Sewing

I want to make my own iron-on labels and patches (small scale, for fun).

Does anyone know what the name of the adhesive is? All I can find when I search online are people wanting to sell me pre-made patches, not information about their composition.

I presume it's some low melting point (<100degC) polymer. For all I know a wide variety of things might work (maybe even PETG 3d printer filament, which softens around 70degC, or hot glue shavings), but I'd like to see if I can at least find out the name of what's commercially used.

EDIT: Solved, see https://aussie.zone/comment/4326482

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All from secondhand curtain and bedsheet. Sewing, serging and handstitching. It has a lining and an inside pocket.

It will be a gift for someone.

It's so cheerful! Don't look to closely, but it is sturdy enough

Hi all,

(I hope) I am ready to try making a bodice sloper, using the instructions from the closet historian However, the patterns she recommends are pretty much unavailable, only a couple of small sizes, for which i would have to pay an enormous amount of shipping costs, as i live in Europe.

Do you have or use a modern pattern that would be really suitable as a bodice sloper? I would be looking for something like size 14-20

She also has a video on how to make something from scratch, but she advices against it and i'm not yet a very experienced sewer, so i trust her judgement.

As an aside, am i paranoid in thinking these companies retracted these shell patterns, because they don't want to risk loosing their audience?

Spooky Halloween shirt complete!

Husband has always fancied a proper cool Halloween shirt, so I picked this fabric in secret and banned him from the sewing room until it was complete.

I could only afford the absolute bare minimum yardage, and didn't have much control over pattern placement (also no room for cutting errors, eek!)

But it all worked out and as of tonight he's seen it and tried it on and appears to love it. All good!

I will get proper posed photos at some point but for now here it is on my decidedly more curvy dress form!

Main annoyance is that my topstitching is a bit wonky, and I'm normally pretty good at topstitching. Oh well.

Pattern: McCall's M6044 Design: https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/10478337

@sewing #Sewing #Halloween #M6044 #FallFinishAlong

It took me about four month between buying the fabric and completion. I had other things on my list and spent way too long on the design (two months to decide). I wanted a long flowy dress, but this quilting fabric is too stiff for that. So I attempted a tailored, more serious look, balanced by the print. I could have done it a bit faster if I didn't slack off the button holes. (Did some tests with the machine, but ended up doing it by hand.)\ I am really happy about the asymetrical opening and neckline, it looks good and it's functionnal. I am very pleased with the buttons as well.\ !

I continued the theme on the 3/4 sleeves. The result is a bit underwhelming, and I haven't worn that length of sleeves in a long time, we'll see if I find it comfortable.\ !

Let's not be coy about it: the innards ! It has one continuous bit of bias tape from the neck to the bottom, which is a nice acomplishement but lays funky on the shoulder, would redo it differently. The facings were annoying but worth it in the end. I still need to secure the sleeves facing better, because I catch it while putting the dress on. Also still need to take a decision on the waist seam finishing, which is tricky because of the buttonholes and the hook and eye holding the inside in place.\ !

Yes, of course.\ (also look how the buttonblacket lies flat!)\ ! !

There are a few weird folds under my arms and on one shoulder, which I need to fix next time. The sleeves fit very well and don't restrict my mouvement, which is weird given how much I winged that part.\ Pattern my own, using slash and spread based on my bodice block. I used mostly straight machine stitch and hand sewing, no overlocker. Pocket fabric is of unknown origin (curtain maybe?)

50p sheet into an entire holiday outfit!

Yep. Fifty pence in a charity shop, you literally can't go wrong.

I made this over the summer in preparation for our big family holiday, and remember I had to ask for help with gathering over at @sewing because it was being a nightmare and I am a noob. Worked out pretty well in the end, though! (Thank you Lemmy folks for the advice)

Lots of firsts with this skirt! Well, two firsts. I put pockets into a pattern that didn't have them, and also drafted a curved waistband so it would actually fit. Felt pretty pro after all that, I won't lie 😎

Patterns are the Cali Skirt and Ellie Bralette from https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/NHPATTERNS, and I was about to shoutout @wisbr for enabling me with that link in the first place, but she seems to have gone and now I'm sad 😢

\#Sewing #CruiseWitch #MeMadeWardrobe #ItHasPockets #Thrifting

Nothing fancy, neither is terribly new or old. Not being able to sew is really holding me back on DIY projects.

Is there an "Operating a Sewing Machine for Dummies" video or tutorial you like?

Nothing fancy, neither is terribly new or old. Not being able to sew is really holding me back on DIY projects.

Is there an "Operating a Sewing Machine for Dummies" video or tutorial you like?

Hi all,

I'm about to purchase my first overlocker -probably the Juki MO 654 DE, for the curious among you- and i can't find the answer to one question i have:

How do you choose yarn colors. I've heard it say that some use those 4 colors, like the threading guides indicate. And others use only white, i think? Does it have to do with the loopers and needles and what is visible on your fabric?

So, those of you with an overlocker; what do you do? Is it like choosing yarn colors with a regular sewing machine?

And bonus question; do these yarn cones last as long as they would on a sewing machine, or do overlockers consume more yarn per cone?

I'm going to cut a microfiber cloth in pieces to make small cloths to clean your glasses with. So, i was researching which overlock stitch best to use on my regular sewing machine and suddenly came across this scientific article:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969723048726

Such a totally unexpected find, but it does make me think. I just had to share it with you, makes for a bit of a change, right :-)

(I submitted this post earlier, but it seems to never have made it to the community, so apologies if you see this post twice)

I got a singer 8606 from a yard sale and am having trouble finding a manual online and what parts work with it?

E.g. compatible bobbins, needles, etc.

From LIFE Magazine

But I love it and have worn it a ton since making it!

I'm a sort of "intermediate beginner" sewist and made a few things for a recent holiday that I will dig up pics and post about here over the next few days.

But one of those things was just this really basic tiered skirt from a bedsheet that I got for £2 at a charity shop. Can't go wrong for that price and a couple of hours work! Followed this WikiHow tutorial for sizes etc.

The sheet was a single, so wasn't quite big enough to get as much gathering on the bottom tier as I'd planned. But whatever.

Didn't even end up wearing this one on holiday but it's been great for flouncing around the house in, and that's a win in my book 😀

Sometimes it's the simple projects that bring the most joy!

I picked it up to do some canvas projects. Sews through 6 layers of canvas pretty easily! First simple thing I made (warning, pretty amateur sewing :) )

publication croisée depuis : https://jlai.lu/post/545865

> So I added some tiny fishes! ! > > The shirt itself was roughly copied from one I had and the fit is.... well, I can put it on which is nice, but I try not to move too much while wearing it. The shoulers and upper sleeves are tight and it's too long. But I bought an expensive fancy fabric that feels nice, and the details are ridiculously hard to do, so I keep it like that. I only wear it like 4 times a year.

Sloppy edge because I was just in a hurry to get it done, and I also ran out of that color.

Made it for a trip, but it's too large. I'm pretty frustrated at myself for that. Oh well..

Yay or nay?

I was looking at the special edition Bernina machines and they are pretty, but I can't justify the extra $1,000 price difference. I decided to add my own stickers instead.

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They love it.

Hey, I really would like to try out sewing, but I never did anything like that. How to start?

Have you finally done a thing that you have been putting off for long? Figuring the invisible zipper? Putting sleeves on correctly on first try? Conquered a new fiddly fabric? Created the most perfect fit?

It has been downhill since the stripped dress I'm afraid, but that dress has the most perfectly matching stripes all around and that makes me very proud! (I have also finally brought my machine to the repair shop and it's running much more smoothly, huge improvement)

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/961782

> Dunno about you but I never know where to put WIP projects so a lot of them end up on this dummy. I was just walking past and realised how well the colours match in this one-sleeved jumper I've been knitting and the bralette I've been sewing! > > I figured, how often do you get to crosspost the same thing between knitting and sewing communities? So here we are lol. > > Knitting pattern is the Justyna Jumper by Justyna Srock, and I've somehow been on with it for months even though it's a very quick knit, multicrafter problems and all that. > > The sewing pattern is the Ellie Bralette from NH Patterns, it's definitely designed for someone 20 years younger and a lot less curvy than me, but on the other hand it's fun and it's reversible and I've made this plus an almost-finished matching skirt out of a 50p bedding set so you can't go wrong 😄

I made this as a gift. This was my first attempt at making this pattern and my first Papercut Pattern outfit. It turned out well! I would consider myself an advanced beginner. The directions included were relatively easy to follow.

The only thing I changed is adding an additional 7 cm in length and about 3 cm in width to the skirt ruffle. When I first sewed the ruffle on with the original pattern, it didn't have enough ruffles for my taste.

It was a great challenge for someone at my skill level. I felt I really leveled up with this pattern. I would definitely make this again!

Do you have any tool that you use all the time? Do you recommend it to everyone unprompted? Is it ridiculously specific to your situation, wants and needs? Let every one know how they can make their sewing better!!\ \ I myself don't have any at the moment, but I have been eyeing a nice pair of left-handed fabrid scissors for quite some time and I might get it some day.

Started this "simple summery dress" last year, had to redo the top part because the previous plan was very ugly. After a few wear decided that it needed some decorations. So I added a few flowers and beads. I am really happy to be able to wear it this summer though, it's really comfy.

I'm rennovating an old singer sewing machine, I was wondering what oil people reccomended for the moving parts.

For her birthday, my sister wanted the bodysuit pictured on the left. Unfortunately its not for sale anymore, so she asked me to take a stab at recreating it. To make things more complicated we live about 800 miles apart and she would not be able to try it on to get the size right.

She mailed me a solid bodysuit that fit her pretty well and I traced it to get the right size. Then I went about drafting up the straps that would make up the front of the bodysuit as well as the gloves built into the arms.

We decided on a snakeskin patterned jersey fabric, something a little wild to match this bold outfit, and it came out looking really good! And I had enough fabric to make her a matching skirt!

This was my first time using a serger and I am never going back! I love this thing. It took some serious trial and error to get the right settings though. I used stretch thread in the upper threads and wooly nylon in the loops and that seemed to offer a good amount of stretch. Once I figured that out though it was a lot of fun!

Sorry for the potato quality, my ill-fitting blouse, and also the weird food stain on my ill-fitting blouse 😅

So I've got what they call "hella wide hips" and also a ridiculously short waist, which is never a great combo for getting things to fit well. I'd heard tell of the mythical beast that is a curved waistband, but being relatively inexperienced at sewing I was a bit scared to give it a go until now.

Look at this! There's a full three inch difference in circumference from the top to the bottom of the band because my hips start so high up and go out basically perpendicular to my body. But it fits me so well you can barely tell my body is such a weird shape lol.

Fashion advice for short-waisted ladies is to not wear anything high-waisted like this, but of course fashion advice for wide hipped ladies is to ALWAYS wear high-waisted things like this, so I can't win and figured I might as well go with what's comfortable to wear even if it does basically come up to my boobs 😂

It wasn't very complicated really and I know experienced sewists will be thinking "er, this is so basic". But I'm proud of myself for taking the plunge and so excited to wear this skirt (still a bit of work to do and I'm making a matching top so will post the full outfit once it's finished).

I put pockets in as well, on a pattern that didn't come with pockets. Eeeeh, look at me go! 😎

That's my drawing for a sea-horse soft toy for a -not-so-newborn baby of a friend. I'd love to hear your opinions.

I'm thinking of using two or three different fabrics and satin tags for the fins, perhaps some yarn as "hair".

I know seahorses have spikes and baby would love them, but I doubt I can realistically tackle that level of sewing detail.

What do you think about the overall shape and size? Or anything else I haven't thought of?

Edit: Working on the picture issue, please hold... :) Edit 2: Picture uploaded, typo corrected.

Just a shot in the dark but I thought it’s worth trying:

I bought this old Brother machine, but it came without a foot pedal. The machine has a power cable and another cable with a 2-pin flat prong female connector, which is where the pedal is supposed to go.

It looks very similar to this machine on EBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/283520681227?_ul=IN

All the “universal” pedals I see online don’t have this kind of connector. Does anyone know where I can find a replacement, or even what type of pedal I’m looking for?

So this is only the second time I've attempted gathering. First time was a total disaster as I pulled too hard and the threads snapped, but this time worked ok. Still, it was very tedious.

I'm using the method both patterns explained, which is where you make two rows of long stitches and pull from the sides.

So, the way I figure it either:

a) my machine's "longest stitch length" isn't as long as everyone else's which is why it's harder for me than it seems to be for others

b) I'm doing something obviously stupid or misinterpreting the instructions in some way

c) gathering with this method is just inherently tedious

I'm not sure which one is correct but if anyone has any tips, better gathering methods or general solidarity to share I'd really appreciate it.

Thank you!

I was quite tired of having to pick up bench cushions all the time, so I invested a bit into a full sized pad and made a cover out of an old baby wrap. We are all quite nappy with this solution.

Hello talented sewing folks! Since makers tend to make more than one sort of thing, and we crafters need to stick together, here's a list of fellow creative communities for your navigation pleasure.

For each craft I'll include the current most active community first as well as alternatives, and add each with their full URL as well as local links for Lemmy and Kbin users respectively.

3D PRINTING

• !3dprinting@lemmy.world - Lemmy / Kbin
• !3dprinting@lemmy.ml - Lemmy / Kbin

Bookbinding

• !bookbinding@lemm.ee - Lemmy / Kbin

COSPLAY

• !cosplay@lemmy.blahaj.zone - Lemmy / Kbin
• !Cosplay@kbin.social - Lemmy / Kbin
• !cosplay@lemmy.world - Lemmy / Kbin

CROCHET

• !crochet@lemmy.ca - Lemmy / Kbin
• !crochet@kbin.social - Lemmy / Kbin

CROSS STITCH & EMBROIDERY

• !lemmy_stitch@sh.itjust.works - Lemmy / Kbin (both cross stitch & embroidery in general)
• !embroidery@discuss.tchncs.de - Lemmy / Kbin
• !crossstitch@kbin.social - Lemmy / Kbin

DICEMAKING

• !clacksmith@lemmy.world - Lemmy / Kbin

KNITTING

• !knitting@lemmy.world - Lemmy / Kbin
• !knitting@feddit.de - Lemmy / Kbin
• !knitting@kbin.social - Lemmy / Kbin

LASER CUTTING

• !lasercutting@lemm.ee - Lemmy / Kbin

LEATHERCRAFT

• !leathercraft@lemmy.ca - Lemmy / Kbin

MODELS & MINIATURES

• !modelmakers@lemmy.ml - Lemmy / Kbin (models in general)
• !dollhouse@lemmy.world - Lemmy / Kbin (dollhouse miniatures)
• !tabletopminis@lemmy.world - Lemmy / Kbin (tabletop gaming miniatures)

POTTERY

• !pottery@lemmy.world - Lemmy / Kbin

SEWING & QUILTING

• This one you're on, and...
• !sewingrepairing@sh.itjust.works - Lemmy / Kbin (reduce waste through sewing)
• !sewing@sh.itjust.works - Lemmy / Kbin
• !quilting@lemmy.world - Lemmy / Kbin

SOAPMAKING

• !soapmaking@lemmy.ca - Lemmy / Kbin

TATTING

• !tatting@sopuli.xyz - Lemmy / Kbin

WOODWORKING

• !woodworking@lemmy.ca - Lemmy / Kbin
• !bodgers@lemmy.ml - Lemmy / Kbin (hand tool woodworking)
• !beginner_woodworking@lemmy.ml - Lemmy / Kbin

MISC

• !imadethis@lemm.ee - Lemmy / Kbin (cross-post your crafts here!)
• !Lace@kbin.social - Lemmy / Kbin (a celebration of lace, in any craft)
• !creative@beehaw.org - Lemmy / Kbin (NOTE: not accessible to users on lemmy.world or sh.itjust.works)

Posted with mod permission & I'll keep it updated as I find more relevant groups / smaller groups merge etc.

Craft on, people. Craft on 🙂