Sewing

[Elegance.Is.Refusal.]

do they i might see if i can get one for my home machine i only thought it was something for industrial machines but thats because i've only ever seen it in uni. it probably is the best foot for a machine ever! since you can cut your own bias binding to match your garment perfectly and takes a fraction of the time to apply.

 

[gius]

maybe you could use the rolled hem foot?
i have one but it's for very fine fabric like chiffon..
but they come in different widths. and some brands of machine don't have it

thanks for answering my questions guys *o*
i like both too
in my lessons we don't do a garment 100% by hand
i guess it's more often like that if the design has to be draped.

you know, aaron95 (mexico) told me he had to learn how to make buttonholes by hand the first class.

 

[Elegance.Is.Refusal.]

i feel like i should start learning about different types of machine feet now i never change the foot on my machine unless its to put in a zipper then i use my zipper foot. i supose industrial machines will always have a wider range of machine feet though.

 

[daniellat]

^^^it is the best foot ever because you can pretty much forget the pressing and that is good enough.

^^ the rolled hem foot is different because it only does 1/16" and 1/8" hems, and it is indeed for fine fabrics. I actually bough a 1/8" generic foot from a fabric store and it was super cheap, the same foot from brother wouldve cost me at least 10 times more, can you say bargain? haha . the 1/16" is only for industrial machines i believe, i have both.

The bias tape foot is wider, you can feed it up to 1 1/2" tape so you can end up with a 1/2" trim. And as EIR says, you can match it to your own fabric or create your own combo.

I never did buttonholes by hand. At school we have a device that does buttonholes automatically but completely ruins your fabric unless its denim or similar. It has a dented bottom so it can hold to your fabric but its awful. My home machine can do them in 2-4 steps but its not as easy as it sounds, i had to practice a lot before i could do the perfect buttonhole..actually i still am.

^be careful, looking for different mfeet is seriously addictive. haha

 

[gius]

i finished my first shirt
it's made for the (girl) mannequin
but i wondered if i could fit into it...

and yes i could
the sleeves are supposed to be balloon-like
but my instructor gave me dupioni so it holds its shape but i have to fiddle around with it to make a balloon

 

[Elegance.Is.Refusal.]

i will probably start looking into machine feet once i graduate in the summer since i'll have the time and will be sewing alot more things for myself instead of uni. i quite like learning things by myself in my own time but havent really had the time over the past 4 years.

guis i love your shirt the shape of the collar is lovely

 

[haute femme]

gius you seem to have great craftsmanship. I love balloon sleeves.. I'd totally wear that blouse!

 

[gius]

thanks (*_*) btw this shirt is what i've been making in my haute couture lessons.. it took me 5-6 days

here's the sleeve toile in muslin
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2355/165/12/752773473/n752773473_2155633_5343.jpg
i think it looks nicer

EIR hoping to see your future projects
i'll finish the sewing lessons soon and it will be interesting to test myself to see if i've really learnt something independently without a teacher next to me
i didn't even make my notes yet. i have to analyse the shirt, hopefully the instructions come back to me
mostly sewing+ attaching the collar has several steps...

 

[Elegance.Is.Refusal.]

well i still have 3 showstudio patterns i've had for 5 years and an idea involving wide elastic and paneling. im excited to have the time for my own little experiments.

gius looking forward to more of your garments i wish i could see them in real life im quite tactile when it comes to sewing i love feeling fabrics and seeing the construction and finishings used thats mostly how i learn.

 

[from: sophia]

I know I have not done anything with the Showstudio patterns and I am dyeing to. Tell me how it goes if you try it.

 

[Elegance.Is.Refusal.]

im glad im not the only one that has those patterns lurking about the desktop

im thinking once i finish uni i'll be trying the yohji one first i have some nice wool suiting type fabric for it.

i think printing out the pattern A4 from my printer and putting it together will take the longest. since the only shop here to print it out properly will cost a fortune!

 

[from: sophia]

The printing is part of the reason I havnt done it. I really want to do the McQueen and Margiela ones

 

[Elegance.Is.Refusal.]

yeah! well i'll have time this summer so will let you know if its easy or overly annoying.

i have the McQueen one but i must have missed the Margeila one, i have the Watanabe dress though.

 

[from: sophia]

Yeah I cant really do anything until school is over only 4 more weeks! I did not get the Watanabe one what is it?

 

[Elegance.Is.Refusal.]

i still have like 9 more weeks

i just checked the showstudio site out of interest and they still have all the patterns available for download if you scroll down the main page

 

[Malice]

I did the skirt and the ruffle-ish top. The belt is H&M.
I know that ruffles are a bit over hyped, but I tried to make a top. I'm working on a grey oversized tee with the same kind of ruffles atm, very exited! I think the grey tee- project is more me. This is really girly, but I still like it (I think).

 

[daniellat]

may i ask how did you attach all the ruffles and whats the top made of?

 

[Malice]

You may! The top is pure cotton. I made small sirkles from old white t-shirts, and then I then I made the ruffles. I attached all of the ruffles one by one(took forever) on a white whife beater. You kinda make a rose-like ruffle.

 

[jun3machina]

cute!

 

[gius]

yes very cute ^^

and is the skirt a knit ??