Yay sewing!
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hel_anaBecause i'm waiting on a build.
1. Five-eighths, one-half or three-eighths?
for machine stiched, non-frenched seams, 5/8. though seams on the kirtles are bigger if I need to fit the 1/2" boning into them.
2. Linen, cotton, wool or silk?
I'm supposed to choose? What am I making?
Ok.. it's true that (like the rest of you lot) i'm a silk whore, but still, it's not good for everything.
3. Stripes, solids or prints?
Solids, yes. Stripes are the Devil's Cloth. Prints are for quilters, and sundresses.
This list, however, left out damasks, which I luuuurrve, especially when they're made of silk.
4. Drape or draft?
Draft, then fit. except when I'm fitting corsets on people, and then it's closer to draping.
5. Pins or weights?
both, weights more often
6. Nipper or seam ripper?
Neither; I use a combination of scissors, pins, and hemostats
7. Pleats or ruffles?
is that even a question? Why in the world would I make something that needed ruffles? and how is that even a dichotomy? what would you make where you had to make a choice between pleats and ruffles?
8. Wheel or scissors?
Usually scissors, unless it's small enough, and not-fiddly enough, to cut with the wheel.
9. Princess seams or darts?
neither are period. Just sayin'. But on the rare occasion these days that I'm doing non-period sewing, i use princess seams over darts.
10. Flat-line or bag-line?
Depends on what I'm doing. I almost always sandwich (flat-line) my kirtles, though every so often I'll bag-out* (bag-line) the skirts. However, it's a pain because then you need someone to pin the waistband while you're wearing the kirtle. Given that you're putting a guard over the hem anyway, I don't see the point of a bagged-out hem there.
*yeah, my laurel's british.
11. Serge or French seam?
french, generally, when I'm using a machine. I don't own a serger, and as I move further towards handsewing things, the need for it keeps sliding into the distance.
When I handsew, I generally don't do a french seam; I finish each edge with a running hemstich, and then whipstich the two edges together.
12. Invisible or original sliding?
As regards zippers, I reiterate my answer to item #9. For non-historical, I like the look of invisible, and have tended towards them in the past. But they're all fussy.
13. Hooks & eyes or lacings?
Usually lacing - it's more forgiving of weight fluctuations, for one thing. I've used hooks and eyes when I want to get a kirtle done quickly, but kind of regretted the number of pins it then makes necessary.
14. Corset for comfort, or corset for look?
Look, of course, but I can sleep in mine so it's not like it's a sacrifice.
15. Bind, pipe or face?
depends on what I'm trying to do.
1. Five-eighths, one-half or three-eighths?
for machine stiched, non-frenched seams, 5/8. though seams on the kirtles are bigger if I need to fit the 1/2" boning into them.
2. Linen, cotton, wool or silk?
I'm supposed to choose? What am I making?
Ok.. it's true that (like the rest of you lot) i'm a silk whore, but still, it's not good for everything.
3. Stripes, solids or prints?
Solids, yes. Stripes are the Devil's Cloth. Prints are for quilters, and sundresses.
This list, however, left out damasks, which I luuuurrve, especially when they're made of silk.
4. Drape or draft?
Draft, then fit. except when I'm fitting corsets on people, and then it's closer to draping.
5. Pins or weights?
both, weights more often
6. Nipper or seam ripper?
Neither; I use a combination of scissors, pins, and hemostats
7. Pleats or ruffles?
is that even a question? Why in the world would I make something that needed ruffles? and how is that even a dichotomy? what would you make where you had to make a choice between pleats and ruffles?
8. Wheel or scissors?
Usually scissors, unless it's small enough, and not-fiddly enough, to cut with the wheel.
9. Princess seams or darts?
neither are period. Just sayin'. But on the rare occasion these days that I'm doing non-period sewing, i use princess seams over darts.
10. Flat-line or bag-line?
Depends on what I'm doing. I almost always sandwich (flat-line) my kirtles, though every so often I'll bag-out* (bag-line) the skirts. However, it's a pain because then you need someone to pin the waistband while you're wearing the kirtle. Given that you're putting a guard over the hem anyway, I don't see the point of a bagged-out hem there.
*yeah, my laurel's british.
11. Serge or French seam?
french, generally, when I'm using a machine. I don't own a serger, and as I move further towards handsewing things, the need for it keeps sliding into the distance.
When I handsew, I generally don't do a french seam; I finish each edge with a running hemstich, and then whipstich the two edges together.
12. Invisible or original sliding?
As regards zippers, I reiterate my answer to item #9. For non-historical, I like the look of invisible, and have tended towards them in the past. But they're all fussy.
13. Hooks & eyes or lacings?
Usually lacing - it's more forgiving of weight fluctuations, for one thing. I've used hooks and eyes when I want to get a kirtle done quickly, but kind of regretted the number of pins it then makes necessary.
14. Corset for comfort, or corset for look?
Look, of course, but I can sleep in mine so it's not like it's a sacrifice.
15. Bind, pipe or face?
depends on what I'm trying to do.
