|
Posted by Viviane on April 4, 2006, 8:13 am
After handling something so big and heavy I think it's time your fingers got
a work around something small and light - maybe a glass of wine? You've
earned it... Enjoy!
>I washed the calico for the toiles for my wedding outfits the other week,
>but I couldn't get my head round ironing it all. Now I know why - the
>damned stuff is too heavy! Help!
>
> But I just filled up the tank on the iron, cranked the heat and the steam
> pressure, and away I went. It's taken me almost an hour, as there were
> six metres of it, and it's 90" wide. I had it folded down the middle, and
> ironed up one side, down the other, and then opened it out and pressed out
> the crease... Then it all had to be folded up again before it got too
> crumpled to use!
>
> Now I'm ready to cut and alter a gown pattern, two jacket patterns, and
> two dress patterns...
>
> My elbows hurt! And my wrists... And most of my fingers... And I'm
> shaking. I think I'll leave the cutting for a while and order the fabrics
> I still need!
> --
> Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
> Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
> http://www.katedicey.co.uk
> Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
| 
Yahoo! 
Google 
Windows Live 
del.icio.us 
digg 
Netscape 
XML Sitemap