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Posted by Caya on March 21, 2007, 11:07 am
On Mar 20, 10:39 pm, gjones2...@yahoo.com wrote:
> Dear Caya,
>
> It's not a good idea to use tape on your patterns to hold them in
> place instead of pins. Once you cut through the tape, you release the
> pattern from the fabric. It needs to stay on the fabric until you
> have all the markings copied to the fabric. The pins should go
> perpendicular to the seamlines, and all in the same direction so that
> you don't prick yourself when you smooth your hands across the
> pattern.
>
> The more complicated the pattern is, the more important it is to
> transfer all the markings to the fabric, so that you can sew
> accurately.
>
> Teri
Ah, so smart. I have not been bold enough to make any clothes that
aren't so dead-simple that I can pretty much dispense with the
markings altogether- but these are good habits for when I learn to
make *nice* clothes. My goal is to someday take out that "patternless
sewing" book I have, and draft myself a dress pattern that actually
fits me. My torso is like 2 inches shorter than usual, and what a
royal pain it is to find dresses that look halfway decent without
being muumuus. I'm usually stuck with separates. I could do it, I just
haven't gathered up enough courage!!! :-D
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