#sewing

[purplerosewrites]

I made Claude's Wyvern!

I got the pattern from The House of Beasts on Etsy, although I did alter it some to look more like the in-game wyverns. They have such great patterns so if you like sewing and magical creatures I highly recommend them!

[a-strawberry-mouse]

My fall jacket needs two fixes before it's put up until autumn again.

Here's the first tear

And it's fixed.

I'll try to finish the other tear in-between planting in the afternoon.

[marzipanandminutiae]

Everything you wear looks so lovely and beautiful. Such amazing pics you post. 😍 But most of it looks like its heavy & uncomfortable. Are they heavy dresses & hot uncomfortable attire?

Thank you so much!

And honestly, no, it's not uncomfortable. Not to me, at least. Some people might have issues with it if they generally didn't like the sensation of very fitted clothing, but I don't have that issue (except with high, closed collars, Edwardian-style). The weight is very well-distributed over the petticoats and such; the corset- not tightlaced -keeps tight-fitting waistbands from cutting into my abdomen since they have a rigid layer to rest on, and their tightness prevents dragging. Some of the garments are heavy to carry, but not to wear. I also use natural fibers only, so they tend to breathe better than synthetics- keeps me far less sweaty!

My most recent creation, the red Natural Form evening gown, actually fit into my work satchel rolled up, alongside my lunchbox and thermos of tea- only the petticoat had to travel separately, because it has tulle ruffles sandwiched in the middle of the back panel for extra Skirt Volume back there

I was a bit hot during the Lucille nightgown photoshoot, but we were in an un-airconditioned building in high summer, and even thin silk makes you surprisingly warm. Other than that, no discomfort at all!

[ezekiellsplayground]

I’ve been making some fun sea bunnies from a pattern I recently picked up as an excuse to try out chenille yarn. I’m going to make as many sea bunnies as the yarn I have allows.

One will be selected to continue to live its best life with me & the rest will require good homes. Stay tuned for when the sea bunny army is released into myshop!

[onbearfeet]

New Beardevil? New Beardevil!

The prototype is done, and he is officially cute af. I stuck him on top of the tallest piece of furniture in my apartment, and he seemed quite happy to brood up there.

You can commission a Born Again Beardevil of your own here:

[shurikthereject]

I wonder what he’s thinking about

[tj-crochets]

A quick little disappearing nine patch baby quilt top! Made using precut 8” flannel squares from a box of quilt scraps

[talos-stims]

MORE sewing gifs 🎉 makin a cloak for a cosplay | my video, link back here if using

[cozycraftzbl]

She was a fairy

With better video quality lol

[auxus]

So now that I have learned how to use a sewing machine would anyone who’s not interested in making the cursed cat plushie once I release the pattern be interested in buying them? I just got a hella deal on fabric and I’m bored.

I’ll have a jumbo size (about the size of those sleeping Pokémon plushies)

And mini one that’s probably half to a quarter of the size compared to the jumbo

[improbable-implosions]

These two visible mends are a bit different from the others, in that I did them (well, 99% of them) on stream! We spent a good volume of time working on that triforce, which was made out of a woven picot stitch, using some dyed-yellow sashiko thread. Near the end of the stream, however, we noticed that the corner of the other pocket also needed some repair, and added a few black stitches to make a little void patch.

After the stream, I decided the little guy needed eyes, so I threw two silver french knots on the top of the affair. Personally, it reminds me of the grue, from Zork, just two eyes flashing in the dark, but I've gotten several people mentioning the soot sprites, which, admittedly? I can see!

https://youtu.be/gLOhWEJrpeo?si=fjAfOlNdICsHMM4X want to hang out while I work on this? Like I said, I did it on stream, here's the VOD!

[xxx-ang3l-w1th-a-sh0tgun-xxx]

life is strange patch that i made for my jacket :)

[skullchicken]

Things I wish I had read in "beginner" sewing tutorials/people had told me before I started getting into sewing

You have to hem *everything* eventually. Hemming isn't optional. (If you don't hem your cloth, it will start to fray. There are exceptions to this, like felt, but most cloth will.)

The type of cloth you choose for your project matters very much. Your clothing won't "fall right" if it's not the kind of stretchy/heavy/stiff as the one the tutorial assumes you will use.

Some types of cloth are very chill about fraying, some are very much not. Linen doesn't really give a fuck as long as you don't, like, throw it into the washing machine unhemmed (see below), whereas brocade yearns for entropy so, so much.

On that note: if you get new cloth: 1. hem its borders (or use a ripple stitch) 2. throw it in the washing machine on the setting that you plan to wash it going forward 3. iron it. You'll regret it, if you don't do it. If you don't hem, it'll thread. If you don't wash beforehand, the finished piece might warp in the first wash. If you don't iron it, it won't be nice and flat and all of your measuring and sewing will be off.

Sewing's first virtue is diligence, followed closely by patience. Measure three times before cutting. Check the symmetry every once in a while. If you can't concentrate anymore, stop. Yes, even if you're almost done.

The order in which you sew your garment's parts matters very much. Stick to the plan, but think ahead.

You'll probably be fine if you sew something on wrong - you can undo it with a seam ripper (get a seam ripper, they're cheap!)

You can use chalk to draw and write on the cloth.

Pick something made out of rectangles for your first project.

I recommend making something out of linen as a beginner project. It's nearly indestructible, barely threads and folds very neatly.

Collars are going to suck.

The sewing machine can't hurt you (probably). There is a guard for a reason and while the needle is very scary at first, if you do it right, your hands will be away from it at least 5 cm at any given time. Also the spoils of learning machine sewing are not to be underestimated. You will be SO fast.

I believe that's all - feel free to add unto it.