Looks like the next sewing project here will be J. Jonah Jameson Jr. Of the Daily Bugle, because Clark Kent is a two color design. #sewing

Looks like the next sewing project here will be J. Jonah Jameson Jr. Of the Daily Bugle, because Clark Kent is a two color design. #sewing

Today's #FinishOrFrogAlong Q&A: Are you on Ravelry or another crafting community site? What site or apps do you use?

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#handspinning #knitting #crochet #weaving #quilting #sewing #crafting#crossStitch #leathercraft#FiberArts #handmade #embroidery

Ha, the book I borrowed from the library on sewing alterations & repairs (although good), apparently I have now covered all those skills involved in my various projects. (the focus of that book is on taking clothing that doesn't quite fit you and making very minor modifications by hand sewing to make them fit better, to hem them, loosen hems, fix buttons, etc.). Good beginning book, but looks like I'm beyond those basics now (whee!). Hard earned knowledge from sewing shirts and tailoring a jacket. #books #sewing

Sewing a shirt (using the same pattern, for the third time) after tailoring a jacket, and realize that the Butterick shirt pattern I was using SKIPS explaining a bunch of things. Now that I have gone in-depth on a more difficult project, I see that they infer things they assume you know, but to a newbie (i.e., ME) you'd never know you're skipping something. I suspected as much as I struggled through that shirt the first time through (with lots of help from sewists here). An example is it has no mention of basting in order to adjust the easing of two uneven sleeve pieces, it just says "BASTE". #sewing

"You can spend all your time making clothing...
You can spend all your love sewing lines...
If your clothes fall to pieces tomorrow, the blame is all mine...
And when you're looking for your button.... Nobody seems to care...
And you can't find it anymore... Can't find it anywhere.. " #sewing #eagles

Good morning! Kicking off the Finish-Or-Frog-Along - welcoming crafters and makers of all kinds. We’ll be supporting each other as we work to finish projects or mindfully let go of them. Expect Q&A, polls, and posts of projects in progress, killed, or finished! Runs through September with moderation and October for those with energy! Tag your posts #FinishorFrogAlong and follow the hashtag.

#knitting #crochet#CrossStitch#LeatherCraft #sewing #quilting #fiberarts #writing #crafting #making

Good morning! Kicking off the Finish-Or-Frog-Along - welcoming crafters and makers of all kinds. We’ll be supporting each other as we work to finish projects or mindfully let go of them. Expect Q&A, polls, and posts of projects in progress, killed, or finished! Runs through September with moderation and October for those with energy! Tag your posts #FinishorFrogAlong and follow the hashtag.

#knitting #crochet#CrossStitch#LeatherCraft #sewing #quilting #fiberarts #writing #crafting #making

Coatings are expensive. Add lining, interfacing, buttons, other notions, and the absurd amount of time it takes to make a coat and it's a pricey goddamn project. So I've been looking for coating fabrics I'd like at a price point I'd like for almost two years.

Yeah, I can be patient.

The coat is gonna be By Hand London Rumana, single breasted and shortened to the knee.

https://byhandlondon.com/products/rumana-coat-pdf-sewing-pattern

#sewing

I totally wasn't gonna buy any more fabric this year. The one allowed exception was coating fabric, because my current coat is starting to show its age.

And then, of course, Les Coupons de Saint Pierre started to sell this year's coating fabrics.

https://les-coupons-de-saint-pierre.fr/collections/lainage

For my next coat I bought two 3m coupons: wool blend coating at €45 and complimentary colour viscose for lining at a smashing €9 on sale.

#sewing #fabric

On FehrTrade.com: a Named Saraste Shirt in olive green viscose twill from my stash. It's a Very Wearable Muslin for another shirt I've got planned in some custom-printed fabric... 👀

It's rare that I love a test version even half as much as this one! 😍

https://blog.fehrtrade.com/gallery/10213/an-olive-green-saraste-shirt/

#sewing

This summer’s project is almost done. And it is kind of horrifying.
#sewing #cosplay

Repair/mod task last night to wind down before bed. I had snagged this (free) broken zipper pull duffel bag from a garage sale a couple of weeks ago. Advertising a big bank... had a few leftover scouting patches so used them to cover it up. #sewing#ReduceRepairReuseRecycle

Hey, #fabric, #FiberArts, & #Sewing peeps:

I just bought a couple of cotton shirts, & I have a question about shrinkage. Does cotton shrink •every time• it's washed/dryed? Or is there a point at which it's reached its max shrinkage & stays there?

Also, does it shrink preferentially in both directions (warp & weft)? Or does it shrink uniformly in all directions?

(To be clear, I bought them slightly oversized so they'd have some slop, so some shrinkage is fine.)

Hey, #fabric, #FiberArts, & #Sewing peeps:

I just bought a couple of cotton shirts, & I have a question about shrinkage. Does cotton shrink •every time• it's washed/dryed? Or is there a point at which it's reached its max shrinkage & stays there?

Also, does it shrink preferentially in both directions (warp & weft)? Or does it shrink uniformly in all directions?

(To be clear, I bought them slightly oversized so they'd have some slop, so some shrinkage is fine.)

This is it right-side out, with free cat #Sewing#Haori#Kimono

This is it right-side out, with free cat #Sewing#Haori#Kimono

So, this is the garment turned inside out. My hope is to make this as perfectly reversible as possible #Sewing#Haori#Kimono

My inter-layer stitching is getting much better. It’s not proper kimono-quality yet. But I’m inching my a way towards it. The biggest challenge is the miatsu guchi underarm area. If the outer and inner layers aren’t laying together perfectly, then the garment doesn’t lie straight. #Sewing#Haori#Kimono