tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post6246645216507837676..comments2024-02-25T08:24:32.822+00:00Comments on Confessions of a Sewing Novice: Kwik Sew 3555; Or: Why I Am Now Regretting The Number Of Striped Fabrics In My Stashwestmoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-16604429609346705652021-08-24T10:06:24.201+01:002021-08-24T10:06:24.201+01:00Very informative article. manual sewing machineVery informative article. <a href="https://www.sewingmachineportal.in/best-straight-stitch-sewing-machines-in-india/" rel="nofollow">manual sewing machine</a>gbwhatsapp apkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01508930116137830972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-87236485377101529472015-03-22T07:29:21.448+00:002015-03-22T07:29:21.448+00:00A couple of things suggested themselves to me as I...A couple of things suggested themselves to me as I was reading this post: 1) Look up order of fitting - I think Pati Palmer has one online...maybe snoop around Threads magazine's website....I wish I could remember exactly where I'd read it online but I can't - sorry. That will save you work in the end. 2) The David Coffin book on shirtmaking is lovely and many libraries have a copy. This will help you in making shirts you love I think. 3) To help with the eye strain/strobing, it will help if you keep a good sized square of plain fabric (like a 25" x 25" piece of muslin) around when working with your striped & checked fabrics. That way you can cover most of your field of view with the plain, restful-to-the-eyes fabric, only leaving just the immediate area you're working on exposed. I don't know if I'm writing this clearly enough or not. You'll need to experiment to see if this works for you - some people find it too annoying to keep readjusting the fashion fabric & plain fabric. <br /><br />For me, I have used it successfully to sew for longer periods of time with less eye fatigue overall when working with busy fabrics. I developed this on my own some years ago -I was maybe 23? - when I was sewing a striped fabric - a button down shirt like yours - I kept getting headaches. The fabric background was white, my iron's soleplate was dirty and would spit as well so I made a muslin presscloth so the shirt wouldn't be stained or anything as I made it. I realized that I really looked forward to pressing every seam as I went along - not my usual style certainly! <br /><br />So as I was falling asleep one night - about midway through making this particular shirt- I was wondering about why this was and the answer came to me out of the blue - my eyes had nowhere to rest until I was using the press cloth. So during the next sewing session I experimented with laying the press cloth on top of whatever I was sewing about an inch or two away from the cut edge. I didn't need to pin as two different fabrics had enough "grab" to stay together. This way I was only concentrating looking at a narrow strip of busyness and my eyes were not distracted by the rest of the stripes, which meant no more headaches!<br />Maybe this will be useful to you. :) Sorry for the long, windy comment.helenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16885523787103369661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-5354133950776919162015-03-21T17:17:40.999+00:002015-03-21T17:17:40.999+00:00YAY!!!! Now you can make more!YAY!!!! Now you can make more!SewCraftyChemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07971798108420431518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-83077596332284399462015-03-20T20:16:29.860+00:002015-03-20T20:16:29.860+00:00It's terrible when you sew for an hour and hav...It's terrible when you sew for an hour and have to stop because your eyes are rolling around in your head due to your fabric ;)<br /><br />I wore my shirt yesterday and it's the most comfortable of the shirts I've made so far, shoulder issues notwithstanding. So definitely a win I think!westmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-1600252201270474982015-03-20T14:48:26.570+00:002015-03-20T14:48:26.570+00:00Ah yes, the optical illusion type fabric! :)
I li...Ah yes, the optical illusion type fabric! :)<br /><br />I like it though. Looks like a perfectly good shirt to me! Nice job on the collar!SewCraftyChemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07971798108420431518noreply@blogger.com