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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

#some of them are zigzag-y and some arent???#trying to wind bobbins and Struggling because this is my first time using a horizontal spool pin lmao #magpiemending #i got a new sewing machine and im very excited but also Oh My God #4 tries at winding the bobbin. and i still havent got the colour i wanted wound #got a different one at least though

Today's sewing lesson: if you think you can get away with not basting, no you can't.

#magpiemending #sewing #'i don't need to baste this' i said #'it will be fine' i said #whyyyyyyy #now i have to unpick it AND baste it #im using a piece of an old sheet and it's very high quality cotton #which means it is a COMPLETE PAIN IN THE ASS to sew by hand #such high quality it doesnt want to let the needle through -_-

FINALLY SEWING ON THE MACHINE!!!

#for once!!! i have room to leave it out for a few days and im not too tired!!!#mocking up a pair of pyjama pants #not ironing anything. did not change the thread colour to match. fuck it we ball #magpiemending

i think sometimes people are overzealous about saying certain clothing alterations can't be done. there are definitely some things that can't be done to "professional tailor" standards but i just have "nobody will notice" standards

#magpiemending #remains to be seen how my DIY alterations will turn out but i tried basting some of them to see and things look good so far #also sometimes the objection is not 'this is impossible' but 'the amount it would cost to have a tailor do this would make it silly to do'#which doesnt apply to some weirdo with a hobby doing it themselves

trying to find DIY home decor videos is so frustrating because for some reason (marketability?) they're all like... spray paint this. glue gun that. buy this fancy premade papier maché clay. buy this ikea rug and paint it. buy this vase to make into an uglier vase. paint everything beige

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ok this was a draft from back in october but im posting it now to say i finally found someone who does the type of diy videos i was looking for! Ariel Bissett is fixing up an old house she bought & does stuff like taking out walls, replacing floors, painting, constructing shelves, etc.

#magpiemending #home decor #her shelf construction videos are great i know how to stain wood now

currently thinking about like... You Can Just Make Stuff. like every object you can go out and buy, pretty much, was made by a person (or many people) at some point. and you may not have the right skills, or materials, or equipment for a specific item, but it is theoretically possible to make just about anything yourself. someone did make it.

corollary to that, if you understand how something is made, and what it's made of and why, you're most of the way to understanding how to fix it.

#magpiemending #just. thinking

No pirate shirt update yesterday because I've been sick (bad cold). Today I basted the second shoulder strip on and stitched one side of it.

#pirate shirt #magpiemending #i have my doubts as to whether this will be done in time #i want to wear it to a thing on sunday but there's a lot left and im still sick #i still have to: stitch down the other side of the shoulder strip. gather the neck. attach the collar. reinforce the neck slit #sew 1 to 2 buttonholes and buttons on the collar. attach the sleeves. attach the armpit gussets. attach the sleeve cuffs #sew 2 buttonholes per cuff. sew up the sleeves. sew up the side seams. attach side seam gussets.#based on current trends thats like... optimistically about 2 weeks of sewing...#i dont think thats happening lol. even if i wasnt sick #however it IS coming along nicely and i will keep working on it even after halloween #there is something very satisfying about making a shirt by hand

I thought I posted this a couple months ago but I guess not? I sewed a piece of t-shirt fabric onto the inside of one of my pyjama shirts where the embroidered logo was starting to tear a hole in the shirt.

It seems to be holding well after a few wears. A woven fabric probably would have been more stabilizing, but I wanted it to be comfy and low-effort, so I didn't want raw edges I had to fold under.

#visible mending #mending #sewing #hand sewing #magpiemending #this shirt already had bleach stains when i got it free secondhand and is now pretty old but it is beloved for its dysphoria-warding powers #dont need those as much anymore now that ive had top surgery. but i still like the shirt

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