Sewing

[lets_dance]

Here's a Dress I made ! I actually had to make two versions because the first didnt fit me as well as I wanted it too, So this version is actually up for sale at kitsch.etsy.com for all you tiny girls

I'll post more things soon, I just finished a really cute plaid summer dress !

 

[em 692]

so i found a built by wendy pattern that i really like, and i was wondering if anybody knew what the difficulty level might be? it's style #3964, and just called dress/tunic/top pattern the top has sort of an upside-down pentagon in the front.

 

[Kate_Moore]

Hey girls!!
Some time ago I started to customize my t-shirts and made two I like very much... Here you go.
I know the quality of the photos is not very good

/photos from my fotolog.

But now what I want is to create my own clothes, I mean that I don't want just to put some letters on a shirt..
I don't know anything about sewing, so, what do you recommend me?

 

[marylauda]

Kate, I made a skirt for my first project and it wasn't difficult.

I finished my first skirt today!
(I am not pink, I promise!)

 

[gius]

Does anyone here use fusible interfacing for things they make, like clothes and things?
I was talking to someone earlier who said clothes made with fusible interfacing are not as good quality as clothes made with sew-in interfacing... He said the fusible stuff gradually goes down in strength and sometimes when you iron, you get bubbles which show up on to the surface of the fabric.

Interfacing is this stuff you put under the fabric to give it stability and keep shape, etc. ... Fusible interfacing is the kind that you iron onto the fabric and it changes the fabric's handle (makes it stiff depending on the strength) and the sew-in is just attached, but it doesn't change the handle/feel of the fabric.

 

[fourboltmain]

I've used fusible interface, and it's awesome. I think the problem with it is people don't shrink it or the fabric to fit. You have to pre-shrink the fabric (wash and dry) and then get the fusible interfacing wet, and let it air dry. VERY IMPORTANT! If you toss it in a dryer, the fusible (glue) side loses it's glue, and it messes up your dryer and everything inside. If you shrink the fabric and not the interface, when the garment gets washed the interface shrinks and puckers the fabric it's sewed onto.

But (with the limited amount I know) with fusible interfacing, after both are washed and dried out, you baste it in first, then steam it, rip the baste seam and then do your final stitch.

If bubbles come up from it after, it wasn't pressed good in the first place. It needs heat, pressure and steam to seal. Get a piece of scrap fabric between your iron and the actual piece too, because when done right, the interface glue oozes out of the sides and f#cks up your iron face. Once it oozes out and cools down, try to pull it apart to test the seal.

Interfacing is usually on little things like collars and cuffs, so if you burn it or tear it, it's better to be safe than sorry right?

Oh, and when I cut interface, I tack it to the back of the fabric like so: v v v with an iron to stick it on before I cut it from the pattern. My teachers are horrified when they see it, but the pieces come out perfect because I cut them out as one piece. And it's inside, so who cares?

 

[rollagasper]

Wow, I jus spent an hour going hrough this thread and all of you creations have amazed me!

 

[gius]

fourboltmain When you've finished all that and the piece you can wear... When it's time to wash it (like when it gets dirty), can you still wash the piece with the interfacing? And then also put it in the dryer?
I wonder how long interfacing lasts... Won't the glue get washed away eventually

 

[mirrra]

thanks, gius and fourboltmain - you guys have taught me what interfacing means in terms of sewing in english

 

[fourboltmain]

When it's time to wash it can you still wash the piece with the interfacing? And then also put it in the dryer?

That's why you sew it in, even though it's stick-on. The glue should bond into the fabric, but when dried or ironed again, it may heat up the glue and let it move or come off or whatever. Interfacing is pretty much iron-on cloth that you use to create stiffness. Being mostly cloth, if you sew it right (like anything normal really) you shouldn't have any issues with it. The glue will eventually disappear, but your stitch will still be there.

 

[kateelle]

Question for you apt sewers: When you alter a princess seam dress to make it smaller, do you sew in from the side or from the princess seam?

 

[Eshatorres]

side seams

 

[fourboltmain]

^ Uh huh. When you do it from the princess, it moves the bustline around and changes the shape too.

 

[gius]

Thanks fbm So I guess it is practically the same as the sew-in kind of interfacing

 

[Khoipond89]

So..I made this bag today..and I'm suprised it didn't give me more trouble..since my machine (along with most sewing machines) don't sew well on 2-3 layers ..of leather..

was initially inspired by the Hermes Trim/Gucci Jackie-o Bag...but then also veered off towards the Marc Jacobs Tie Bag..

[flickr]

 

[Cuppeecake]

Loving the last top! Is that lace at the rib line? Lots of great sewing here...

 

[em 692]

i started on this builty by wendy pattern (the top in the middle). it was a bit difficult to figure out how to lay out the pattern (in order to cut it out)...but now i have started the actual sewing and so far so good

builtbywendy.com

 

[cutxpaste]

there is a vintage shirt pattern im looking at and i think im going to do it in liberty of london floral fabric

 

[jun3machina]

a bag i just finished. tapestry fabric, leather and brass hardware with a braided leather handle:

 

[marylauda]

^ Great job!!