tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918295946141079753.post5091202123240003307..comments2024-03-02T05:12:54.410-06:00Comments on Lissie & Lilly: Sewing with L&L: Day 1 - A Machine, Patterns, HeiroglyphsLilly Maidenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03758163542985764322noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918295946141079753.post-65437782556335126652017-01-01T22:11:36.071-06:002017-01-01T22:11:36.071-06:00The green plstic dress- shaped thing with a wire l...The green plstic dress- shaped thing with a wire loop- the wire loop is a needle threader for when you are sewing by hand, not sure about the green part. The fabric below the green loopie things is just that- fabric! And the pencil is probably for making little marks for when you want to start or stop sewing. -_- I only sew a little by hand, but I figured out that much. :DMckenna AGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918295946141079753.post-70025991500261785902016-02-01T08:44:36.629-06:002016-02-01T08:44:36.629-06:00Thank you!Thank you!Lilly Maidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03758163542985764322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918295946141079753.post-73038941766128729012016-01-30T11:25:36.300-06:002016-01-30T11:25:36.300-06:00The purple thing with a pppointy end is an unpicke...The purple thing with a pppointy end is an unpicker so you can undo your stitches if neededAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918295946141079753.post-38034180664710359242015-06-28T16:56:36.668-05:002015-06-28T16:56:36.668-05:00Thank you very much for taking the time to explain...Thank you very much for taking the time to explain the pleats vs tucks to me! I finished the release tucks as you said without the back stitching and it worked out wonderfully. ^_^ You explained it very clearly, thank you!<br /><br />Hahaha! I didn't realize comments needed the captcha first. :D I guess it shows you're not a robot? Lilly Maidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03758163542985764322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918295946141079753.post-68422382493200458082015-06-25T12:07:42.609-05:002015-06-25T12:07:42.609-05:00Hi! I was behind on blog reading so my comment is...Hi! I was behind on blog reading so my comment is a little late. After enlarging the photo on the pattern envelope and looking at your pattern piece, I believe you are to sew the front "pleats" as vertical or release tucks. It gives a pleated look when finished but is sewn differently. A fabric tuck is a small pinch of fabric (wrong sides together) generally 1/4 - 1/2" wide, sewn either vertically or horizontally and then pressed to create a mini fold on your fabric. They are used a lot in heirloom sewing. Release tucks are sewn as vertical tucks except you only sew for a short distance - not all the way to the bottom like you would with a kilt or pleated skirt. The tucks are then pressed in place and made permanent at the neckline when you sew the neck band on. There is no need to backstitch at the top of the tuck since the final sewing of the neck band will catch and hold the tucks. For a neater finish and to reduce thread bulk - at the bottom of the tuck, leave a long tail and then thread that tail thru a hand sewing needle bringing the thread thru to the back and tying it off. You'll do this with both threads and then tie them together. I believe someone else mentioned this method in an earlier comment. I hope I explained this clearly. If not, try looking for a youtube vid showing how to sew release or vertical tucks.<br /><br />Don't hesitate to keep asking questions because sometimes pattern instructions are not made clear on the instruction sheets. You're doing great and the more you sew, the more you know.<br /><br />Teresa F.<br /><br />Lol, now who needs help? Took me the longest time to figure out the new captcha thing. I was expecting the scrambled word icon. Could NOT figure out why there were pictures coming up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918295946141079753.post-69499896400461931792015-06-22T12:05:52.818-05:002015-06-22T12:05:52.818-05:00That's really wonderful advice! I can practice...That's really wonderful advice! I can practice getting used to the feel of my machine this way without using up fabric and thread. Thank you so much for the link to the practice sheets as well. I'll print out a few copies and practice with them until I feel more confident and smooth with the machine. ^_^Lilly Maidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03758163542985764322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918295946141079753.post-24919719534168818432015-06-21T16:06:01.070-05:002015-06-21T16:06:01.070-05:00Here is one I just found. http://so-sew-easy.com/...Here is one I just found. http://so-sew-easy.com/sewing-machine-practice-sheets/Melangellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600124326787237312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918295946141079753.post-66901173806872310102015-06-21T16:04:14.608-05:002015-06-21T16:04:14.608-05:00This may be a little late, and I haven't read ...This may be a little late, and I haven't read part 2, but before sewing on fabric it helps to learn on paper. There are patterns available online to print out, just google them. There should be straight lines, wavy lines, circles spiraling in, etc. these shapes help you to learn how to maneuver the fabric or paper to get the stitch where you want it. You also learn how to stop, leave your needle in the paper/favbric, raise the pressed foot, turn the paper, lower the pressed foot and continue in a different direction. Use the needle but no thread. It seems tedious but it will be worth it .Melangellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600124326787237312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918295946141079753.post-35005936269302990242015-06-20T11:03:53.572-05:002015-06-20T11:03:53.572-05:00Ooo! Thank you for the link to the video! It reall...Ooo! Thank you for the link to the video! It really is brilliant that people could think of such an innovative way to sew. ^_^Lilly Maidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03758163542985764322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918295946141079753.post-43441053664082790402015-06-20T11:02:21.854-05:002015-06-20T11:02:21.854-05:00That's really good advice! I will separate my ...That's really good advice! I will separate my scissors and keep one just for cutting patterns and one just for cutting fabric. Can the scissors be sharpened when they dull? Or do I need to buy a new pair then? <br /><br />Also, I really appreciate the advice about the give on the grain of the fabric. I just tried it and it's a very efficient way to find the grain without straining eyes! :DLilly Maidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03758163542985764322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918295946141079753.post-21021520619884544792015-06-20T11:00:26.196-05:002015-06-20T11:00:26.196-05:00Oh thank you for clarifying that part! I was eyeba...Oh thank you for clarifying that part! I was eyeballing the pattern pieces and confused as to why it seemed the sleeve piece was larger than the sleeve opening on the body, but now I see it's to leave room for shoulder movement. ^_^Lilly Maidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03758163542985764322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918295946141079753.post-83546282413731449072015-06-20T10:58:46.300-05:002015-06-20T10:58:46.300-05:00Thank you for explaining about the grain! Yes it d...Thank you for explaining about the grain! Yes it does make sense! I see what you mean, the fabric is woven out of criss crossed threads when I look closely. I didn't realize evening lining up the fabric along those lines (or diagonal to them) made a difference to the cut/fit of the outfit. :DLilly Maidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03758163542985764322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918295946141079753.post-53890049601179692402015-06-20T10:55:40.807-05:002015-06-20T10:55:40.807-05:00Oh gosh, it's been a while since reading somet...Oh gosh, it's been a while since reading something online has made me laugh so much but that visual was... too good! :D Lilly Maidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03758163542985764322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918295946141079753.post-82602783657757068072015-06-19T02:29:35.282-05:002015-06-19T02:29:35.282-05:00Here is a short animated video that will help Liss...Here is a short animated video that will help Lissie and Lilly visualize how the sewing machine uses two threads to make stitches.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML8CMNzW6TgCatholic Bibliophagisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697706672495544901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918295946141079753.post-44579152901820963872015-06-18T13:55:39.220-05:002015-06-18T13:55:39.220-05:00I was given this piece of advice a long time ago. ...I was given this piece of advice a long time ago. You shouldn't use your fabric scissors to cut paper or tissue pattern pieces because doing so will dull them quicker and then it will be difficult to cut fabric with them. Use separate pairs for fabric and paper. Also the grain of the fabric (the direction of the long arrows on pattern pieces) is parallel to the selvage of the fabric (the finished edge where there is words printed). You can also find the grainline by stretching the fabric slightly. If you stretch it along or parallel with the grain there should be little to no give, no stretch. If you stretch the fabric perpendicular to the grain, or crosswise, the fabric should slightly warp or curve. Hope this helpsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918295946141079753.post-60931646063778801802015-06-18T05:13:19.998-05:002015-06-18T05:13:19.998-05:00One more note about your notches (the triangles on...One more note about your notches (the triangles on the pattern) and I'll see if I can explain this clearly..... Notches are often on pattern pieces that don't exactly fit together like seams where the sleeves meet the body of the item. The notches get pinned together exactly and then the rest of the seam gets "eased" in. You will probably have to gather the top of the sleeve just a bit to make it fit into the space for it. This isn't a mistake because it leaves room for the doll's shoulder. It's been a long time since I took my sewing class and had it explained to me so I hope explained it decently.ForestGreennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918295946141079753.post-56926296160966807112015-06-17T21:55:00.880-05:002015-06-17T21:55:00.880-05:00Now I have a very vivid mental image of poor Lissi...Now I have a very vivid mental image of poor Lissie's bare cloth butt just bristling with pins like a pincushion. "See? It doesn't hurt!" *sticks another twenty pins in* Yeah no, Lissie, thanks, I'll pass. XDMirenithilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918295946141079753.post-83696709075947140232015-06-17T21:23:40.787-05:002015-06-17T21:23:40.787-05:00Did you figure out the grain yet? I'm a new se...Did you figure out the grain yet? I'm a new sewer too and I'm not sure if I'll be able to explain but I'll give it a go. It has to do with the weave of the fabric. Have you ever had a really cheaply made piece of clothing that twisted itself around on your body, or seemed really misaligned or not to hang right after it has been washed a couple of times? That is often because it was not cut properly in accordance with the grain. So if you look at your fabric, you should be able to see the individual threads that are woven together, and what directions they run in (or the lines of eeny teeny knit stitches if it is a knit fabric). You fold your fabric carefully along those lines, and you align the arrows on your pattern pieces with those lines in the fabric. The neck piece is cut on the bias, which means that you still align that diagonal arrow with the grain of the fabric but instead of the pattern piece being cut with the grain, it is cut against the grain on a diagonal. Does that make sense at all?Leithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16806376268301408491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918295946141079753.post-67469072444095761912015-06-17T20:49:26.520-05:002015-06-17T20:49:26.520-05:00Hahaha thank you! It's much easier to look up ...Hahaha thank you! It's much easier to look up once you know the name. :D I'm glad you signed up at Lee & Pearl and I hope their pattern is useful in helping you figure out the instructions for yours, though the pattern itself is quite good in itself too. ^_^<br /><br />Lilly Maidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03758163542985764322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918295946141079753.post-68821989015196358992015-06-17T20:40:11.024-05:002015-06-17T20:40:11.024-05:00Yes! I'm hoping after I learn the basics to tr...Yes! I'm hoping after I learn the basics to try AGseamstress' sew along for Kirsten's birthday dress. ^_^ Thank you for the advice and encouragement!Lilly Maidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03758163542985764322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918295946141079753.post-21094204224041789532015-06-17T20:33:11.794-05:002015-06-17T20:33:11.794-05:00Ooooo! Okay! That's a really good explanation ...Ooooo! Okay! That's a really good explanation of what the "right" side means. I was confused because I thought it was referring to a right and left side, but you mean a right (with the printed pattern) and wrong (unprinted) side. Thank you very much for the clarification!Lilly Maidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03758163542985764322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918295946141079753.post-65380943031059397792015-06-17T20:14:10.608-05:002015-06-17T20:14:10.608-05:00Hahahaha! It's a good thing you explained abou...Hahahaha! It's a good thing you explained about the pin cushion because I was definitely going to use their soft parts as a stand in. >_< Thank you for the explanations! It's good to know how to use each of my tools.Lilly Maidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03758163542985764322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918295946141079753.post-16104206385852715672015-06-17T20:01:28.776-05:002015-06-17T20:01:28.776-05:00I'm still having a hard visualizing it, but I ...I'm still having a hard visualizing it, but I think it will make sense once I cut it out of the fabric and see in it 3D. ^_^Lilly Maidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03758163542985764322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918295946141079753.post-39737077493155281132015-06-17T19:50:21.477-05:002015-06-17T19:50:21.477-05:00For the record, that type of ruler is called a &qu...For the record, that type of ruler is called a "sliding gauge"... and even though I own TWO and bought the first one sometime around 1997, I had to look that up!<br /><br />Just signed up at Lee & Pearl because why not, and am now waiting on the free pattern link... though for me, it may end up being useful largely as a guide for writing pants pattern instructions. ;-) I've had my pattern pretty much DONE for ages, but creating instructions is WAY harder than anticipated!Clover-Elfhttp://clover-elf.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918295946141079753.post-88204625384267493802015-06-17T19:49:17.551-05:002015-06-17T19:49:17.551-05:00Would you mind explaining what the grain of a fabr...Would you mind explaining what the grain of a fabric is? Is that the way the pattern printed on the fabric is point? <br /><br />The Cut on Fold makes sense now! I was confused by the use of the term "right" side of the fabric but it makes sense now.<br /><br />Thank you!Lilly Maidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03758163542985764322noreply@blogger.com