I goofed again by playing the memory game. I was thinking the Grace Kelly was capped sleeved and now that I'm here posting my pictures it has sleeves. Not a huge deal will just have to take my sleeves apart and sew on some. I always say I'm going to print the picture and hang it as I'm sewing but I never do.
I have four machines going right now. Two with blue and two with black. My fabric for the blue isn't coming in until Friday so I moved to the other dress. I was going to do all the lining and boning but as airheaded as I've been lately I'm going to do one at a time. Keeping track of six different sizes I can see myself doing a oh oh somewhere down the line. Most of them are cut. Just not the chiffon for two skirts and the bodices, plus the lining for the one bodice.
The satin I am using for the Grace Kelly dress is so nice. Thick so thick it has broken two needles. It has just the right amount of sheen to it too. I think I need to deepen the back of it too.
I have four machines going right now. Two with blue and two with black. My fabric for the blue isn't coming in until Friday so I moved to the other dress. I was going to do all the lining and boning but as airheaded as I've been lately I'm going to do one at a time. Keeping track of six different sizes I can see myself doing a oh oh somewhere down the line. Most of them are cut. Just not the chiffon for two skirts and the bodices, plus the lining for the one bodice.
The satin I am using for the Grace Kelly dress is so nice. Thick so thick it has broken two needles. It has just the right amount of sheen to it too. I think I need to deepen the back of it too.
One of the big reasons I blog is because as soon as I do I see my mistakes and what changes need to be done. I thought I was going to post I completed the bodice today but no such luck. Tomorrow is another day.
It is weird to work with the different machines. I am so use to my cheap brother and Riccar Serger. I hate threading my other Serger. It is elna. Let's just say I have to use tweezers to thread it. I got it at a garage sale for $20.00, but it didn't work so I invested $200.00 into it to have it fixed. The sewing guy said it was a great machine and worth the investment. He thought he could resale it for $600.00. That seemed high to me but I'm not the expert. My spare straight stitch is a Singer my Aunt gave me. I like it, but am loyal to my Brother. What kind of machines do you all use? Feel free to post them here.
I have a Riccar sewing machine and Singer Creative Touch 1036. The Riccar looks and sews just like an old Bernina I use in sewing class. I prefer the older sewing machines versus the new ones with all of the bells and whistles. I don't have a serger (and rarely serge), but I do use the Bernina sergers they have in sewing class.
ReplyDeleteYour garments are absolutely beautiful!
Thanks learningnewtricks!
ReplyDeleteMy machines are older too. Not sure how old except my Brother Machine which I purchased in 2004. They aren't vintage but don't have computerized stuff in them.