tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193367862444945572.post8057402858678475935..comments2024-03-28T04:53:04.225-07:00Comments on SunnyGal Studio Sewing: Random Threads # 22Beth (SunnyGal Studio)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08891740887743925587noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193367862444945572.post-80689855683678707292016-07-05T19:37:39.490-07:002016-07-05T19:37:39.490-07:00I do love and adore paisley fabrics, so that along...I do love and adore paisley fabrics, so that along with some of the crazier colour combinations are the Liberty fabrics that I love best. Being born in the Sixties and seeing my brothers wearing the cool paisley shirts to school, well I wanted some of my own. On the Liberty store website, they show the more unusual prints each season. My favorite pj pants are Liberty paisley, that I made over seven years ago.<br /><br /> Clear elastic- I have used as a stabilizer in the past on shoulder seams of knit tops and dresses, especially rayon.<br /><br /> There is one fabric that I do not care for- evil nasty poly double knits!! Living in the 'burbs of Houston as a tween, it was the fabric du jour and was so uncomfortable between the humidity and the heat. (Well that and living through the leisure suit craze/phase..) <br /><br />I have yet to make a bathing suit or even panties for myself. Those stinking raccoons, pilfering your favourite bathing suit. I do hope that you are able to find a wonderful replacement suit for yourself. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing the beautiful picture of your shooting star hydrangea!Jen Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18371527592272156464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193367862444945572.post-87090191547752554862016-07-05T05:33:42.499-07:002016-07-05T05:33:42.499-07:00I don't get the cleat elastic obsession either...I don't get the cleat elastic obsession either. Sandra Betzina is a big fan. Why not use a little strip of selvedge? Urbanitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13082732819237189605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193367862444945572.post-66593645818385378612016-07-05T05:29:43.204-07:002016-07-05T05:29:43.204-07:00So glad to read that someone else doesn't get ...So glad to read that someone else doesn't get along with clear elastic. I've tried (and tried, and tried), but somehow that stuff just doesn't behave for me. I was beginning to think that there's something wrong with me, and not the elastic. There are much better options for stabilizing seams, and there are so many other options for elastics.<br />Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13960310379822122045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193367862444945572.post-27817020652725879952016-07-03T10:37:15.685-07:002016-07-03T10:37:15.685-07:00I think the Liberty fabrics are pretty, but not my...I think the Liberty fabrics are pretty, but not my thing. Too busy, too floral, too cutesy, too expensive. I definitely don't understand the idea of using scuba for clothing, but dare I say it, Ponte knits. I don't get the attraction. All I see in my head is Alfred Dunner clothing. Too old for me. I use clear elastic in the shoulder seams of my knits. I prefer cotton knits and it keeps the shoulders from hanging halfway down my arm after awhile. I have very narrow shoulders. Twill tape or selvedge works nearly just as well. I want to sew with a plan, but the furthest I ever get is maybe a couple of bottoms and tops that sort of go together. Bathing suits are easy to make. Sorry but laughing that the raccoons stole your top. :)LindaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11018879516100400292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193367862444945572.post-31525418272634826092016-07-03T10:26:44.062-07:002016-07-03T10:26:44.062-07:00Me either. Yuk I sweat just looking at it.Me either. Yuk I sweat just looking at it.Nancy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235347323004026695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193367862444945572.post-70604379705355663212016-07-03T10:26:04.211-07:002016-07-03T10:26:04.211-07:00Lots of things to respond to I forgot I hate clear...Lots of things to respond to I forgot I hate clear elastic. I don't get it and I have never been able to sew it on so that it works. I also have found that if it deteriorates if it sits for awhile so then it really doesn't work! <br />That is a very strange and somewhat funny story about your swimsuit. Racoons only ever get in the garbage here. Nancy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235347323004026695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193367862444945572.post-40978964986686811762016-07-03T10:13:06.323-07:002016-07-03T10:13:06.323-07:00I don't get Liberty of London fabrics either. ...I don't get Liberty of London fabrics either. Mainly because I find the prints insipid. I started the Wardrobe Architect last year and quickly stopped. It was too much work. I prefer to sketch on my croquis if I want to try a new style. I like to pin up fabrics that I like together for each season and try and work through them, with room for adding inspiration pieces ie buyingnew fabric for. I do look and see what patterns I think will work with these fabrics, and I even make lists. Lists I rarely complete or sometimes even start but they get me thinking. Working from a list doesn't leave room for changing your mind or for making something that just calls to you. Nancy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235347323004026695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193367862444945572.post-87743391213345251042016-07-03T03:57:10.656-07:002016-07-03T03:57:10.656-07:00I bought some scuba fabric to make leggings out of...I bought some scuba fabric to make leggings out of but haven't made them yet...I'm in north Florida, so maybe I should reconsider!!Tampa Bay Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02831348423051153075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193367862444945572.post-81597442060753914512016-07-03T01:55:22.407-07:002016-07-03T01:55:22.407-07:00The modelista website has an English option( top l...The modelista website has an English option( top left). Looks very interesting- thanks!Sarah Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429658061572189902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193367862444945572.post-32394480344815122632016-07-03T00:03:41.601-07:002016-07-03T00:03:41.601-07:00I also don't get the vast majority of Liberty ...I also don't get the vast majority of Liberty prints but there have been one or two of the special editions I've loved. <br /><br />Clear elastic is something I occasionally use to attempt to rescue droopy necklines. I don't get the advice to sew it into shoulder seams on knit tops. I do it sometimes if I'm being fancy, but it doesn't seem to make a difference when I skip it. Perhaps it's because I store that sort of thing flat rather than on a hanger.Catherine Dazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14286784668307559391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193367862444945572.post-5240998730734123702016-07-02T18:15:21.547-07:002016-07-02T18:15:21.547-07:00I don't get Liberty fabric either; cutesy flor...I don't get Liberty fabric either; cutesy floral prints with an expensive price tag. No thanks. I feel the same about Vera Bradley bags.<br /><br />I will sew with a plan off & on. I always have so many ideas running through my head, I forget get started on any one thing. I find that if I make a list of things to make, I will actually make them. I am currently at the point where I need a new list. :)<br /><br />(That is so sad about the raccoons stealing your swimsuit!!)<br /><br /><br />Meiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14369299181385050668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193367862444945572.post-54435643734703463852016-07-02T11:54:07.104-07:002016-07-02T11:54:07.104-07:00I gasped and laughed at the swimsuit story - sorry...I gasped and laughed at the swimsuit story - sorry. The idea of raccoons taking off with your top is crazy!<br /><br />I don't believe anyone who sews with scuba and says it's comfortable. I don't get Liberty either. It doesn't look particularly wearable--I mean I would make a button front shirt in a ditzy print but...meh. And I don't know why anyone would torture themselves with tissue knits. <br /><br />I use clear elastic only in the shoulder seams of knit maxi dresses. Which I don't make very often. <br /><br />I sometimes sew with a plan but usually just whatever I feel like at the time. <br /><br />And I'm super sad about Donna Karan / DKNY. I really like a lot of those patterns!SewCraftyChemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07971798108420431518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193367862444945572.post-28271236989256387292016-07-02T11:42:40.852-07:002016-07-02T11:42:40.852-07:00Ditto. Done. Lol!Ditto. Done. Lol!SewCraftyChemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07971798108420431518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193367862444945572.post-90734450329671722782016-07-02T11:22:28.301-07:002016-07-02T11:22:28.301-07:00I made some leggings/pants out of scuba one winter...I made some leggings/pants out of scuba one winter and they are SO hot. I think they could only be worn on very cold North Eastern winter days. I see the attraction, but I don't think I'll be making anything else out of scuba. Jen Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09168401135498974644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193367862444945572.post-18149583962773113192016-07-02T11:07:00.938-07:002016-07-02T11:07:00.938-07:00I have so many comments, lol. How funny that racco...I have so many comments, lol. How funny that raccoons stole your swimsuit? Funny, but not funny. I use clear elastic when I can find it in my sewing room. Only in knit surplice bodices and in shoulder seams. But, regular elastic works just as well for me. I also don't get Liberty. It's pretty enough. But, so expensive! And, I can't tell a Liberty print from any other fabric. I don't really sew with a plan. There are plenty of things I want to make and the best planning I can do is figure out what I want to sew next :-)cidellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13762649326538041094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193367862444945572.post-87896543799761273952016-07-02T10:44:46.453-07:002016-07-02T10:44:46.453-07:00I've never sewn darts (or haven't yet), an...I've never sewn darts (or haven't yet), and I don't know what double-gauze is, but I recently read a blog where it was her favorite fabric to use for baby burp cloths. She backs them with cotton tea towels for the best softness and absorbency. She said to use quilting cotton if double gauze is too expensive, so there's that... Love the flowers! And the new skirt looks great...can't wait to read the post!Tampa Bay Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02831348423051153075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193367862444945572.post-77630357340151722862016-07-02T10:38:54.876-07:002016-07-02T10:38:54.876-07:00Clear elastic - never worked for me so far. I have...Clear elastic - never worked for me so far. I have tried it on my sewing machine and on the serger. It has too much drag and it never looks great in the finished product. Do you need a Teflon foot? Love the blog.<br />Barbbbarnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399421440007975826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193367862444945572.post-1623198900114933002016-07-02T07:18:42.171-07:002016-07-02T07:18:42.171-07:00Thank you for the link to the ModelistA site! I h...Thank you for the link to the ModelistA site! I have links to a couple of blogs that did similar, but they seem to have stopped posting over the years.<br /><br />Darts - I have not been noticing the angle, I guess other things jump out at me when they are off, especially on finished garments - length, pointy, pointing to the wrong place, etc. On those occasions I get to actual sewing, I do move them to suit me. Not always successfully, but I do change them :-)JustGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08948391538309176039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193367862444945572.post-48116436305905280622016-07-02T06:53:28.424-07:002016-07-02T06:53:28.424-07:00That red Donna Karan dress you made is stunning. I...That red Donna Karan dress you made is stunning. I also didn't comment on the blue eyelet top: beautiful. I hope I come across some eyelet like that when I visit NYC. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193367862444945572.post-11173063508695007182016-07-02T03:59:11.350-07:002016-07-02T03:59:11.350-07:00Fabric i don't get - scuba - nasty thick polye...Fabric i don't get - scuba - nasty thick polyester _ yuk!SewRuthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09277062926597842242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193367862444945572.post-17264535515270087862016-07-02T03:48:18.372-07:002016-07-02T03:48:18.372-07:00I totally agree about darts - horizontal darts loo...I totally agree about darts - horizontal darts look horribly unflattering to my eye in most cases. I always move mine so they point up. Also I just got my first cut of double gauze from an "it" designer and I can't figure out what to make it into. It doesn't have enough drape for patterns that need it, and not enough structure for those that don't.Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364861545043732582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193367862444945572.post-70927392793399636472016-07-02T03:12:51.938-07:002016-07-02T03:12:51.938-07:00Hi Beth, firstly I love these random threads posts...Hi Beth, firstly I love these random threads posts as they cover a lot of ground. I don't sew with a plan as 'shiny thing', I wish I could actually but I'm not focused enough. There is no fabric I don't like, well actually I avoid synthetics mostly (but I did just buy some this weekend), and I love Liberty fabrics but I could not justify the price. I find Japanese cottons are very similar in quality. I like the gauze but it's pretty expensive and it's also pretty unstable so I could use it only as a cool top fabric. <br />Dart angles for the usual placed darts are sometimes so off the mark it's not funny. I like those Burda side darts.. although I haven't made one yet. I love the Donna Karan patterns and have quite a lot of them... including the one you have here. Some are already pretty expensive so I guess they'll go up. <br />I love how you end with some photo of your garden flowers.Summer Flieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092393256871735567noreply@blogger.com