in. Or I could perhaps try leather paint instead. I'll have to hold off on wearing these until I've gotten some sort of finishing coating to protect the dye, because it's unfortunately smudged a bit from handling. I did do a sample specifically to test for this and it didn't smudge, but in the sewing up process the gloves got touched quite a bit more than the sample, alas. And it may be partly due to the aforementioned drying out and thickening, which left more dye on the surface.
The leather is lambskin from ItalianSkins on etsy, and they're sewn up using silk yarn that my mother gave me. (With a regular needle again, because the only leather needles I have are too big.)
Update: I bought some goop and painted on two thin coats and now the dye isn't smudging anymore and I can wear them. At first I just put it on the dyed portion, but that made it waterproof and slightly shinier than the rest, which looked uneven, so on the second coat I put them on and painted the entire glove.
The texture isn't as nice now. It's a bit stiffer, makes squeaking sounds, doesn't breathe anymore, and the colour of the leather is a bit blotchy, especially in a couple places where too much of it soaked into the seams. Ah well. That last problem wouldn't have happened if I'd known before cutting & sewing that the dye would smudge, and could have sealed all the pieces while they were flat.
I will definitely make more gloves with this design, and next time I'll use leather paint.
Here's a pair of pants I've been modifying!!! The pants were thrifted from goodwill I believe, the patches on the pockets were from a pair of shorts I got from the same store and I painted a sun on the knee ☀️
I still have to decorate the back and I want to add a patch underneath one of the pockets :)
Today's sewing lesson: if you think you can get away with not basting, no you can't.
FINALLY SEWING ON THE MACHINE!!!
ok updates because liveblogging this seems fun
i'm mocking up a pyjama pants pattern from 5 out of 4 patterns. i think it's this one, but tbh i downloaded it a while ago and i'm not sure.
contrary to my previous tags i am now ironing stuff. i remembered i have a mini ironing board that doesnt wig me out
this is not my first time making pj pants but last time (high school sewing class) we didn't have much guidance on choosing the correct size, and they did NOT fit
not sure if i like this pocket design. unless i love it on the finished shorts i'm going to change the shape of it for next time
i'm just making shorts for the mockup because it's less fabric
i gotta remember to make sure stuff is the right way up to go through the machine nicely before i pin it
impossible soul by sufjan stevens is good sewing music
as predicted i don't really like the pocket design. i understand the logic of sewing the bottom corner like that - it means you can go right around without having to double back at all - but it was a pain in the butt to get the angle right & i ended up having to go over it 3 times.
before i sew the 2nd leg i'm going to baste that section of the pocket in place. for the final pants i will probably make a new pocket that's a bit deeper & joins up with the side seam at a right angle.
i think it also might have been nice to change thread colours between attaching the pocket pieces to the pants pieces & sewing up the side seam/pocket seam, just so i could more easily see the pocket opening from the inside. not sure if i will bother to do that, though.
today's update: my bobbin thread ran out at some point yesterday, possibly right after i finished that third pass at the pocket corner, so i changed to more or less matching thread. it was way easier than i remembered to rethread the sewing machine & i can do it by memory now.
i still don't know how to use the bobbin winder, & i don't think looking up instructions will help because this specific machine has a finicky one. i've scrounged some half-full bobbins from various sewing boxes & will be playing thread chicken when i start sewing again. doesn't look like i'll have much time, though, so that may be all for today.
today's update: i sewed the side seam on the 2nd pant leg with the matching thread, & managed the tricky corner in one go this time. the basting definitely helped. also, currently winning at thread chicken.
next step is a bunch of ironing, which i may or may not get to tonight.
actually i got impatient about not knowing how these are going to fit, so i pinned everything together. turns out they are probably too big!
i wasn't sure if i was going to be a size M or size S. this is the M and they are very baggy. so this means:
no more ironing, i'm just going to sew them up fast to make sure they're too big
definitely no seam finishes
going to have to do a second mockup in size small... sigh... printing patterns on letter size paper is such an ordeal
more fabric tracing and cutting :(
on the bright side i will get the opportunity to mock up my modified pocket design
FINALLY SEWING ON THE MACHINE!!!
ok updates because liveblogging this seems fun
i'm mocking up a pyjama pants pattern from 5 out of 4 patterns. i think it's this one, but tbh i downloaded it a while ago and i'm not sure.
contrary to my previous tags i am now ironing stuff. i remembered i have a mini ironing board that doesnt wig me out
this is not my first time making pj pants but last time (high school sewing class) we didn't have much guidance on choosing the correct size, and they did NOT fit
not sure if i like this pocket design. unless i love it on the finished shorts i'm going to change the shape of it for next time
i'm just making shorts for the mockup because it's less fabric
i gotta remember to make sure stuff is the right way up to go through the machine nicely before i pin it
impossible soul by sufjan stevens is good sewing music
as predicted i don't really like the pocket design. i understand the logic of sewing the bottom corner like that - it means you can go right around without having to double back at all - but it was a pain in the butt to get the angle right & i ended up having to go over it 3 times.
before i sew the 2nd leg i'm going to baste that section of the pocket in place. for the final pants i will probably make a new pocket that's a bit deeper & joins up with the side seam at a right angle.
i think it also might have been nice to change thread colours between attaching the pocket pieces to the pants pieces & sewing up the side seam/pocket seam, just so i could more easily see the pocket opening from the inside. not sure if i will bother to do that, though.
today's update: my bobbin thread ran out at some point yesterday, possibly right after i finished that third pass at the pocket corner, so i changed to more or less matching thread. it was way easier than i remembered to rethread the sewing machine & i can do it by memory now.
i still don't know how to use the bobbin winder, & i don't think looking up instructions will help because this specific machine has a finicky one. i've scrounged some half-full bobbins from various sewing boxes & will be playing thread chicken when i start sewing again. doesn't look like i'll have much time, though, so that may be all for today.
today's update: i sewed the side seam on the 2nd pant leg with the matching thread, & managed the tricky corner in one go this time. the basting definitely helped. also, currently winning at thread chicken.
next step is a bunch of ironing, which i may or may not get to tonight.
Beachy vibes 🏖️
Materials: wool, silk, recycled cotton rope. Includes handspun art yarn, beading sewn on.
FINALLY SEWING ON THE MACHINE!!!
ok updates because liveblogging this seems fun
i'm mocking up a pyjama pants pattern from 5 out of 4 patterns. i think it's this one, but tbh i downloaded it a while ago and i'm not sure.
contrary to my previous tags i am now ironing stuff. i remembered i have a mini ironing board that doesnt wig me out
this is not my first time making pj pants but last time (high school sewing class) we didn't have much guidance on choosing the correct size, and they did NOT fit
not sure if i like this pocket design. unless i love it on the finished shorts i'm going to change the shape of it for next time
i'm just making shorts for the mockup because it's less fabric
i gotta remember to make sure stuff is the right way up to go through the machine nicely before i pin it
impossible soul by sufjan stevens is good sewing music
as predicted i don't really like the pocket design. i understand the logic of sewing the bottom corner like that - it means you can go right around without having to double back at all - but it was a pain in the butt to get the angle right & i ended up having to go over it 3 times.
before i sew the 2nd leg i'm going to baste that section of the pocket in place. for the final pants i will probably make a new pocket that's a bit deeper & joins up with the side seam at a right angle.
i think it also might have been nice to change thread colours between attaching the pocket pieces to the pants pieces & sewing up the side seam/pocket seam, just so i could more easily see the pocket opening from the inside. not sure if i will bother to do that, though.
today's update: my bobbin thread ran out at some point yesterday, possibly right after i finished that third pass at the pocket corner, so i changed to more or less matching thread. it was way easier than i remembered to rethread the sewing machine & i can do it by memory now.
i still don't know how to use the bobbin winder, & i don't think looking up instructions will help because this specific machine has a finicky one. i've scrounged some half-full bobbins from various sewing boxes & will be playing thread chicken when i start sewing again. doesn't look like i'll have much time, though, so that may be all for today.
FINALLY SEWING ON THE MACHINE!!!
ok updates because liveblogging this seems fun
i'm mocking up a pyjama pants pattern from 5 out of 4 patterns. i think it's this one, but tbh i downloaded it a while ago and i'm not sure.
contrary to my previous tags i am now ironing stuff. i remembered i have a mini ironing board that doesnt wig me out
this is not my first time making pj pants but last time (high school sewing class) we didn't have much guidance on choosing the correct size, and they did NOT fit
not sure if i like this pocket design. unless i love it on the finished shorts i'm going to change the shape of it for next time
i'm just making shorts for the mockup because it's less fabric
i gotta remember to make sure stuff is the right way up to go through the machine nicely before i pin it
impossible soul by sufjan stevens is good sewing music
as predicted i don't really like the pocket design. i understand the logic of sewing the bottom corner like that - it means you can go right around without having to double back at all - but it was a pain in the butt to get the angle right & i ended up having to go over it 3 times.
before i sew the 2nd leg i'm going to baste that section of the pocket in place. for the final pants i will probably make a new pocket that's a bit deeper & joins up with the side seam at a right angle.
i think it also might have been nice to change thread colours between attaching the pocket pieces to the pants pieces & sewing up the side seam/pocket seam, just so i could more easily see the pocket opening from the inside. not sure if i will bother to do that, though.
