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Posted by Ursula Schrader on March 30, 2009, 6:16 pm
... a pat on the back, girls (and boys). After such an infinitely long time
I managed to sit down to my machine and do some mending (one pillowcase,
chain stitch on the loose; one apron, strings separating from the body and a
tiny hole cut by a sharp kitchen knife, beginning to fray; one pair of
jeans, worn thin where my chubby legs put most wear on them). Yes, I know
bobbysewsmore, and Kate is the wardrobe mistress of most anything you can
sew, but for me it's a giant leap, to quote old Armstrong.
So there, I'm (almost) ready for the wedding dress. ;-) Next thing are two
jackets from the same pattern for my DSIL and me, different sizes, different
colours, same sort of fabric (fulled wool, not much fuss, I should think).
Anybody got an idea how to copy a pattern other than with one of those
little wheel things... Hang on, gotta look that up in my book: a tracing
wheel. Is there anything more modern?
I remember that my grandma used a tracing wheel that had really sharp edges
so you'd find a row of little prick marks on the newspaper she'd use for the
pattern to go on the fabric. I still have got it, and it looks like somebody
sharpened it once or twice. However, I find that the original paper patterns
seem to be much thinner these days, almost like wrapping tissue, so I gues
that using my granny's old tracing wheel on them might not be the best idea
if I want to use the same pattern twice. And then, what surface would I use,
perhaps the cutting mat or should it be harder or softer? Decisions,
decisions... ;-)
Well, I feel so good, after just an hour or two of uninterrupted work on my
sewing, it's just like Zen. ;-) OK, off to bed, read you all soon,
U.
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Posted by Sharon Hays on March 30, 2009, 6:44 pm
Ursula Schrader wrote:
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> ... a pat on the back, girls (and boys). After such an infinitely long
> time I managed to sit down to my machine and do some mending (one
> pillowcase, chain stitch on the loose; one apron, strings separating from
> the body and a tiny hole cut by a sharp kitchen knife, beginning to fray;
> one pair of jeans, worn thin where my chubby legs put most wear on them).
> Yes, I know bobbysewsmore, and Kate is the wardrobe mistress of most
> anything you can sew, but for me it's a giant leap, to quote old
> Armstrong.
Yay!!!! Good work. Sometimes clearing out a bunch of little projects like
that is just what you need to do. I always feel like I accomplished a
tremendous thing when I can do that. ;)
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> So there, I'm (almost) ready for the wedding dress. ;-) Next thing are two
> jackets from the same pattern for my DSIL and me, different sizes,
> different colours, same sort of fabric (fulled wool, not much fuss, I
> should think). Anybody got an idea how to copy a pattern other than with
> one of those little wheel things... Hang on, gotta look that up in my
> book: a tracing wheel. Is there anything more modern?
I never really liked using tracing wheels. Can you find tracing paper wide
enough? I like that a whole lot better. If you want something more
substantial can you find freezer paper? I can usually see through that to
trace it. (sometimes I have to put the pattern up to the window and tape
it all down.) Either way, just lay it on top of the pattern and trace it
right off. ;) I like that because it's easier to use different colored
pencils to mark fold lines rather than cutting lines, etc.
Sharon
--
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys the
pig.
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on March 30, 2009, 7:27 pm
Ursula Schrader wrote:
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> ... a pat on the back, girls (and boys). After such an infinitely long time
> I managed to sit down to my machine and do some mending (one pillowcase,
> chain stitch on the loose; one apron, strings separating from the body and a
> tiny hole cut by a sharp kitchen knife, beginning to fray; one pair of
> jeans, worn thin where my chubby legs put most wear on them). Yes, I know
> bobbysewsmore, and Kate is the wardrobe mistress of most anything you can
> sew, but for me it's a giant leap, to quote old Armstrong.
You're dooing well there, sister! I hate mending and have been known to
grow or shrink out of something while ut waited YEARS for a zip replacement!
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> So there, I'm (almost) ready for the wedding dress. ;-) Next thing are two
> jackets from the same pattern for my DSIL and me, different sizes, different
> colours, same sort of fabric (fulled wool, not much fuss, I should think).
> Anybody got an idea how to copy a pattern other than with one of those
> little wheel things... Hang on, gotta look that up in my book: a tracing
> wheel. Is there anything more modern?
Wedding dress pattern soon. Got inundated with a couple of rush jobs
just when the printer hit a snag... Need to print and test new pattern
with flare rather than godets.
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> I remember that my grandma used a tracing wheel that had really sharp edges
> so you'd find a row of little prick marks on the newspaper she'd use for the
> pattern to go on the fabric. I still have got it, and it looks like somebody
> sharpened it once or twice. However, I find that the original paper patterns
> seem to be much thinner these days, almost like wrapping tissue, so I gues
> that using my granny's old tracing wheel on them might not be the best idea
> if I want to use the same pattern twice. And then, what surface would I use,
> perhaps the cutting mat or should it be harder or softer? Decisions,
> decisions... ;-)
I usually spread the pattern out on top of something white (sheet, white
paper... ) and trace it through some dot&cross, which is usually
sufficiently translucent to see pattern lines through.
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> Well, I feel so good, after just an hour or two of uninterrupted work on my
> sewing, it's just like Zen. ;-) OK, off to bed, read you all soon,
Some days it's enough just to clear the cutting table!
Victorian corset fitting today... And road menders and a man from the
water people to look at the stop-cock possibly damaged by the road
menders (leak has come to the surface round the stop-cock housing, but
leak aparantly Elsewhere... Manifested shortly after the
grinding-off-the-road-surface machine ground off the road surface
outside the house, so they have to be related).
--
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!
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Posted by Ursula Schrader on March 31, 2009, 5:21 am
"Kate XXXXXX" wrote...
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> Ursula Schrader wrote:
>> sew, but for me it's a giant leap, to quote old Armstrong.
> You're dooing well there, sister! I hate mending and have been known to
> grow or shrink out of something while ut waited YEARS for a zip
> replacement!
Oh, in the olden days of single life, this was the fate of a couple of items
to be ironed. (Now my mother does the ironing, it's not very much but with
Christine, it's a great help.) ;-)
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>> So there, I'm (almost) ready for the wedding dress. ;-)
> Wedding dress pattern soon. Got inundated with a couple of rush jobs just
> when the printer hit a snag... Need to print and test new pattern with
> flare rather than godets.
You know, perhaps you shouldn't put too much effort in the flared version, I
actually feel much more up to it, now I've done the tricky patch on my jeans
and all. And before I get down to the long satin version, I'll have to do
the short linen dress, and I've got enough of that fabric for a little
mistake or two. And, if the quantity of satin allows, I'll make a little
trial godet first, before getting down to the real thing.
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>> perhaps the cutting mat or should it be harder or softer? Decisions,
>> decisions... ;-)
> I usually spread the pattern out on top of something white (sheet, white
> paper... ) and trace it through some dot&cross, which is usually
> sufficiently translucent to see pattern lines through.
Perhaps you could post a link to where you can buy that online, I seem to
have no idea what you're talking about. (Ignorant me) ;-(
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>> Well, I feel so good, after just an hour or two of uninterrupted work on
>> my sewing, it's just like Zen. ;-) OK, off to bed, read you all soon,
> Some days it's enough just to clear the cutting table!
Yeah, I know what you mean. ;-)
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> Victorian corset fitting today... And road menders and a man from the
> water people to look at the stop-cock possibly damaged by the road menders
> (leak has come to the surface round the stop-cock housing, but leak
> aparantly Elsewhere... Manifested shortly after the
> grinding-off-the-road-surface machine ground off the road surface outside
> the house, so they have to be related).
Oh dear, more fun with the house. If you've got property, there are days
when you think that there is something to the Buddhist view of not you
owning property but property owning you. Keep my fingers crossed.
U.
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on March 31, 2009, 6:34 am
Ursula Schrader wrote:
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> "Kate XXXXXX" wrote...
>> Ursula Schrader wrote:
>>> sew, but for me it's a giant leap, to quote old Armstrong.
>> You're dooing well there, sister! I hate mending and have been known to
>> grow or shrink out of something while ut waited YEARS for a zip
>> replacement!
>
> Oh, in the olden days of single life, this was the fate of a couple of items
> to be ironed. (Now my mother does the ironing, it's not very much but with
> Christine, it's a great help.) ;-)
Usually Alan does the ironing. Tomorrow his wrist goes in for carpal
tunnel surgery...
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>>> So there, I'm (almost) ready for the wedding dress. ;-)
>> Wedding dress pattern soon. Got inundated with a couple of rush jobs just
>> when the printer hit a snag... Need to print and test new pattern with
>> flare rather than godets.
>
> You know, perhaps you shouldn't put too much effort in the flared version, I
> actually feel much more up to it, now I've done the tricky patch on my jeans
> and all. And before I get down to the long satin version, I'll have to do
> the short linen dress, and I've got enough of that fabric for a little
> mistake or two. And, if the quantity of satin allows, I'll make a little
> trial godet first, before getting down to the real thing.
I'll send you both versions and you can have a play. :)
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>>> perhaps the cutting mat or should it be harder or softer? Decisions,
>>> decisions... ;-)
>> I usually spread the pattern out on top of something white (sheet, white
>> paper... ) and trace it through some dot&cross, which is usually
>> sufficiently translucent to see pattern lines through.
>
> Perhaps you could post a link to where you can buy that online, I seem to
> have no idea what you're talking about. (Ignorant me) ;-(
Do you remember the big roll of paper with dots and crosses printed on
one side? or did we mostly play with printer paper lon millions of
separate sheets?
Morplan is where I got mine:
http://www.morplan.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10053_10001_15094_-1_10767
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>>> Well, I feel so good, after just an hour or two of uninterrupted work on
>>> my sewing, it's just like Zen. ;-) OK, off to bed, read you all soon,
>> Some days it's enough just to clear the cutting table!
>
> Yeah, I know what you mean. ;-)
>
>> Victorian corset fitting today... And road menders and a man from the
>> water people to look at the stop-cock possibly damaged by the road menders
>> (leak has come to the surface round the stop-cock housing, but leak
>> aparantly Elsewhere... Manifested shortly after the
>> grinding-off-the-road-surface machine ground off the road surface outside
>> the house, so they have to be related).
>
> Oh dear, more fun with the house. If you've got property, there are days
> when you think that there is something to the Buddhist view of not you
> owning property but property owning you. Keep my fingers crossed.
Roof need some work along the front edge, and the gutters and soffit
boards need replacing. Happens when you stay somewhere for over 20
years! But it's still a great house, if a little small for all our stuff!
And if I moved, I'd have to take the neighbours with me!
--
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!
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> time I managed to sit down to my machine and do some mending (one
> pillowcase, chain stitch on the loose; one apron, strings separating from
> the body and a tiny hole cut by a sharp kitchen knife, beginning to fray;
> one pair of jeans, worn thin where my chubby legs put most wear on them).
> Yes, I know bobbysewsmore, and Kate is the wardrobe mistress of most
> anything you can sew, but for me it's a giant leap, to quote old
> Armstrong.