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Pure wool is made out of just wool and an acrylic-wool blend is made out of wool and acrylic? That's like asking about the difference between a strawberry smoothie and a strawberry-banana smoothie. Or do you mean how are the properties different?
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i like nice words
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I'm thinking about getting into quilting. I understand a lot of design/garment-y stuff because I knit, but I haven't sewn since home ec, except to fix hems and buttons and tiny, tiny stuff like that. How realistic is it for me to make a full-size quilt -- what's the learning curve going to be like? Is there a quilting version of Ravelry? What percentage of quilters aren't smug women who go by MommyofKaylee2007 and spend more time talking about what their DH said to their DIL? I mean, uh, are there any good resources I should check out as a beginner?
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handbags at dawn posted:Craftster isn't too bad - there is a small amount of that kind of crap, plus too much "I made a Mario quilt for my boyfriend!" for my taste, but you can get some good tips there plus an active community that can answer questions. And yeah, I know I need to learn a lot. I guess I was under the impression it was mostly about piecing, and then you brought it somewhere to have it sewn to the backing, but it turns out oh hey, there are other steps too! What is this pressing business! madlilnerd posted:I made a pretty much full size single quilt as my first quilt. I went to the Quilter's Cache, which is a site full of block patterns (and awful auto-starting music if I remember correctly).  quote:You can search by difficulty, I started with the maple leaf block. It all depends how fiddily you want to get, but I say find a design you like and jump straight it. That's what I did. My first quilt wasn't great because I didn't press enough, so my advice to you is PRESS YOUR SEAMS LOTS. From my experience, I would say it's easier to start with blocks, then if you gently caress up, you've only ruined one block. I'm pretty sure I want to do a Flying Geese design, something like this (I would need to reorder the pieces, and I'm sure I'll wind up using totally different fabric, but the general idea is white, tone-on-tone black, lots of grays/silvers with some cobalt blue):  So the fact that you did a real quilt right away is reassuring!
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Dr. Kloctopussy posted:Does anyone own/have experience with knitting machines?
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I don't know if you knit, but there are a ton of resources there about this stuff. The obvious general rule is to make something that fits and flatters when it's being worn. It will probably look weird on a hanger, but who cares.
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I'm really not looking forward to summer being a million degrees this year. Can you recommend any summer patterns for a relative beginner? I'd love any other tips -- the coolest kinds of fabric, where to source them, which are appropriate for which pieces, etc. I'm in NYC if it helps. My main problem with RTW is that I need office-appropriate stuff: top/dress sleeves either near the elbow, or like a cami intended to be worn with a cardigan, and dress/skirt length past the knee. I just want to avoid death by heat stroke!
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I just sewed a rayon challis tank top -- my first garment! -- and when I put it in the washer, the fabric shredded. I was using a top-loader, short/gentle cycle, cold water, and I washed it alone so it didn't get tangled or messed up by anything sturdier. I hung it to dry, but by that time the damage was done. How do you wash what you sew? Do you seriously handwash everything? I want to make wearable everyday clothes, so I don't see that happening...
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learnincurve posted:I know this one by hard won experience. 
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What really shredded was the bias tape on the neck and armholes. You would think an edge frayed until it tore out of the seam, but it didn't! The fabric in the center of the bias tape (so top after application) just shredded. The seams are okay.  I also left raw edges on internal seams, those frayed like a beast and I'm not gonna leave them raw again, but at least that's something that seems avoidable in future. Fwiw I also have a bunch of RTW rayon challis tops of comparable thinness that have held up great in the same washer, less carefully handled. Does Cotton + Steel have lovely weak fabric or??
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May 21, 2018 21:53
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The hula hoop version (with panels like a hot air balloon's) would be pretty collapsible. It's a popular costume, so you can see a bunch of versions and methods online (protip: -site:pinterest.com)
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No, it's a sphere for the Violet Beauregard costume. Ignore the waist measurement if you want it to go out from the hips. And you want to be thinking surface area rather than circumference. Also, you're better off laying out the actual shapes in a drawing, because A, seam allowance, and B, you don't want to be playing tangrams with fabric because you bought the exact number of square inches it requires.
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Still voting for vertical panelsAnne Whateley posted:The hula hoop version (with panels like a hot air balloon's) would be pretty collapsible. It's a popular costume, so you can see a bunch of versions and methods online (protip: -site:pinterest.com)
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Oct 8, 2018 19:27
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This style of shaver. If you go slowly and work on flat/taut surfaces, it's very difficult to gently caress up the piece. With the sandpaper block style, I totally ruined a pair of jeans, and a razor is too risky imo. I use my shaver for things I've knit, so my #1 goal is not loving them up. I actually have a much smaller one for detail. While it'll be inefficient for anything as big as a blanket, it makes it much easier to focus on the spot you're working on, raise it slightly over a line of raised stitches, etc. Because it is cheap af, it occasionally pauses until you unscrew the cover and poke out the small fuzz glob, but if that's the worst it does, sign me up Anne Whateley fucked around with this message at 19:25 on Nov 2, 2018 |
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In case people only subscribe to this thread, I just wanted to let you know about the new DIY discord that we can use as a backup 1) join https://discord.gg/UuS3ehc 2) get your userid https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/206346498-Where-can-I-find-my-User-Server-Message-ID- 3) post it in this thread https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3929094 Once you're verified, you can see everything going on. I'm hoping there can be a knitting/sewing channel
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That seems like an excellent thing to order from a professional and get your money back if they gently caress up. Customink.com is a big name, but you can just search "custom sweatshirt no minimum" for lots of options
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You can do whatever you want sewing, but yes those conventions are usually followed in basic RTW. Check out some basic dress shirts next time you go to the store and see!
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You could pop in a drawstring pretty easily if you wanted
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