Love it! The doll fabric and ombre contrast are so fun! I enjoy watching people like SewRena on here making vintage patterns and such, but I'm still a beginner, and haven't sewed any garments yet. Just watched a version of The Sound of Music last night, and now want to make a pinafore apron, which I'm (maybe falsely) telling myself would be a good beginner project.
@@ReinaMWilliams 1. yes! I love SewRena. 2. I do think a pinafore would be a nice starter project. I think it comes down to finding a good pattern, but I bet you could do it.
Hehe, contrast thread is great if you can actually stitch in a straight line... but I'm going to be giving it a try (coincidentally with purple colourchangey thread I've just ordered) on some upcoming project somewhere. The machine I currently argue with the least is my 1914 hand crank machine which doesn't backstitch but I'm experimenting with lifting hte needle and presser foot and physically moving the fabric back three stitches versus pulling one thread through to the other side and tying it off like Vincent Briggs does... I've also pretty much only ever used black thread in that machine (aside from one venture into teal for a gift), I try to avoid topstitching because I am really bad at sewing straight lines with machines... Oh gods, 80s being vintage... gaaahhh. Totally interested in a raglan sleeve tutorial, I have tried to self-pattern them a couple times and failed with them pinchy in the armpits, the frist one I corrected by dropping the entire thing by adding 2" around the neckline and the second time I screwed it up I fixed it with an armpit gusset. I'm also apparently bad at facings, I know and use all the tricks and they're still a bit lumpy a lot of the time. I dont' often press my seams open like that, mostly because I tent to hand-fell my seams. I'm going to be acquiring a serger soon so we'll see if I wind up trying that once I'm familiar with serging my edges so I don't have to do onther finishes. But I do find that felling seams makes it a little stronger... My most recent fabric order (still not sent yet) includes the purple thread, some underwires, some elastic for undies or swimsuits, some magenta plaid flannel, and one I think you'll appreciate for a contrast fabric, purple bunny print flannel! Contrast is FUN! -Chevette Girl from Discord
I do sew with vintage patterns 🙌 & I just listed some 60’s, 70’s & 80’s bundle lots over on EBay and Poshmark. They are smaller sized lots though-let me know if you need a bigger size Bianca and I will mail you some buddy 💕
What a great idea! It looks great on you even with haunted doll fabric lol. I like the contrast too
@@robintheparttimesewer6798 thank you! Yeah, I really like how the contrast worked out.
Love it! The doll fabric and ombre contrast are so fun! I enjoy watching people like SewRena on here making vintage patterns and such, but I'm still a beginner, and haven't sewed any garments yet. Just watched a version of The Sound of Music last night, and now want to make a pinafore apron, which I'm (maybe falsely) telling myself would be a good beginner project.
@@ReinaMWilliams 1. yes! I love SewRena. 2. I do think a pinafore would be a nice starter project. I think it comes down to finding a good pattern, but I bet you could do it.
Hehe, contrast thread is great if you can actually stitch in a straight line... but I'm going to be giving it a try (coincidentally with purple colourchangey thread I've just ordered) on some upcoming project somewhere. The machine I currently argue with the least is my 1914 hand crank machine which doesn't backstitch but I'm experimenting with lifting hte needle and presser foot and physically moving the fabric back three stitches versus pulling one thread through to the other side and tying it off like Vincent Briggs does... I've also pretty much only ever used black thread in that machine (aside from one venture into teal for a gift), I try to avoid topstitching because I am really bad at sewing straight lines with machines...
Oh gods, 80s being vintage... gaaahhh.
Totally interested in a raglan sleeve tutorial, I have tried to self-pattern them a couple times and failed with them pinchy in the armpits, the frist one I corrected by dropping the entire thing by adding 2" around the neckline and the second time I screwed it up I fixed it with an armpit gusset. I'm also apparently bad at facings, I know and use all the tricks and they're still a bit lumpy a lot of the time.
I dont' often press my seams open like that, mostly because I tent to hand-fell my seams. I'm going to be acquiring a serger soon so we'll see if I wind up trying that once I'm familiar with serging my edges so I don't have to do onther finishes. But I do find that felling seams makes it a little stronger...
My most recent fabric order (still not sent yet) includes the purple thread, some underwires, some elastic for undies or swimsuits, some magenta plaid flannel, and one I think you'll appreciate for a contrast fabric, purple bunny print flannel! Contrast is FUN!
-Chevette Girl from Discord
I do sew with vintage patterns 🙌 & I just listed some 60’s, 70’s & 80’s bundle lots over on EBay and Poshmark. They are smaller sized lots though-let me know if you need a bigger size Bianca and I will mail you some buddy 💕