I did not make my pants, socks, or shoes.
This Calvin Klein for Vogue Patterns top takes very little fabric. I've made this view three times. I made another view, but, sent it to Goodwill. Poor fabric choice and my inexperience (years ago) with bias edges in rayon crepe made a real mess.
I think that one of the hardest aspects of learning to sew (or knit) is pairing an appropriate fabric (or yarn) and pattern. What did you find most difficult as a newbie?
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Nice top - and fun video. I learned something, so this has been a good day.
ReplyDeleteAll of my Me Made May activities are knitting, and I'm doing some technical stretching this month - knitting a small project from a silk cap where you draw out a layer of silk fibers and create your yarn as you go, and knitting a project using lever knitting.
What's lever knitting?
DeleteIf there's anyone that I know who does research well is you Grace. And your articles are always informative to me.
ReplyDeleteI like your top.
My earliest sewing projects were usually basics paired with the wrong fabrics. Now I can pair fabrics and patterns better but the old me sneaks in sometimes.
choosing the fabrics is the biggest challenge for me. I'm getting better now, but I still make mistakes
ReplyDeleteCute and informative video. I think pairing pattern and fabric was the most difficult thing when I was starting out. But I also have to say that at least one mistaken pairing -- fabric not suitable for dress -- became one of my favorites because it looked good on me despite my mistake -- the results were not at all what the designer intended, and it taught me something, both about what looked good on me and why, and about challenging assumptions.
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