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If I were able to get an outfit from my past, you'd be able to see me for millllless. The law of the land was, 'if you can see him from space, he's THAT much harder to lose'.
tommy13 If I were able to get an outfit from my past, you'd be able to see me for millllless. The law of the land was, 'if you can see him from space, he's THAT much harder to lose'.
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I also found that the hardest for me was to commit to cutting the fabric. I kept going "what if I cut it wrong? What if? What if?" Then, when I did cut the fabric, I wouldn't want to put it together, because then maybe I did it wrong and I didn't want to see.
Some advice from someone who self taught herself:
- Don't be scared of cutting the fabric. There is always more fabric at the store if you fub up and it really is a learning experience.
- My rule of thumb is that it will take 2 and a half yards (if you are 120 lbs soaking wet, it will likely be a little bit less) for most anything. Then I like to add an extra 1/2 yard (at least, depending on the complexity of the pattern and how likely I might have to re-cut a piece)
- If you can find a sewing figure (dressform) that matches your figure, those help. You can get one of those from Joanns at 50-60% off with a coupon at times (I got mine for $99). You can just drape the fabric across it, figure out where you want to cut, and can skip a pattern. It helped me get over my cutting and assembling fear
- Use coupons as much as you can! Joanns has great coupons and some come in email form, text form, and from their app
- If you have or get a sewing machine, read the directions. It will tell you how to set it up. Newer sewing machines as so nice in the fact that they can thread the needle for you if you know how. On my Brother brand, I don't even need to fish the bottom thread up before sewing something.
- When you start sewing, sew 3 stitches with the sewing machine, then hit the U turn button (back stitch button) to go in reverse 3 stitches and then go back to sewing regularly. Do that at the start and end. It re-enforces the stitch so that if you start wearing something, it won't just come undone.
- You can use a zigzag stitch on the edges to prevent fraying. You would use a zigzag stitch on the edge and then go back over it with a regular running stitch that you usually use
- Always cut things bigger than you expect to need. You always lose some material when you sew it together (usually I do 1/4" or 1/2" seams, so that basically means that on each edge, I am going to lose that much material as I sew it together)
- Patterns you buy at the store have at the top what sizes they are supposed to be for. I used to grab the too small size pattern that was for sizes 2, 4, 6, and 8 when I needed to be looking and grabbing the size that fit me. You also want to check the measurements on the back because sometimes they lie about the size and they expect you to have a very hourglass figure
Some advice from someone who self taught herself:
- Don't be scared of cutting the fabric. There is always more fabric at the store if you fub up and it really is a learning experience.
- My rule of thumb is that it will take 2 and a half yards (if you are 120 lbs soaking wet, it will likely be a little bit less) for most anything. Then I like to add an extra 1/2 yard (at least, depending on the complexity of the pattern and how likely I might have to re-cut a piece)
- If you can find a sewing figure (dressform) that matches your figure, those help. You can get one of those from Joanns at 50-60% off with a coupon at times (I got mine for $99). You can just drape the fabric across it, figure out where you want to cut, and can skip a pattern. It helped me get over my cutting and assembling fear
- Use coupons as much as you can! Joanns has great coupons and some come in email form, text form, and from their app
- If you have or get a sewing machine, read the directions. It will tell you how to set it up. Newer sewing machines as so nice in the fact that they can thread the needle for you if you know how. On my Brother brand, I don't even need to fish the bottom thread up before sewing something.
- When you start sewing, sew 3 stitches with the sewing machine, then hit the U turn button (back stitch button) to go in reverse 3 stitches and then go back to sewing regularly. Do that at the start and end. It re-enforces the stitch so that if you start wearing something, it won't just come undone.
- You can use a zigzag stitch on the edges to prevent fraying. You would use a zigzag stitch on the edge and then go back over it with a regular running stitch that you usually use
- Always cut things bigger than you expect to need. You always lose some material when you sew it together (usually I do 1/4" or 1/2" seams, so that basically means that on each edge, I am going to lose that much material as I sew it together)
- Patterns you buy at the store have at the top what sizes they are supposed to be for. I used to grab the too small size pattern that was for sizes 2, 4, 6, and 8 when I needed to be looking and grabbing the size that fit me. You also want to check the measurements on the back because sometimes they lie about the size and they expect you to have a very hourglass figure
You might be able to find the instructions online too :) My mom has an old (who knows what brand) sewing machine that is like 45+ years old that I detest. I'm not sure if the needle is out of alignment or what, but the needle breaks on that one all the flipping time or likes to tangle up. It probably needs maintenance, if I had to guess.
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