Julia's Sewing Blog

In which I make some clothes, expound on the virtues of the flat fell seam finish, and proclaim "you CAN sew your own clothes, and even wear them in public".

Saturday, October 29, 2005

shoulders and collar

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First, I had to sew the fronts to the back of the shirt. I am making little flat fells on the shoulders, just because I can. You put the p...

Thursday, October 27, 2005

placket, front band and pockets

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Okay, we start up where we left off, with the placket. Once the strip is sewed to the wrong side of the sleeve (with this fabric, the right...

Wednesday, October 26, 2005

sewing darts and other stuff

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I like to get as many pieces ready for sewing as possible, then sew them all in one sitting. Then I go to the ironing board, remove pins if...

Tuesday, October 25, 2005

cutting, marking, interfacing

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The next step was to pin down the pattern pieces so they could be cut out. I used to try to get away with fewer pins but now I just put the...

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Sunday, October 23, 2005

a shirt

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I decided to make a shirt. I’ve used this pattern several times now and I know it works. It didn’t even need any adjustments after the fir...

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Thursday, October 20, 2005

First post (the Rule)

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I have a strict rule that I made up, I impose on myself and I enforce rigorously. It is: I cannot start a new project until I have complet...

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