Good cutting day, good sewing day

> Discovered several lengths of fabric I do not recall buying! One is a
> 5.5m length of taupe poly cotton twill weave trouser fabric. Lovely
> colour (though not one I tend to wear - to close to fawn for me as a
> general rule), lovely hand, no idea when or where I got it, but I
> suspect a croft Mill bargain!

> Kate, I wonder if this was part of your quest to find school trouser
> fabric for James? I seem to recall quite a treasure hunt on your part at
> one time.
>
> Karen Maslowski in Ohio

> Yesterday I:
> Found a bit of fabric that had gone AWOL! How one can lose a 5.5m length
> of 60" wide nay linen mix fabric is not something I can explain, but there
> you go, it's back now!
> Discovered several lengths of fabric I do not recall buying! One is a
> 5.5m length of taupe poly cotton twill weave trouser fabric. Lovely
> colour (though not one I tend to wear - to close to fawn for me as a
> general rule), lovely hand, no idea when or where I got it, but I suspect
> a croft Mill bargain!
> Came across a similar length of wool mix Venetian cloth in a full, rich
> black. Same story...
> Found a largish chunk of black sheeting I obviously bought for and used
> part in a costume... Again, I have no recollection of buying it, but I
> used it!
> I cut out 2 pairs if Simon Trousers for my MS victim customer, and the
> forepart and underskirt of my Simplicity Shakespeare In Love gown. This
> will have the forepart and bodice and sleeves cut from a dark red and gold
> sari I bought for £8 the other week, and the underskirt is the black
> sheeting. The over skirt will probably be cut from a nice piece of poly
> cotton twill trouser fabric I found (No, I don't remember buying this bit
> either, but it must have been cheap!) in the same box as the Venetian
> cloth. I shall use the borders off the sari as guards down the skirt.
> I also came to the conclusion that I need to get the stash out and
> reorganise it, relabel and replace some of the boxes with sturdier ones
> (the contents got mixed when some of the boxes collapsed and got
> squished!). As I need to clear half the loft for the plumbers to do the
> heating, it might be a good opportunity to do that and get a few
> floorboards down in the loft so I and all the stuff are not teetering on
> the rafters!
> Today I intend to sew the underskirt and both of Simon's pairs of
> trousers. But I must clean and oil the sewing machines first... :)

>
>>Yesterday I:
>>Found a bit of fabric that had gone AWOL! How one can lose a 5.5m length
>>of 60" wide nay linen mix fabric is not something I can explain, but there
>>you go, it's back now!
>>Discovered several lengths of fabric I do not recall buying! One is a
>>5.5m length of taupe poly cotton twill weave trouser fabric. Lovely
>>colour (though not one I tend to wear - to close to fawn for me as a
>>general rule), lovely hand, no idea when or where I got it, but I suspect
>>a croft Mill bargain!
>>Came across a similar length of wool mix Venetian cloth in a full, rich
>>black. Same story...
>>Found a largish chunk of black sheeting I obviously bought for and used
>>part in a costume... Again, I have no recollection of buying it, but I
>>used it!
>>I cut out 2 pairs if Simon Trousers for my MS victim customer, and the
>>forepart and underskirt of my Simplicity Shakespeare In Love gown. This
>>will have the forepart and bodice and sleeves cut from a dark red and gold
>>sari I bought for £8 the other week, and the underskirt is the black
>>sheeting. The over skirt will probably be cut from a nice piece of poly
>>cotton twill trouser fabric I found (No, I don't remember buying this bit
>>either, but it must have been cheap!) in the same box as the Venetian
>>cloth. I shall use the borders off the sari as guards down the skirt.
>>I also came to the conclusion that I need to get the stash out and
>>reorganise it, relabel and replace some of the boxes with sturdier ones
>>(the contents got mixed when some of the boxes collapsed and got
>>squished!). As I need to clear half the loft for the plumbers to do the
>>heating, it might be a good opportunity to do that and get a few
>>floorboards down in the loft so I and all the stuff are not teetering on
>>the rafters!
>>Today I intend to sew the underskirt and both of Simon's pairs of
>>trousers. But I must clean and oil the sewing machines first... :)
>
>
>
> Isn't it fun when you find something! yesterday, I found my yellow snap
> applier, and even though it only cost $1 I was happy not to have to replace
> it! I just used it a couple days ago then it disapeared, then I found it
> outside in the snow of all places........darn kids lol.
>
> Since you are going through the stash you can send some my way! (I accept
> silk *hint hint*) I just used up almost everything I have for cloth
> diapers for my baby and maternity clothes for my friend (was reimbursed for
> the fabric though). So now I am down to only a piece of woven
> somethingerother with autumn leaves on it. It will make a nice table cloth
> this fall. can you believe I have nothing left? this must be fixed! I
> can't wait!
>
> Did you say you have to balance on beams in your loft? Its a good thing you
> are so skinny! but hopefully there's no drafts or you could be blown away!
>
> Hope you have a good day with your organizing!
>
> Michelle Giordano
>
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