#Garment sewing

[san-sews-seams]

Used up my stash of corduroy! One machine embroidered pinafore dress (Helen's Closet York) and three pencil skirts (Blueprints for Sewing A-Frame)! (The skirts look much better on than they do on the hangar, but I'm not really up to trying to get satisfactory photos of myself.)

Including fun pocket details!

#san sews #sewing #garment sewing #clothes sewing #skirts #corduroy #machine embroidery #pinafores

[tiger-in-the-flightdeck]

My next project on my sewing list. Two-tone corduroy slacks in black and fuchsia. Still haven't decided if that's how the waistband is going to go, but otherwise, this is close to what I want.

#tiger talks #tiger sews #sewing #home sewing #garment sewing #sewblr #stitchblr

[elise-love-is-a-frog]

Sewed a circle skirt for the first time! (first picture also shows a purse I crocheted.) I've made a few quilts, but no garment making! I used quilting cotton because I read it was appropriate for a circle skirt, and I used an elastic waist band because it seemed more forgiving while measuring out the pattern. Overall went well, but I definitely discovered a few aspects I should improve upon for next time! Maybe next time I'll even experiment with pockets! Either way, this will definitely be a repeat craft!

#Sewing #Garment sewing #Garment making #Craft #Crafting #Textile craft #Textile crafts #Crochet #Crocheting #Skirt #Circle skirt #Circle skirts #Crafts #Easy sewing project

[vafibrearts]

Did a little non-quilt sewing today and worked on an apron instead!

It's a gift for a family member who recently wore a hole through her previous one. I used the old apron to draft the pattern for this one, but added a lining and flat felled my seams.

It's perhaps a little more detailed than was strictly necessary, but I love the way it turned out and I'm excited to see how she likes it!

#sewing #garment sewing #machine sewing #apron #felled seams #flat felled seams #fibre arts #made by va #va fibre arts

[sorreleater]

better pics of the shirt!

#garment sewing #slow fashion

[bomberqueen17]

Sewing Things Update

So I uh, I worked for hours on sewing all last week and this past weekend, and uh well I didn’t finish anything but I did do a lot of stuff. So, a scattershot update:

1) I am making a muslin of this dress, out of muslin (amazing), and it has you bind the neckline with bias tape, which I had not done before. Well, I thought I hadn’t, and I didn’t understand the directions, but then i started to do it and duh this is the technique I used to finish the inside necklines of like, all the supportive kirtles I made for garb between 2006 and 2012. I just did the last stitching by hand for those, which gives a different look. But it’s entirely the same geometry as that.

Anyway here’s a photo, featuring me not feeling like cutting bias binding out of the muslin so I used the closest scrap to hand that seemed like it was cotton. I’m going to overdye the muslin if it turns out as something wearable anyway-- I also didn’t prewash it so it’s gonna depend how much it shrinks. This was all kind of an experiment. but I have some fabric I really like that I want to use for the final version of the dress, so I figured muslin was a good way to go.

[image description: a beige muslin garment sits on an ironing board with pins holding down the turquoise bias binding applied to the neckline.]

2) Once I lined the neckline I assembled the front and back bodices, and that meant it was Sleeve Set in Time and i hate gathering so I let myself hand-sew the gathers in. They turned out better on the second sleeve than the first, but now I know that technique.

[img description: beige muslin fabric, with a seam in the middle, and the fabric to the left is slightly gathered while the fabric to the right of the seam is flat.]

3) Muslining stretch garments: I got the pattern for this knit wrap dress exclusively so I could make cropped tops out of it, as I’ve always loved the idea of a wrap top and have never been able to buy one that fit me. I’m muslining it in dress length though, because like, why not, I’ve never had a wrap dress that fit me either. I have this huge wodge of really crappy cotton jersey that I got on clearance from dharma trading because it’s not *quite* white, and I’ve discovered that it’s reasonable quality fabric BUT it becomes grungy-looking upon the first wash. So it’s great for muslining because it was so cheap, and then I’m going to attempt to overdye it when I have a stash of muslins to overdye, and we’ll just see. Some of these muslins may not turn out wearable so I also may take them back apart, but these are all problems for future me. Meanwhile I’m squeezing the pattern pieces for as many things as I possibly can onto this stuff.

[image description: a stretch of white fabric is across two smallish tables; pattern pieces are drawn on in Sharpie because it’s a muslin so who cares what it looks like i just need it to be accurate so i can make my fit adjustments!]

4) and I finally read the pattern yardage charts correctly for this dress, which I have been longing to make but it needs 7 yards of fabric... if it’s 45″ wide and you’re making one size larger than I am. So actually, I have 4.5 yards of 55″ of this fabric I think is really cool, but then I need a contrast fabric to make the neck and waistbands out of.

and it crossed my mind that like i could... i could make inkle bands for this purpose. I posted a question to the forum (this is a Club pattern, which I got by subscription, and there’s a forum that goes along with the Club) and the dress designer told me that the neckline ties do need to be on the bias to stretch a little, but the waistband does not, there’s an interior piece stabilizing it, so it could be made out of anything. So I have gone through my weaving threads and tried to figure out what colors would coordinate.

[image description: a length of fabric printed with animals and women and flowers, with a hand-woven inkle band lying atop it.]

This test band is too wide and too short, I need it to be like 120″ long and half an inch wide or less, but the colors work-- cream, black, blue/gray, and bright green.

This is Mood’s Elysian Menagerie Cotton Voile and this girl is my new girlfriend:

[image description: a close-up of a woman printed on the fabric, who has her head at a coy angle and is wrapped in a blue-gray towel with a vine flowing around her.]

we’re going to be very happy together, if only i can figure out how to do the waist ties on this dress.

I bought the fabric with a different pattern in mind but the scale is so large on this print, that even with the size pattern pieces I’m using (i’m a US size 20) the girls and peacocks and zebras and giraffes would get chopped up, so I decided to use this dress because it’s in big vertical panels. The woman in this print is larger than my hand. So, I’m gonna give this a shot.

Also pray for me I’m not doing a muslin before hand because it’s SO much fabric and muslin is too thick, this needs to be pretty lightweight, and I don’t have four and a half yards of unwanted gauze or chiffon lying around. (Also, i’m a little worried that I will use up ALL of my sewing energy on these muslins and wind up with ZERO finished garments, so I’m going to go for it. The pattern pieces are so big that even if i fuck it up beyond all saving, I’ll be able to recut something else out of it. This may be famous last words but like. I gotta commit.)

#B sews things #about the author #sewing projects #garment sewing #plus size sewing #fatshion

[k00291991]

Artist Research

Una Burke

https://www.unaburke.com/designer-and-brand

After I watched the 3D seminars I to research Una Burke. Una is an Irish artist who also studied in LSAD, she did a four year fashion degree and later made on to make many leather garments which she now sells and also have been used for very popular shows and movies.

I’m looking at her leather pieces as the form of them is really interesting to me. Her use of unusual materials in her garments gives her work an interesting visual element. The form of her garments feels unnatural in a way that’s engaging to the viewer.

I’m drawing inspiration from Una’s work as I may look to do garments out of unusual materials in my next workshop. This will further push my theme of how clothes disrupt the way the body feels.

#art #lsad #disrupt #limerick #clothes #painting #artist research #leather #garment sewing

[pastelrune]

This one's a few months old now, but here's a dress I threw together this summer.

This is another piece I'm planning on teaching early next year for my day job, so I made a sewing version to stay at work, and a serger version for myself out of this darling floral.

It went together like a dream, and it's sooooo comfy to wear, but I still think I need to go back and raise the sleeve hem, and possibly make a different colored belt. I think the pattern needs something to break up the floral a little.

I'm planning on making another version of this dress with a lower tier on the skirt, out of a burgundy velvet, and black details om the neckline and belt.

Pattern is The Westcliff Dress by Friday Pattern Company. I highly recommend their patterns as very easy to follow, and inclusive sizing options. This particular pattern goes up to a 4X.

#sewblr #sewing project #garments #garment sewing #runicstitches

[dolls-in-space]

Does anybody who sews know of any companies that sell plus sized patterns? (Specifically I'm like a 24 and most commercial patterns go up to 22 🙄)

I'm having a hard time finding any and it's getting frustrating so I thought I'd ask. I have a silly dream of replacing all my clothes with handmade ones but fitting is such a huge issue for me.

#sewing #garment sewing #plus size sewing #plus size patterns #sewing advice #please help

[lavendorium]

Finished the OP I've been working on!! And it's SO comfy!!

Pictured by itself and with a BtSSB sweater and Violet Fane necklace

#excited to finally add something handmade to my wardrobe #sewing project #sewing #handmade #garment sewing #egl #egl community

[stitchinginspace]

This is my latest project, the Fougère Overshirt from Deer&Doe. Believe or not, this was a bit of a palette cleansing project for me. I love the more technical details of a button up shirt (the straight lines! the top stitching!), and because this is an overshirt I didn’t have to worry an iota about fit adjustments.

I also adore this fabric. It’s the Telio viscose/linen slub that all the indie shops seem to carry but name something different. It’s nice and heavy like a linen but it’s got the beautiful drape of a rayon. This particular fabric is from Core Fabrics, a birthday present from my dear husband, and I liked it so much that I’ve already ordered more in the same color to make a matching pair of Genêt Shorts.

So what’s fun about this pattern? There is an abundance of button ups on the pattern market, but there are a few things I find particularly compelling about Fougère:

1. That curved hem! Seriously, the hem is beautiful, and is finished with a facing so it’s relatively easy to achieve a nice result. I’ve sewn the Melilot blouse before, which also features a dramatic hem shape—but that one is not faced and is considerably more challenging to sew. The downside to this method is that serged edges of the facing are visible on the inside of the shirt, so you may want to take extra care matching your thread here. I had fun with it and decided to try out my new “pastel sprinkles” serger thread.

2. The three piece sleeve construction. Unfortunately this is a detail I didn’t manage to get a great photo of (too much drape!), but it certainly was fun to sew! Any excuse to top stitch is a good one IMO, and it also meant that these sleeves feature a “vent” rather than a true placket. Like the hem facing, I found the vent quite a bit easier to sew than a true placket and I very much enjoyed trying a new technique. I do find that the vent wants to gape open, but I think this is because my fabric has so much drape. It’s nothing a small pair of buttons (once I find some) can’t fix.

3. The dropped armholes. I think it’s more obvious in Version B (the cinched jacket view), but since this pattern is intended as an overshirt it features a lower armhole depth to make wearing it over other garments that much easier. Perhaps not what you want in a standard button-up, but for an overshirt/jacket it’s a nice touch.

Of course, you can feel free to take all of this with a grain of salt—I am obligated to mention that Deer&Doe is one of my freelance clients, so I am definitely not an unbiased reviewer. But my sewing time is limited, I have no obligations to make or review this pattern, and given how much time I spend on sewing Instagram and Reddit—I consider myself pretty well-versed on what’s available in the market right now. Which is all to say, I have one short and precious life, and I’m not going to spend it sewing patterns I don’t want to, damnit.

The Details:

Fabric: Textured Viscose Linen from Core Fabrics

Pattern: Fougère Overshirt from Deer&Doe

Size: 38, View A

Adjustments: None

Total Cost: $51

$40 for the fabric (2.5 yards)

$0 for the pattern (approx. $14 USD to purchase)

$1.40 for Dritz button kit

$3 for matching thread

$6.50 for fancy serger thread

#sewing #sewing patterns #sewing project #garment sewing #indie sewing #indie sewing pattern #deer and doe #deer and doe patterns #dd fougere #fougere overshirt

[san-sews-seams]

Pirate pants! Pattern by Ora Lin, the only change is a flat ass adjustment, sewn up in gray chambray with French seams and embroidery motifs from emblibrary.com.

All around a delightfully quick, satisfying, unfussy sew! I think it took me maybe 10-12 hours from cutting the pattern pieces out of the paper to wearable garment, and that's not accounting for breaks for means and like, some general dicking around. Would have been MUCH faster if I hadn't taken time to buy embroidery designs, tweak them, and run them.

In future I may add a few extra inches of length so they'll serve as full length pants if desired. As is they hit like, high ankle on me. (They're designed to be cropped, and worn tied to knee length, but I'm shorter than the pattern was designed for.)

#San sews #Sewing #Garment sewing #Clothes sewing #Embroidered pants #Machine embroidery #Ora Lin patterns #Pirate pants

[tiger-in-the-flightdeck]

Go me, I'm ticking items off my sewing project list, rather than simply hoarding pretty fabrics and never doing anything with them. I made myself a kimono sleeve blouse (No pattern, just wung it.)

Should I do a cosy pj set next, or another dress? Both are Halloween themed.

#tiger talks #tiger sews #home sewing #garment sewing

[elise-love-is-a-frog]

Sewed a circle skirt for the first time! (first picture also shows a purse I crocheted.) I've made a few quilts, but no garment making! I used quilting cotton because I read it was appropriate for a circle skirt, and I used an elastic waist band because it seemed more forgiving while measuring out the pattern. Overall went well, but I definitely discovered a few aspects I should improve upon for next time! Maybe next time I'll even experiment with pockets! Either way, this will definitely be a repeat craft!

#Sewing #Garment sewing #Garment making #Craft #Crafting #Textile craft #Textile crafts #Crochet #Crocheting #Skirt #Circle skirt #Circle skirts #Crafts #Easy sewing project

[vafibrearts]

Hello Friends and Happy Tuesday!

After vanishing under suspicious circumstances last week (I forgot to tell you all I wouldn't be posting, whoops!) I'm back now with a project update to get you all caught up on what I've been working on!

This update features a combination of quilting and garment projects, some of which I've shared updates on before, and some that are totally new!

Visit the Fibre Arts blog to read more!

#quilt #quilting #quilt blog #sewing #garment sewing #fibre arts #made by va #va fibre arts

[sorreleater]

everything i’ve made in the last 3 weeks! i’m on a button down kick bc the pattern i found on a yt tutorial is simply so easy

button down pattern: natalia.dedios on ig

dress pattern: neridahansenfabrics on ig

#slow fashion #crochet #garment sewing #it me