Learning to sew: Last night, I cut my hair with pinking shears . . . March 6, 2012 08:16 4 Comments
Well, to be more specific, my bangs. They grow so fast.
Today I sewed. I finished my sleeves, in fact. Perfect? Oh my. No way. But. They are done. Perhaps I am being too easy on myself, too willing to wear rose-colored specs. But. I think they look OK. In fact, I think they look rather pretty. Better than many off-the-rack sleeves. Much. (I am such a fan of myself!) I somehow stretched some of the bias tape, so, alas, the joinings do not match exactly. Pass those Puffs, please.
You know, dear readers, I really like hand-sewing. The feel. The look. Any recommendations for good explanatory books about the types of stitches? Because I know so little about it. And I'd really like to learn.
Also, be peaches and share advice about my sleeves. What should I do to make my next sleeves look better?
Comments
hollister uk on May 20, 2015 12:31
A tailoring trick is to sew a narrow ribbon to the underarm- curvy bit to give it some body and stoutness.
weirdrockstar on May 20, 2015 12:31
To get the best result in seams that are curved, clip openings to the seam allowances ( as you have done ) and you can stretch them quite closely to the seam. Then sew go over with the raw edges of siad curved seams with a serger and bend the seam to the position in which it will be molded to ( in this case, curved to the opposite way than its natural state of being ) and then press seams flat ( as you have done, again ) and be careful not to leave seam lines pressed to the fabric on the right side. There´s actually nothing complicated about it, after all it´s just a seam. A tailoring trick is to sew a narrow ribbon to the underarm- curvy bit to give it some body and stoutness.
pixie on May 20, 2015 12:31
I think you should put your sleeves in a garment. I think they will look much better then. :-) They’re very nice sleeves though, lovely binding.
Claire (aka Seemane) on May 20, 2015 12:31
Denise – would this class help at all? http://sewing.patternreview.com/cgi-bin/sewingclasses/index.pl#477 $60, Starts on: Mar 29th. Skills Required: Passion for learning! Absolute beginners will benefit from this class. No prior experience is needed.