Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Beginner Sewing Tips

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cissa

cissa

April 28 2011, 21:26:54 UTC 10 years ago

If one is daring or perhaps engineeringly-inclined, some SCA-type sewing is a gr5eat learning experience. I'm thinking of stuff lie Viking apron-dresses and "Greenland" gowns. It's all straight seams, many on the straight grain, and pretty straightforward to lay out the cutting; the only curved part of the greenland is the neckline.

Either approach is even easier if you just make the skirt, and make a casing at the top and run elastic through it for an easy and comfortable skirt that will fit both when one is thinner and when one is somewhat bloated. :)

one tip- in any kind of skirt, try it on before you hem it and get someone to mark all the way around at a fixed distance from the floor. Big butts or big stomachs can make the hem uneven, and that does not look very good.

I alomst always machine-hem, after overcasting (by machine!) the trimmed bottom edge. it looks fine and is lots easier.
ysabetwordsmith

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ysabetwordsmith

April 29 2011, 05:38:50 UTC 10 years ago

>>If one is daring or perhaps engineeringly-inclined, some SCA-type sewing is a gr5eat learning experience. I'm thinking of stuff lie Viking apron-dresses and "Greenland" gowns. It's all straight seams, many on the straight grain, and pretty straightforward to lay out the cutting; the only curved part of the greenland is the neckline.<<

A chemise pattern is super-duper simple, comfortable, flexible in usage, and forgiving of body changes. I love the things.

>> Either approach is even easier if you just make the skirt, and make a casing at the top and run elastic through it for an easy and comfortable skirt that will fit both when one is thinner and when one is somewhat bloated. <<

Drawstring skirts give even more sizing flexibility. Most of my rennie skirts are drawstrings. Plus you have the option of placing the skirt at your waist or your hips.

>> I alomst always machine-hem, after overcasting (by machine!) the trimmed bottom edge. it looks fine and is lots easier. <<

*laugh* I'm too lazy to use a sewing machine. I know how, but it's too much work to keep the blighted thing running. I get far more work done just doing it by hand. Plus I can keep my hands busy with lapwork while chatting with people -- something I like during times when we have a lot of company regularly.