tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62605505607696491942024-03-12T18:00:48.998-07:00Sarah, sewing (etc)Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969581295617570995noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260550560769649194.post-79195746606197471342015-07-25T12:00:00.000-07:002015-07-30T18:25:58.475-07:00flutter sleeve renfrewsA while ago I realized what everyone else already knows, that knit tops are just plain easier to wear than woven, and that they are what one will generally reach for first when deciding what to put on in the morning. Which meant I really needed some fun/cute t-shirt type tops!<br />
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The thing was, if I'm going to have sleeves I want them to be interesting. So I took the sleeve piece from view f of <a href="http://www.simplicity.com/p-5085-misses-knit-tops.aspx" target="_blank">simplicty 2364</a> and hacked it up until it fit into the armscythe of the <a href="http://www.sewaholicpatterns.com/renfrew-top/" target="_blank">sewaholic renfrew</a>. <br />
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Yay for flutter sleeves! I made the first one up in a soft and drapey black rayon knit, and I wear it so often that a few days ago I made up another in a bright blue cotton jersey.<br />
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It has polka-dots! This fabric is a fair bit thicker and more stable than the rayon, so it will be interesting to see how it differs in fit and feel (I haven't actually worn it yet except for trying on). <br />
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My local fabric store has a decent selection of bamboo knits, and I will probably have to pick up a bunch and make more variations of this top. It's both cute and comfortable, and I do so love looking like I made an effort while feeling like I'm still in pajamas :P.<br />
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Also, knit tops are so easy to make! I made the blue one in the 4 hours it took my guy to have D&D night, and still had time to make three more pairs of panties!<br />
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The black ones are actually the scraps from that first top, omg soft! Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969581295617570995noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260550560769649194.post-31050771123270347472015-07-18T18:55:00.000-07:002015-07-18T18:55:00.252-07:00Formal sheet dresses?...Is that an oxymoron? Because these two dresses both ended up being the kind of thing I'll probably only wear to events where I should really probably look somewhat respectable. My guy says they look like curtains, and I can't entirely disagree!<br />
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I made them both from <a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/Patterns/8244" target="_blank">New Look 6749</a> (picked up at value village for .99 cents, score!), and both from sheets that my mom gave me after she got a differently sized bed and couldn't use them any more.<br />
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Other than the pattern and fabric, everything else for them came out of my stash and remnants, so while these dresses may not get a lot of use, at least they were practically free! I used view D for this one, with short lengths of lace trim used instead of fabric tubes for the strap bands.<br />
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I predictably had to take a big wedge out along the centre back seam to make it fit my back, with caused the bodice/skirt seam to meet in a V at the zipper. I know that is probably considered a bad thing, but with the lace along that seam I think it looks quite pretty!<br />
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For the second dress I made view B (I would have done C, which has the narrow straps, to make it more distinct from the first one, but at this point I was still thinking I would wear them to work, and we have a 2" strap minimum). I used the same lace as on the first one, but around the hem to add a little interest to the bottom of otherwise boring skirt.<br />
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The patterns originally had a narrow shift-type skirt, but I didn't feel like trying to make it work with my swayback/giant booty, so I slashed and spread to make both the front and back about twice as full, and divided each side of the skirt back into two panels split where the dart originally went. <br />
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With the fuller skirt and empire waistline, the dresses ended up having a slight regency vibe. It isn't the most flattering thing for my figure, largely obscuring my waist, but it's got a certain elegance to it.<br />
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While I was a little disappointed that these ended up feeling more classy than I'm comfortable rocking on a daily basis, I can't argue with actually having something normal in the closet for those occasions when one can't get away with superheros and ruffles, hahaha.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969581295617570995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260550560769649194.post-33554786364893679952015-07-11T18:33:00.000-07:002015-07-11T18:33:00.281-07:00Blue apple topA few years ago I bought this fabric online on a whim, and then (as so often happens) had no idea what to do with it. So it sat in my stash until a few weeks ago, when I got <a href="http://butterick.mccall.com/b4132-products-1128.php?page_id=366" target="_blank">Butterick 4132</a> in the post.<br />
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The very qualities of the fabric that had left me scratching my head
before made it perfect for this pattern; light and drapey, fairly shear,
strange pattern. I even decided that the semi-subtle stripes of
apple/flowers and metallic silver thread just made the bias cutting
easier! I used view A, because it is too bloody hot for sleeves right
now.<br />
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The fabric is light enough that the facing used to finish the
neckline/armholes doesn't bother me, and I was feeling lazy enough that I
just pinked the lower edge of the facing, so it came together super
quickly. In fact, I made the whole thing in the time it took to watch
Batman Begins!<br />
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I cut a straight size 14, and the only fit issue I had was gaping at the
back neckline. Really I should just make this adjustment as a matter of
course, because Big4 patterns are always way too big for me across the
upper back. Luckily with this one it was an easy fix of opening out the
facing and making two long narrow darts; now it fits beautifully, and I
think they even look intentional instead of like a last minute hack!<br />
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<br />The only down side is that I managed to cut this top out of only half the length of fabric! Or is that an up side? I guess it goes back into the stash until I decide :P.<br />
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(oh, and it's kind of scratchy it you tuck it in, thanks to the metallic thread...)Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969581295617570995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260550560769649194.post-12996342525324573742015-07-01T18:07:00.000-07:002015-07-01T18:07:02.555-07:00Unmentionable Canada DayHappy Canada Day! I meant to celebrate by making a watermelon themed dress (more on that late), but got distracted making skanky underwear instead, hahaha.<br />
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I finally got around to making a pattern from my favourite rtw undies, and now all the lacy goodness can be mine!!!<br />
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With the stretch lace and lingerie elastic I had on hand, and scraps of jersey left over from other projects, I managed to make four pairs in a few hours. I have some more stretch lace kicking around that I just have to decide on a fabric match for, but I'll definitely be ordering more lace and making tonnes of these to replace my rtw ones that have seen better days. Then all of my undergarments will officially be made-by-me! I always feel slightly smug when I know I made EVERYTHING I'm wearing, hahaha.<br />
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Hope you guys have/had a great Canada Day!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969581295617570995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260550560769649194.post-81083082313395750972015-05-16T12:56:00.000-07:002015-05-16T12:56:00.339-07:00Not a july 4th QuiltHot on the heels of finishing my boyfriend's christmas quilt, I decided I wanted to make one for my Mom's birthday as well. I made her one several years ago, but used crazy thick batting because I didn't know any better, and she can only use it a few weeks a year! Right now she's on a kick of wanting everything to be red, so I went with a red and blue theme contrasting with a white background.<br />
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And then I started to worry that it would look like a 4th of July picnic blanket... But I forged ahead anyway! Using <a href="https://www.connectingthreads.com/cfPatterns/Pattern_Display.cfm?id=10552D" target="_blank">this pattern from Connecting Threads</a>, I cut out a crapload of squares, stitched, cut some more, pressed, stitched, pressed stitched....<br />
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It was really exciting seeing the pattern come together slowly but steadily into a recognizable design.<br />
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You wonder how in the world this is going to look like a star, and then two more seams and bam! <br />
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So pretty! The OCD math nerd in my had a blast measuring and cutting and making sure all the corners met up just right.<br />
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I was originally planning on adding a border around the whole thing to make it bigger, but once all the sashing strips where in place and I remembered that it only needed to fit a twin bed, I decided to leave it just as the pattern had written it. I had to move the carpet and coffee table and lay it out on the living room floor to layer and pin it, because my sewing room didn't have enough free floor space.<br />
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Once it was all pinned I used spare yarn to try and figure out a good design for the quilting. That part took way too long, because I just couldn't decide, but I eventually settled on this, in the hopes of accentuating the star motif.<br />
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Gratuitous picture of the binding because I'm super proud of how little of the hand stitches can be seen :P. Also because it took me 6 hours of hand sewing... An Alien marathon saved that from being completely tedious. <br />
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And it was all worth it, because look how pretty! I had to run it through the wash when I was done, because it was covered in cat hair and lint, and it shrunk up in a charming fashion that really helps the quilting stitches pop in person. And it doesn't look like a picnic blanket after all, thank god. My Mom loved it, and now she doesn't have to wait till the dead of what passes for winter here to have quilty goodness, handmade for her with love :).Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969581295617570995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260550560769649194.post-1786487878311789802015-05-09T12:33:00.000-07:002015-05-09T12:33:00.053-07:00Lots of BrasAfter making my first bra, I totally got the lingerie bug. That first try was way too small on my in the cups, but happily it fit one of my friends perfectly, so it's still getting use :). For the next try at Merckwaerdigh Mix30 I made a 34D, and actually fit all of my boobs into it!<br />
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Love the teal lace and orange elastic and bow :). I lined the side cup and bridge with a stable flesh coloured tricot, and left the front cups and band as just the stretch lace.<br />
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I should have graded the cup seam more thoroughly and topstitched it closer to the seam, because it forms a definite ridge along that seam that is visible through clothing, and I hardly ever wear it because of that. Learning experience!<br />
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Once the cups where actually large enough and I could assess the fit of them, the cup seam turned out to be a good inch or more away from the actual apex of my bust. I also realized that I didn't like the strap extension on this pattern, because it doesn't let me where this bra with anything lower cut than a tshirt. So pattern hacking I went!<br />
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For the next one I used the glorious purple/blue leopard print from my kit, lined with the same nude tricot for stability, and a black powernet for the band. How cute are those buttons?! I thought this bra was a little too badass for bows.<br />
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Pattern wise, I shifted the cup seam 1 full inch toward the centre front, and hacked off the strap extension.it fits much better, but the straps ended up attached much too close to my armpit for comfort or stability, and because of it the top of the cup settles over the day and I end up with a line across the top of my boobs. Getting closer, but still not perfect.<br />
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I also added a bit of length to the bridge and band below the cups, so that the underwire casing doesn't get stitched through the band elastic. In my head it made sense, but in practicality it makes the elastic curl to the inside and doesn't hold the wires against my body properly. On to version four!<br />
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This one I made from some thin red tricot I had left over from a shirt lining, and a very stiff white powernet. I didn't want two layers for the cups, so I used a foldover elastic to encase the top edge, which worked quite nicely.<br />
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I extended the underarm scoop closer to the front, so that the straps can attach at the corner but not be in my armpit. I didn't remember to remove the extra band height, so this one does the same curling at the bottom that the last one does. I'll have to fix that for next time!<br />
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I also tried out a different pattern, Quicksew 3300. I like the diagonal seaming on it, for variety sake, and wanted to try making a partial band bra, since that is what I've been used to wearing with rtw.<br />
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I used a 34D with this pattern as well, and it fit pretty well first try. I do end up with a flat bit of fabric against my body under my boobs in the cups though, with the wires not sitting up as high as they should, so I'm going to have to find out how to fix that.<br />
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For this first one I used a chocolate brown stretch lace for the upper cups and band, light pink satin interfaced to keep it from being all shifty for the lower cups and bridge, and pink elastics with brown stitching. This one is by far the classiest piece of lingerie I own, with it's muted colour scheme and lack of animal print. Must have been channelling someone else when I planned it out :P.<br />
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Anyway, that one fit so reasonably well that I made two more from the pattern in quick succession without altering it.<br />
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This one in white tricot and powernet with lined mint lace,<br />
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and this one in very fine black tricot with black powernet and purple rigid lace trim. This one is by far my favourite that I've made so far, even though it still does the flat underboob fabric thing. The fabric is so shear that this is actually two layers of it and you can still see right through! It weighs almost nothing, and I sometimes forget I'm wearing it.<br />
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I also tried out the Marlborough pattern that everyone was raving about, but that was was a disaster through nobodies fault but my own. The pattern itself is lovely from what I can tell, but I made completely the wrong size! Because I was a 34D in both ready to wear and the other two patterns I had used, that was what I made this one in. Once I had finished, tried it on, and failed to be able to breath in it, I checked the measurements the pattern tells you to take and discovered that in this one I should have made a 38C. I'll try that as a starting place for a future version, maybe even recreating my first attempt. Black satin, black and white gingham, red stretch lace, and red star print underwire casings. My friend said it looked like if little red riding hood where a stripper :P. Hell yeah!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969581295617570995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260550560769649194.post-54704556763644379892015-05-02T11:32:00.000-07:002015-05-02T11:32:00.472-07:00simple jewelryThis isn't so much a craft as simply gluing components together, but I'm going to share anyway!<br />
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I have four piercings in each ear, and keep small plain hoops in the two centre pairs, leaving the lowest and highest for decorative daily earrings. I like long danglies in the front and either short danglies or studs in the back, but I didn't have a lot of smallish studs, so I ordered a bunch of resin cabochon flowers and glued them onto earring backs. It was so easy and rewarding that I glued some onto a barrette to match. Sometimes it's nice to have an instant gratification craft :)Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969581295617570995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260550560769649194.post-48272764277963933712015-04-25T10:44:00.000-07:002015-04-25T10:44:00.474-07:00House!Remember last time how I teased you with yard pictures? It's my very own yard, in my very own house that we bought last fall! OMG I'm such an adult... And then we painted it like rainbow sherbet :)<br />
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Yellow for the kitchen,<br />
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light blue for the living room,<br />
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a royal blue bedroom,<br />
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paint that looks like lime sherbet under artificial light...<br />
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but like neon lime under natural light,<br />
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and a pinky-purple for my sewing room. I have a sewing room!<br />
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I've organized it better since these pictures, all my fabric is under this worktable in clear plastic totes. And I got my very first ironing board, so I don't have use a blanket on the table any more!<br />
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As you saw in the bedroom picture, we got another cat.<br />
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She's tiny and adorable and a huge lap hog. <br />
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And we have a huge yard! With a deck<br />
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and a giant old apple tree that we had to trim because it was leaning on the deck.<br />
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I planted another apple and two plum trees last fall, and they're all blooming;<br />
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as are all the flowers that popped up unexpectedly around the house!<br />
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We have a lot of work to do around the place (new roof this year; replace the deck, tub, and hot water tank next year; chase the rats out of the attic; new floor eventually; and on and on and on...), but it's ours, and I'm so very happy! Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969581295617570995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260550560769649194.post-64476823723978208342015-04-18T10:04:00.000-07:002015-04-18T10:04:00.022-07:00Green Christmas QuiltSo, my boyfriend is really hard to buy presents for. He insists that he doesn't want anything, and to be fair he honestly doesn't, but gift giving is as much because the person doing the giving wants to show their love as anything else, and so I still fight every holiday to find something that he will like. Usually I end up making something, and this christmas, I settled on a quilt!<br />
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He spends a lot of time curled up on the couch with the cats, all wrapped up in blankets and looking adorable, so it seemed fitting and useful. His favourite colour is green, so green quilt it was!<br />
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With the help of a friend who has more quilting experience than I do, I settled on a quadruple rail pattern and headed to the fabric store. Originally I was going to do four different blocks, each with a light/light-med/med-dark/dark set of fabric, but the store would only sell as small as a half meter, so I ended up doing all the same except for the dark. For that one I found four fat quarters of black background prints that I thought went with the theme, although only one is actually a green print. I think it turned out quite nice in the end, and actually it might have been a little busy with 16 different fabrics going on rather than the 7 it ended up with.<br />
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Finding green fabrics that aren't christmas print when you're shopping in november turned out to be a chalange, but the only one I ended up caving on was the binding, because it's so narrow the snowflakes end up being more of an abstract pattern. Besides, that can just be winter, right?<br />
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To make it extra cuddly, I used a supper fluffy minky fabric for the backing instead of more cotton. Man that was a bitch to quilt! It stuck to everything, including the sewing machine, and I really had to force the damn thing through, but it was worth it because OMG so soft.<br />
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I did the quilting as diagonal squares, because I didn't want to brave trying anything fancy, but I didn't want it to just be along the block edged either, because that felt boring. We'll say that the incredibly wavy stitching adds character...<br />
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I found some helpful websites and figured out how to mitre the corners of the binding properly. I hand stitched the binding down on the back, and the minky did a great job of helping make the stitches completely invisible.<br />
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It's been washed a few times now, so the batting has shrunk just enough to give that heirloom quilt puckering, which actually looks quite nice (thankfully).<br />
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This is more what the colours look like in person. Oh yeah, the whole thing is 64" square, which turned out to be a little smaller than I would make in the future, but just barely big enough to make a good lap quilt. I can't wait to make some good giant queen bed sized ones to swaddle up in! Also yes, that is a new back yard, and I'll tell you all about it next time :P.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969581295617570995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260550560769649194.post-91892521532881619162014-07-12T00:58:00.001-07:002014-07-12T01:20:36.082-07:00First time bramaking!After ages of drooling over pretty bras handmade by <a href="http://sewaholic.net/tag/bra-making/" target="_blank">Tasia, Caroline</a>, and <a href="http://verypurpleperson.com/tag/lingerie/" target="_blank">Novita</a>, I couldn't take it any more and just had to give the whole thing a try myself! I bought a gloriously tacky bra and panty making kit from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/merckwaerdigh?ref=l2-shopheader-name" target="_blank">Merckwaerdigh</a>, and a copy of their mix30 pattern. Usually I'm a demicup kind of lady, so the relatively low cut of this pattern made it stand out to me. Also, look at the cute colour blocking possibilities!<br />
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Because I'm the sort of person who refuses to do anything without extensive research, I read through all of the <a href="http://clothhabit.com/bramaking-sew-along/" target="_blank">bra sew-along posts</a> over at <a href="http://clothhabit.com/" target="_blank">Cloth Habit</a> before cutting out anything. I love Amy's way of explaining things, she's thorough but incredibly easy to understand. And by the time I was through, the whole prospect didn't seem so daunting any more, so I got started! In the end, it only took an afternoon to make, and I didn't do so shabbily, if I do say so myself :).<br />
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There is a little bit of bubbling on the bridge where the fashion fabric stretched and the lining didn't, and some rippling along the vertical cup seam for the same reason, but it's not super noticeable.<br />
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The band fits perfectly, but the cups need some work. Quad boob and underarm squish is not what I'm looking for in a bra! The sizing chart confused me a little, so I just cut the size that my rtw bras are (even though I knew they likely suffered from vanity sizing and wildly variable standards), but in this style/pattern/reality it seems that a 34C is not going to cut it. I was waffling between the 95 and 100 underwires too, and went in the end with the 95s. Next time I will try a 34D and the next size up of wires. <br />
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Speaking of wires, am I the only one annoyed at the way sizing can't manage to be globally standard for anything?! I need size 100 wires from Merckwaerdigh, but size 40 from North American sellers; I'm a shoe size 8 in North America, 6 in the UK, and 39 in Europe. And don't even get me started on the half-assed way Canada has converted to the Metric System! I use kilometres for speed and long distances but feet and inches for short distances, pounds for weight but litres for volume. I've finally managed to fully convert with temperature, but for a long time I thought of outside in Fahrenheit and inside in Celsius. I mean seriously, I know the USA is stubborn and influences a lot of what we do through imported media, but Metric is just plain superior to Imperial. Easier to manipulate mathematically, often more precise, actually based on logic instead of cobbled together from bits and pieces of outdated systems. Personally, I've just decided (earlier today, hahaha) to make an effort and try to start thinking in centimetres instead of inches, or at least as well as. The seam allowances I added to these patterns would drive a lot of people crazy, with 1/4" and 1/2" for the edges where the elastic attaches and a 1cm s/a for fabric to fabric joins (turns out 1cm is the exact width between my presser foot edge and my offset/zigzagging needle position), but it's a start :P. <br />
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At least the construction went smoothly! Perhaps it was due to previous experience with channels in corset making and elastic in the swimsuit I made a few weeks ago (to be blogged about shortly!), but nothing about this felt new, there was just an unusually large amount of stuff going on for such a small finished garment!<br />
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I've never had a non-foam bra before, mostly because the cheap rtw stuff I usually end up with offers very little in the way of alternatives. But fabric bras are amazing! Even with the fit problems of this one, I'm loving the way it lets my boobs actually look like, well, boobs, and not foam-dome Barbie chest. And I have to say, the sexy possibilities of a bra you can actually feel something through is intriguing ;).<br />
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Anyway, since there where lots of supplies left, I tried out the mix30 undies pattern as well, view C. And discovered that even in size L, they're just a tad too small to be comfortable. I guess the pattern could be graded up a bit, but the general bum shape feels like it will be constant wedgie town either way, so I'll probably just alter <a href="http://sozowhatdoyouknow.blogspot.ca/p/free-patterns.html" target="_blank">Zo's underwear pattern</a> to make it a little more fancy if I want this style in the future.<br />
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If the Merckwaerdigh pattern wasn't going to cut if for a matching set, I thought I may as well try making my own. My favourite undies are usually soft thongs with wide lace as the waist, so I basically just traced around an existing pair to get a pattern. Unfortunately, I forgot to add a seam allowance along the sides to account for turning the elastic, and the first pair of these was also a too small failure *sigh*.<br />
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For the second try I added width for the elastic and height to account for using thin lace instead of thick as the waist. And of course by then I was out of picot elastic from the kit and was using the same lace elastic for the sides as for the waist, which I just top-stitched on instead of flipping, and therefor didn't need a s/a. Now they are a little wider than needed, but at least I can actually wear them! And once I make another, larger bra from the scads of leftover purple leopard print, I'll have an actual set of matching lingerie :). Funny story: I polled my Guy (and then all my male friends), and discovered that men seem to be indifferent when it comes to coordination of lingerie. Actually, mine half-jokingly says he can't support my bra making endeavours, in much the same way I insist a shirt and no pants is a good look for him :P.<br />
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Luckily, I dress entirely for my own enjoyment, and that means lots more pretty frilly things to come! I may have gone a little overboard with the bra making supplies, but once my five more packages show up I should be good for a while...Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969581295617570995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260550560769649194.post-41587846083451585092014-03-25T15:02:00.002-07:002014-03-25T15:02:16.455-07:00Lacework cowlsI have been pulled down the slippery slope of knitting lacework. It's just so pretty, and impressive looking, and totally worth the claw fingers of doom, hahaha.<br />
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It started with this gift for a friend, my first proper lace pattern, with fingering weight yarn and tiny needles. I'm facinated by how a series of relatively simple stitches, organized in the right order, can create a complex looking pattern.<br />
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Unfortunately I didn't get very good pictures of this one before handing it over, because I only see the recipient once a week, and it took longer to block than anticipated. I didn't want it to wait another whole week just so I could get pictures! Funnily enough, her mother was visiting from out east shortly after, saw it, and has now commissioned me to make a similar one at some point. And here I thought I was almost at a point of making stuff for myself...<br />
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Then I found out that another friend was having a birthday i two weeks, and since I already had this yarn sitting around, waiting to be made into something for her, I hastily selected a pattern and got to work!<br />
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I'm actually rather amazed that this finished up in two weeks, although there where a few days when I thought my fingers would never straighten out again. And I really need to find a better way of photographing tubular lace, maybe a piece of white cardboard to slip in the middle so you can actually see the pattern...<br />
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But she loved it, so it was worth the hand cramps and couple of late night :). Oh yeah, and as usual, all the notes and everything are over on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/theladyheather" target="_blank">my Ravelry page</a>. <br />
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My guy says that the lace pattern looks like penises, and now I can't unsee it...Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969581295617570995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260550560769649194.post-34059504572430560232014-03-08T12:27:00.000-08:002014-03-08T12:27:00.411-08:00Dinosaurs!After making my superhero dresses, I ordered a few more sheets with nerdy, but non-comic related prints. One of them was Land Before Time! And in a fit of lolita fever, I made it into a big fluffy skirt :)<br />
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I also bought an outlandishly full white petticoat to go under it, hahaha. The skirt was actually finished months ago, but I had to swap out the elastic in the petticoat, and only got around to it today. Notice also my adorable lolita shoes and matching rose belt. Look at Sarah finally learning how to coordinate subtly :P. (Don't worry, I don't plan on doing it often. Not when clashing is so much more fun, hahaha).<br />
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I love a contrast ruffle, so after a little searching at my favourite fabric shop, came away with some teal cotton that almost perfectly matches the leaves on the dino-print. Aside from the ruffle, the skirt is just a big rectangle with an elastic casing at the top. It looks a little frumpy without a belt, but I like belts, so that's not a great hardship. Look at those faces!! True story: I still cry when Littlefoot's mother dies. Every single time.<br />
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I made the shirt too, from the christmas fabric I got from my mom. The purple is cotton, and the white is a deliciously soft bamboo knit. The pattern is a rub off from a t-shirt I quite like, with neck, arm, and waist binding bands that are just doubled over strips cut to 2/3 the length of the holes they where being set into. Still getting the hang of shirts, but I really needed some new ones that where cute and comfortable, but not t-shirts. Not that I don't love a good nerdy t-shirt, but sometimes one wants to feel a little more fancy :). <br />
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And nothing says fancy like knocking things off the shelves at work with your skirts, hahaha ;).Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969581295617570995noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260550560769649194.post-21040668790015994202014-01-17T22:53:00.001-08:002014-01-17T22:53:55.185-08:00cowlsOk, so I know this is theoretically a sewing blog, and here I am posting even more knitting, with nary a new sewing project in sight.... but, well, that's why I put the "etc" in the title, to cover my obsessive yet ocd crafting bases, hahaha.<br />
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I started this cowl for a friend last saturday, and by sunday afternoon it was done and ready for blocking! Go chunky yarn! It was so fast, easy, and satisfying, that I figured I would make one for my grandma too, as I'm seeing her on the weekend.<br />
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It looks wider than the first one, but it's actually just shorter. The yarn came in 90 yard balls instead of the 110 called for, and there was only one ball in this colour, so I cut out some of the rounds from each section to make it work. I think it was actually a super bulky weight, so the stitches are a little more dense, but it's just as pretty, and so very pink! I hope she likes it :). <br />
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And speaking (several paragraphs ago) about blocking, I finally started doing it, for the first time(s), with these projects, and I will never go back to unblocked knitting. Look at how much less amazing the first cowl looked before being blocked:<br />
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It's all lumpy and bumpy and misshapen, nothing like the sleek drapy beast it was to become.<br />
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I'd like to be able to say I have lots of sewing in the works to show you, but really I'm just plotting all the new things I could knit, hahaha. Prepare to be inundated! (very slowly, because that's normally the speed at which I finish knitting projects :P)<br />
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<br />Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969581295617570995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260550560769649194.post-52661343276646336362014-01-08T21:33:00.002-08:002014-01-08T21:33:27.507-08:00awesome presentsMy dad is super handy with woodworking (and lots of other things), and has been making me awesome tools this year as presents. They're so neat I thought I would share!<br />
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Remember how I took a drop spindle class in the summer, and (theoretically) learned how to make yarn? Now I can use the same technique on this baby:<br />
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It's a spindle style spinning wheel, with a foot petal and three swappable spindles so that I can make two strands, and then ply them together :). I'm excited to try using it, but also a little wobbly kneed about how much a learning curve they will probably be. But once I get good, I'll have an excuse to buy more cool craft supplies! Yay, colourful roving!<br />
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And for christmas, a fancy point presser/clapper! I've been vaguely eying these up for ages, but it just didn't seem like the kind of tool I would use often enough to warrent the expense; now I'm prepared for just about any pressing situation! It's so smooth, I can't even describe it (my christmas present to him was a fancy new sander, and conveniently, this was slightly late enough to take advantage of it!). <br />
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<br />Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969581295617570995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260550560769649194.post-75266882692500516372013-12-29T00:29:00.000-08:002013-12-29T00:29:00.585-08:00undies and the dreaded eyelash yarnI just finished a scarf using the most obnoxious yarn I've ever worked with, and I'm so happy it's over, hahaha.<br />
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Also, undies! It's funny, these are basically the story of how one
justifies letting anxiety run a little rampant. I used to buy my boring
practical undies at Zellers, which closed and got replaced by a Target.
And then I needed new undies, but I haven't been in the new place, and
I'm feeling unreasonably uncomfortable at the thought of going into a
store I know nothing about. So instead of forcing myself to do it and get over the newness of place so that I can function in it in the future, I told myself I'm a seamstress and should
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Light blue wrist warmers for a friend, with a ruffly arm cuff. I'm actually pretty pleased with the ruffle, I sort of franken-patterned it onto the original wrist warmer pattern, and altered it to be garter in between the lacey parts instead of the original rib.<br />
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And the same pattern, minus the added on ruffle, for a different friend. She gifted me a bag of yarn when she decided not to learn how to knit after all, and I was never going to use camo yarn for myself, so I made these for her, and the rest is being made into a little matching hat for her soon to be baby :). <br />
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And then I used Zoe's free camisole pattern to make a bunch of tank tops out of my boyfriend's old t-shirts that didn't fit him any more. Except for the top one, which he bought for me at a thrift shop because he knew I was having fun making nerdy shirts into Sarah tops (how cute is that!). <br />
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Right now I'm super interested by lolita style, so look forward to lots of ruffles and silliness in the future :)Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969581295617570995noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260550560769649194.post-48412269665576839492013-05-26T00:29:00.000-07:002013-05-26T00:29:31.151-07:00seasonably inappropriate knittingThe nice thing about learning to knit in the spring is that I have lots of time to get decently good at it in time for christmas presents. The silly thing about it is that I now have a matching neck warming <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/theladyheather/little-christmas-woolies" target="_blank">collar thing</a> and <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/theladyheather/easy-fingerless-mitts" target="_blank">fingerless gloves</a>, just in time for summer...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">it pulls over the head and snugs up like a squishy neck corset. my guy says it looks like a neck brace, hahaha, but I think it's cute. </td></tr>
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Out of the eight knitting projects I have either completed or am currently working on, only one besides this set is actually for me. Which is weird, because with sewing I am totally a selfish seamstress. It might have something to do with my current skill level not matching up yet with most of the things I want for myself though, so we'll see if I'm still this generous once I get good, hahaha.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">isn't the lace edge pretty?! not supper lacy compared to, you know, actual lace work, but enough to make me feel fancy about wearing (and having made) it. </td></tr>
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The blue bit at the top of the last picture was my rather confused attempt at a provisional crochetted cast on, which didn't end up working quite right, but got the job done. Somehow I got confused while starting to knit out again from that point to finish the second lace end, and ended up offsetting the pattern by one stitch. With the confusion of the lace and the way the top flops down a little when wearing it though, I don't think anybody is really going to notice. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">standing up like this, it kind of reminds me of illustrations of how wormholes (probably) work... and now I want to learn some recreational physics.</td></tr>
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I had two balls of this yarn, and the collar took slightly less than one, so I needed some other smallish project to go with it. Seeing as my hand are always cold, some mitts sounded like a good idea, and since I'm always wasting time on the computer, fingerless ones fit the bill nicely; you can't skill mash wearing mittens :P.<br />
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I like the way they turned out, although they are slightly too large around the wrist. Which is, I'm sure, not generally a problem with this patter, as I usually wear children's store-bought gloves and really should have made the child's size of this as well. Really, it's a little freaky how small my hands are compared to the rest of my, or a normal person. One of my friends can fold his first two knuckles over my fingers if our hands are palm to palm; granted, he's a foot taller than me, but still!<br />
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I got to learn increases for these guys, and stockinette stitch; neither of which are difficult, I just hadn't run into them before. I've finally learned enough that each new knitting pattern I look at is only 75% gibberish, hahaha. Anyway, once I had my very own coordinated mitts finished, I decided to give away my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/theladyheather/simple-wrist-warmers" target="_blank">first mitt attempt</a>, because one only needs so many of these things.<br />
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I made these chunky blue fellows mostly to use up the leftover yarn from <a href="http://sarahsewing.blogspot.ca/2013/04/knitting-blue-cowl.html" target="_blank">this cowl</a>, and so when they became obsolete to me, I gave them to the friend the cowl went to. Now she has a matched set too! I feel very lucky that my co-workers don't knit, because they get really excited and amazed by the things I give them and will never notice any iffy bits :P. And it makes me happy seeing them enjoy things I made for them, like a big vicious circle of love. <br />
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Now I've ended up with three knitting projects on the go, although only one is particularly urgent. A friend is going through a rough patch right now, and with nothing helpful to do besides supplying hugs and moral support, I thought pretty new gloves made just for her might at least provide a little cheering. So now I'm trying to knit some up as quickly as I can without making loads of mistakes; the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/michaelmas-mitts" target="_blank">pattern I'm using</a> is so cute I might just have to make it again for myself once I've learned enough to add actual fingers. Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969581295617570995noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260550560769649194.post-43402748031471640362013-05-01T22:21:00.001-07:002013-05-01T22:21:48.030-07:00Busted!So, this month I have:<br />
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- ufo-busted a two year old half finished (cow print) skirt. And then upon washing it discovered that the shell and underlining don't play nicely together, and that the whole thing will have to be recut and done again from scratch. At least now I have an extra two years of construction expertise?<br />
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- busted up both my arm and my back, on individual occasions, and for seemingly no particular reason. I just go to sleep perfectly fine, and wake up the next morning with some part that hurts when I use it or move in any way for the next week or two. Both are pretty much ok again now, but if I get up tomorrow with a bum leg, I'll be mighty pissed...<br />
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- and busted out my geekiness!<br />
I've started a biweekly gaming night with friends (the perfect way to pretend I'm sociable without really leaving my comfort zone. And by comfort zone, I mean house).<br />
Having already watched at least parts of most other extensive sci-fi franchise, I'm starting in on Stargate SG-1, and so far it's pretty awesome. Next in cue after that: Transformers, 80's style. <br />
And instigated by a <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/series/42901-forgotten-realms-the-empyrean-odyssey" target="_blank">Forgotten Realms trilogy</a> that I snagged from booksale at work, I remembered my great love of classic style fantasy novels. I burned through that series in very short order, finally started in on reading Anne McCaffrey's <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/series/43987-pern-harper-hall" target="_blank">Harper Hall</a> trilogy for the first time since my Dad read them to me as a kid, and just started <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264069.The_Witches_of_Eileanan" target="_blank">this book</a> (I think after seeing it on <a href="http://megantalksbooks.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Megan's</a> totally awesome blog, but now I can't find where she mentioned it), which I thought was going to be a trilogy, but turns out to be a six part series, half of which I have to interlibrary loan in because my library is weeding everything good *sigh grumble sigh mutter bitterness contempt* and only have 2/3 of any given series I want to read now.... Anyway, books rock, especially if they have dragons and magic and lots of characters with incomprehensible names :).<br />
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I did not, however, do much in the way of sewing, and therefore almost missed out on this month's stashbusting challenge! But then last night, fuelled by a desire for craftiness (and, lets face it, a disinclination to be left out of the shiny row of <a href="http://cationdesigns.blogspot.ca/2013/04/diy-anthropologie-edisto-wide-leg.html" target="_blank">clickable boxes</a> over at Cindy's place), I dug out my scraps box and got to work.<br />
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Dice bags! Lots of little divided pouch dice bags! I used the same pattern that I made for <a href="http://sarahsewing.blogspot.ca/2013/04/dice-bag-and-new-crafty-hobbies.html" target="_blank">my own set</a>, only this time around I lined everything so I didn't have to futz around with seam binding. And that way I used twice as much stash! The lighter blue spotty one even has a big sister.<br />
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This one is made from my other self drafted dice bag pattern, which has a flat bottom so it will stand up on it's own, and is big enough to hold pencils and stuff. I made myself one of these to match the little spider-man/batman one (hence why I just called it a "set" even though the link only shows one, haha), but haven't gotten pictures yet. It turned out to also be just the right size to hold my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/theladyheather/little-christmas-woolies" target="_blank">tiny little knitting project</a> for carrying to work :). <br />
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Except for the the green one, all of these where made with little leftover bits of fabric from past projects, so not only where they free to make, but actually served a very noble purpose of cutting down my terrifying collection of scraps. The green spotty fabric is actually something I was recently gifted (does it count as stashbusting if it was in someone else's stash?), but there wasn't enough of it to make any sort of garment, so it got relegated to bag duty. I already have the pieces for a large bag cut out of it, so that one will be a cute little matched set as well. <br />
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And they are all going up in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThingsSarahMade?ref=si_shop" target="_blank">my etsy</a> shop as soon as I have the energy to write up decent descriptions and do all that drop menu stuff. Will anyone besides me like the whole divided bag idea? I guess we'll find out! Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969581295617570995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260550560769649194.post-84391908738069286262013-04-20T22:09:00.000-07:002013-04-20T22:13:02.243-07:00dice bag, and new crafty hobbies aboundingA few months ago, my guy and his friends realized that they have all been wanting to try Dungeons & Dragons, but all thought they didn't have anyone to play with. With this realization, they started a weekly (and sometimes thrice weekly!) game, and I was left at home alone, jealous of their nerding it up. So I started a board game night with my co-worker friends, and went on a tax-return funded game buying spree (support your local comic and gaming shop!). One of the games I couldn't resist was a D&D board game called Wrath of Ashardalon, which gets extra awesomeness points in my books for being single player friendly, for when I can't find anybody to play with but just can't resist some dungeon crawling. Anyway, I had so much fun with it that now I'm starting to be intrigued by the idea of proper D&D, and in a fit of "must be prepared in case I get invited one day", I ebayed a couple of dice sets (failing miserably at supporting my local comic and game shop, but sometimes you just need instant gratification shopping). And of course, then I needed something to put them in: <br />
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And being a seamstress (sewasaurus!), I couldn't just buy a dice bag. I had to make one, better, faster, with nicer seam finishing than it had before!<br />
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I knew I wanted to keep my two dice sets separate, so if I only need one there won't be a lot of sorting involved. It needed a drawstring for ease of access, and a rounded bottom for that fun gold-purse feeling. So during a marathon Marvel movie catch-up session (well, part of one), I sketched up a pattern, and hoped like hell that in 3D it would actually hold enough volume to work.<br />
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And it did! Unlike most dice bags I've seen, this one doesn't have a lot of extra space in it, it will literally just hold two sets of standard size dice and that's it, which I personally like. Of course, I haven't actually gotten to play anything yet to use my dice, so I might yet discover that there is a purpose for that slack after all. Only time will tell, and in the meantime, I love how compact (and cute) this little bag is.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two pieces of leftover dress sheets = totally a <a href="http://cationdesigns.blogspot.ca/2013/01/announcing-stashbusting-sewalong.html" target="_blank">stashbusting</a> success!</td></tr>
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Because of how loosely woven and threadbare the batman fabric was, I ended up underlining the whole thing. If (when) I make more in a more stable fabric, I will probably sew the lining separately and change the construction to be a little more sleek. And seam finishing is so ingrained by now that all of the interior edges are edged with seam binding. FYI, seam binding all around the piece pre construction also served to hold the fashion fabric and underlining together. <br />
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Now I'm even more excited to try out this D&D thing, just to show off my awesome bag, hahaha.<br />
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In other crafty news, I've been taking a pottery class with one of my co-worker/friends, and might be hooked! First class I made a completely pointless but utterly stinking cute Capybara paperweight-thing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I forgot to put something in the picture for scale, but he's about 2.5" tall.</td></tr>
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The glazing job is a little strange, but for a first try (with a substitute instructor's less than helpful guidance), I think it's just fine. Look at me not being a perfectionist!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Omg, the little ears just slay me!</td></tr>
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It was rather funny having to explain to the entire class what a capybara was, and how the church declared it a fish so people in South America had something to eat during lent, and that actually they're pretty cute considering we're talking dog sized rodents.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've been calling him Mr. Snuffles since before I was even finished shaping him, haha.</td></tr>
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The other two things I've made so far are also rather science-nerd-ish, but they're still waiting to be fired. Next week!<br />
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Oh, and in even more crafty news, I took a class with my mom last weekend on making yarn using a drop spindle (mostly prompted by reading <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8396177-hannah-and-the-spindle-whorl" target="_blank">this book</a>), and had so much fun I bought my own spindle and a bunch of extra not-yet-yarn to practice on. Since then I've been on a reading and gaming kick that has taken up all my free time, so I haven't actually got anything to show off yet, but the thought of knitting something using my own hand spun wool is so cool (also a little Amish) that practise must happen soon! <br />
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Do any of you get caught up in a whirlwind of new skill learning, only to discover that the number of hobbies you have is getting quite out of hand? Because seriously, I'm starting to feel like a one-woman medieval peasant village.<br />
<br />Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969581295617570995noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260550560769649194.post-36134645417268021152013-04-07T16:05:00.000-07:002013-04-07T16:05:06.180-07:00Knitting: blue cowlI just finished my second knitting project, a wool cowl/scarf thing for a friend of mine.<br />
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I used circular needles for the first time, and quite like them. Funny story: I accidentally picked it up flipped around about half way through, and worked an entire row in the wrong direction. If I had more patience, I should have probably figured out how to unravel that part and done it again, but I don't. Instead, I just flipped it back the right way when I hit the beginning marker, and there is a two row tall hole where the rows don't join up that nobody will ever notice. You can tell in the pictures above that the pattern isn't quite right just less than half way up because of it, but I'm working really hard lately on not stressing about making things be perfect, so we're going to say it's still pretty good for my second ever project. And now I will never ever forget that the yarn hangs off of the RIGHT side, hahaha. Oh learning the hard way...<br />
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Anyway, now for lots of in progress pictures! (I'm trying to remember to take those with both knitting and sewing, with varying degrees of success.)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A wobbly weird picture of the first quarter or so of body. I got to try out stitch markers and needle point cover things (do these have a name) for the first time.</td></tr>
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Oh right, I used the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cocoon-15" target="_blank">cocoon</a> pattern, and 2.5 skeins of bulky weight <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/yarn-fiber/wool-of-the-andes-bulky-yarn.html" target="_blank">Wool of the Andes</a> yarn from knitpicks. Ravelry notes <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/theladyheather/cocoon" target="_blank">here</a>! I will probably make some wrist warmers from the left over yarn (weather they'll go to the friend as a matched set, or I'll steal them myself is yet to be decided :P), but right now I feel like working on something in a brighter colour. Do you ever pick project order based on the colour of the materials? I find it's much more fun to work with fabric or yarn that is a happy colour, and I usually work more quickly on bright things because I just want an excuse to look at them!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few lumpy bits, but at least I seem to have naturally decent tension.</td></tr>
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Next on the knitting front: learning yarn overs and knit 2 together so I can start on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/swirl-hat-3" target="_blank">this</a> hat for my sister-in-law. Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969581295617570995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260550560769649194.post-13538754183037987202013-04-01T15:00:00.002-07:002013-04-01T15:00:53.557-07:00Happy Chocolate Bunny Day!Man I love long weekends! I'm just lazing around today, knitting and watching gory crime shows, haha. Looked out the window to check on my rabbit, and noticed he was doing his Easter bunny impression :). <br />
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<br />Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969581295617570995noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260550560769649194.post-3370733709049615992013-03-24T18:31:00.000-07:002013-03-24T18:31:00.567-07:00Superdress!As a dedicated DC girl, I couldn't let Spider-man have ALL the fun...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All of today's pictures make me look stumpy, because I got my man to take them, and he's taller than my tripod, haha. </td></tr>
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... so I made a Superman dress! It's the same bodice as the <a href="http://sarahsewing.blogspot.ca/2013/03/friendly-neighborhood-spider-dress.html" target="_blank">spider-dress</a>, but with the original halter straps, and a super (hahaha) full dirndl skirt. This time instead of just zigzagging 1/4" elastic to the back skirt/bodice seam to tighten it up (which didn't work all that well), I stitched the seam allowance to the bodice back to create a casing, and threaded the elastic through it. Great improvement!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, I glow a little in sunlight. One might say that I avoid tanning like it where a communicable disease. SPF 110 for the win!</td></tr>
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I did add a few inches to the strap length, and stitched a smaller SA than drafted in, because I like a lot of strap. Even so, I can't tie a decent looking bow out of this length. The bow would likely stick out the sides of my neck and look funny anyway though, and just encourage people to untie it, so it's ok in a big knot.<br />
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I like how this print is both more subtle and even more outrageous than my other superhero dresses. On the one hand, it isn't covered in characters. On the other, it has a big super symbol on the chest. As Superman and Supergirl use the same symbol, it could almost count as a super-heroine dress, if not for the white stripes of "superman". So close!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love how awkward I look in this picture!</td></tr>
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So yeah, another dress made from a sheet and lined with broadcloth. I hope people don't get too bored of these, because I'm having so much fun making them that I don't think the trend is anywhere near over :). Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969581295617570995noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260550560769649194.post-31814528083440728482013-03-20T00:00:00.000-07:002013-03-20T00:00:04.296-07:00Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Dress<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pretty sweetheart neckline!</td></tr>
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I'm so happy with this dress! Work has been super stressful the last few weeks, so last Wednesday I played hookey (shhhhhh!) and had a happy crafty day at home. I would have had the dress finished that night, but after attaching the skirt I decided it needed significantly more poof, and had to unpick the waist to add another skirt panel. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">good spidey on the left side...</td></tr>
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As you may have already guessed, the fabric was originally a bed-sheet, just like my <a href="http://sarahsewing.blogspot.ca/2013/01/the-last-six-months-part-1.html" target="_blank">batman dress</a> (and it's been in my fabric closet for at least six months, which surely make it Stashbusting!). However, while the batman sheet was starting to get rather worn, this one was in perfect condition, so I'm not so worried about this dress ripping unexpectedly. (while I love my batman dress, it has been relegated to special occasions so I don't totally destroy it.) I've ordered some more sheets, and this time made sure to get the flat sheets instead of the fitted ones, on the theory that if it isn't being lain on, it won't wear out as much. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and evil spidey on the right!</td></tr>
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Now for the nitty gritty! The bodice is from <a href="http://www.burdastyle.com/patterns/katjusha" target="_blank">this</a> pattern on burdastyle, with 2" length added above the waist, and 1" added to the neckline edge. I also added 1" to the center front, 1" on each side panel, and didn't bother stitching the darts. Instead of the elastic-threaded-through-channels that the pattern called for, I used elastic thread and the instructions for shirring from <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Gerties-Book-Better-Sewing-Couture-Style/dp/1584799919/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363548298&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Gertie's book</a>. The bodice front and side pieces are lined in white broadcloth, and the bodice back and the skirt are left unlined <strike>because I'm lazy</strike> to cut down on bulk. I'm pretty sure halter straps aren't allowed at work, so I used the straps from the <a href="http://www.colettepatterns.com/shop/parfait" target="_blank">parfait</a> dress. I love the shoulder seam on this strap, it forms to the shoulder and keeps the damn things from sliding off all the time.<br />
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The original skirt was a full circle, and I just couldn't wiggle it out of my one twin sheet. Instead, I used one quarter circle for a smooth line in the centre front, and a simple gathered rectangle for the sides and back. I would like to make another version with the proper circle skirt, and also one with a completely dirndl skirt. This pattern is great, because now that the bodice fits, I can change up the straps and the skirt styles and have a bunch of comfortable, easy to make dresses that don't look like I just have a closet of the same dress. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">squinty spring sun-in-my-eyes face</td></tr>
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Now if only they made sheets with female superheroes on them...Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969581295617570995noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260550560769649194.post-76225000456427809552013-03-17T00:51:00.000-07:002013-03-17T00:51:13.074-07:00Knitting!And here comes more "etc": I'm teaching myself to knit! I have tried to do this once before, but after one scratchy garter stitch scarf, and realizing I didn't wear the sorts of things that one knits, I gave up. 7 years later, I'm not overheated all the time any more from stress induced high blood-pressure (thanks to my terrific guy, a friendlier workplace, and just plain growing up), and suddenly I can think of all sorts of things I would wear if I could make them! Also, I realized that one can knit things besides scarves and sweaters, hahaha. My main goal is socks, but I have a selection of not-so-terrifying projects lined up first to learn the basics. And as most of these are things that I personally don't need, I get to be generous and make stuff for the people that make my life great (also get a head start on christmas gifts. If it's handmade, they have to love it :P).<br />
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Almost a month ago, I walked into the local yarn shop, said "I don't know anything about knitting, but I want to learn!", and walked out with two balls of fluorescent red acrylic yarn and some straight needles to make a scarf. I'll be damned if I was going to make another bloody garter stitch one though (so boring!), so I made myself a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/theladyheather" target="_blank">ravelry account</a> and found an interesting but <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/one-row-handspun-scarf" target="_blank">dead easy looking pattern</a>. Then I found a <a href="http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/learn-to-knit" target="_blank">website</a> with lots of instructional videos, and got cracking! Most of a month later, I finished my very first scarf (that used more than one stitch) just in time to give it to a work friend for her birthday.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was a pretty hilarious moment binding off, when I got to the very
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After 95 inches of a 4 stitch repeating pattern, I needed something a little more challenging for project number two. But not too challenging, because half the reason I decided to start knitting was to bust out of a "I can't do anything right and I may as well just not bother" funk, which was brought on by several failed crafty endeavours in a row. I'm fucking delicate, ok?! Anyway, my plan is to learn one or two new techniques per project, so there is lots of time to get the hang of it and let the process become body memory.<br />
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So for project number two, I'm making a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cocoon-15" target="_blank">cowl thing</a> for (another) work friend, in a pretty navy wool. It's just knit and purl stitches, but I get to learn circular needles and reading a pattern chart, and probably blocking. I can't wait to see the pattern start to emerge!<br />
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On the advise of a (different again) co-worker, I placed a <a href="http://knitpicks.com/">Knitpicks.com</a> yarn order* (and corresponding needles from ebay, cause it's cheaper), and now have my next five projects lined up. In an effort to not end up with a yarn stash as well as a fabric stash, I'm attempting to only buy yarn if I have a project in mind, and then use it before buying any more. For the sake of having something always ready to be started, and in the name of making shipping worthwhile, I'm ok with doing this in batches. It's all so pretty though, this valliant effort might not last long ;).<br />
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*Remember that local yarn shop I went to way back at the beginning of this post? They where super rude and disinterested. Any other craft store I've ever been in, the staff are excited about whatever you're making (or at least do a good job of faking it), but I could barely get the yarn lady to give me the time of day. After talking with a bunch of other people, it seems that the staff at this place are like that with just about everyone, and if you aren't going to spend hundreds of dollars, you aren't worth their time. Which is a pretty lousy business model, because encouraging beginners is giving yourself a new market. So I'm taking my business elsewhere. Take that, short-sighted yarn jerks!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969581295617570995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260550560769649194.post-89224669974141789702013-03-03T16:12:00.001-08:002013-03-03T16:12:35.955-08:00new skirt!So here's the thing: I have oodles of hand made skirts, yet I wear the same store bought one at least three days a week. It's knee length and black and fluttery, and it has an elastic waist so it doesn't matter if I've gained or lost weight. Basically, perfect. And I finally started to feel weird about wearing the same damn skirt all the time, so I needed to make a new one!<br />
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The main thing I wanted to replicate was the fluttery uneven hem, so the original got laid out flat and stared at until it all came clear. It was two squares with a circular hole in the centre, and a slit through one side, and then sewn together along the cut edges to make an eight pointed hem. Clever! So I drafted a quick four panel skirt as a base, did some fast and dirty math the the square flounce thing, and voila, new pattern. I did the patterning and cutting last night, and the sewing this morning, and now I have a new skirt!<br />
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It's made from the same stretch material as my <a href="http://sarahsewing.blogspot.ca/2012/11/ive-made-loads-of-stuff-in-last-while.html" target="_blank">Zo pattern lace tank</a> and my <a href="http://sarahsewing.blogspot.ca/2013/01/the-last-six-months-part-1.html" target="_blank">red lined lace shirt</a>, and I still have a bunch left! The top portion is lined with black tricot from my stash for decency, and the flounce is left unlined (and un-hemmed). The origianal is made of mesh stuff, and lies a little more flat and drape-ily, but this stuff will do. The waistband could have turned out better, but I have an idea for version number two, so we'll call this one a trial run :).<br />
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I stitched wide elastic to the right edge of the waistline, turned it to the inside, and then turned it again so the elastic was completely encased, and stitched again near the lower edge of the elastic (I meant to get more in progress shots, but then it went together so quickly it completely slipped my mind). I have another store bought skirt that uses this method, but my fabric was a bit more... springy? squishy? thick? so the finished product wasn't as nice as it could have been. But I'm not much for midriff baring shirts, so it won't be noticeable. <br />
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Maybe not the go-to everyday skirt I meant it to be, but still quite serviceable I think. Time will tell how much wear it gets. And made entirely from my stash!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969581295617570995noreply@blogger.com4