How Looms and Sewing Machines Work

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Source: “The Book”

Day 2 on the boots! Instead of flipping between tasks I decided to just stay and finish at least one part completely. This is where were starting today. The goal is to make flipped tops to really add to the proper leather look.

Painstakingly measured out with some paper for a pattern and then got to cutting the same leather that I used for the pouch earlier. Its thick and is pretty close colour wise to the boots.

Once again I immediately ran into the problem of ‘oh god leather is so hard to sew threw why do I continue to torture myself. After 2.5 hours of sewing I got both of boots done.

I thought the bare end was a little empty. Originally I was going to add the same tan thong I had left over from the bag, but there was only enough for one boot. So for now its just thicker thread. Maybe ill find a thong locally or edit it another time.

But still the leather is off colourwise. You can see how the boot is lighter everywhere but the stitches so time to put that into action and paint this bad boy.

The results?

Three layers of generous paint and I think we got ourselves a winner!! VERY happy how these came out after all the glove failures.

I also started painting the eyes on buckram(?) that I found on complete accident and thought I was doomed (thankfully i was lucky this one time!)

The eye frame was previously white which I spray painted to keep to the dark pallete.

I previously tried to make the eye mesh from a curtain mesh material with copics and uhhhh. Yeah dont do that lmao

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Circus chic, detail of collar.

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28 hours 40 minutes of handsewing later and A Shirt Is Born ✨

It has: a tricky collar and front placket! a side-buttoned waistband! sleeves! All based off of a 1950s men’s sport shirt pattern, so now I can really fit in at the ol’ boy’s club. It’s a bit big in the back, but I love a roomy shirt, and the brushed cotton is sooo comfy :)

..And she has arms 😁

Trying not to start anything tedious so pottering around and finishing UFOs

10 Dart Samples all done in twee sizes 😊
Saturday class all prepped and I can just see my girls eyes popping.
It loses all it’s appeal once they know how though 😂

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Having fun drafting. 😁
Quick muck up for my students.

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[craft] Ahoy

Lockdown has, technically, a little, lifted in the UK, which may–may–stop my headlong manic need to make clothing. It may not. I don’t know until the smoke clears.

The most recent project went a little like this:

My dear and darling friend sends me a link to an Alexander Henry fabric pattern while announcing that it, like all Alexander Henry patterns, is extremely gay.I agree that it is and…

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I spent SO LONG sewing this skirt you guys. I did literally all of it by hand and it’s the first article of clothing I’ve ever sewn!! I’m gonna wear it to group therapy today :) It’s cold and windy outside but I DON’T CARE

[SEWING] Kimono Time

Struck one day with the abrupt urge to make a kimono, as one does, I found myself in the dark hours of the long night looking at such phrases as “traditional kimonos were made with a single bolt of fabric”.

“What the fuck is a bolt of fabric,” I whispered to myself, the way you do when you have absolutely winged literally every bit of sewing you’ve ever done, relying entirely on diagrams and…

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Rocking My Assembly Line Sewing

My COVID-19 silver lining has been time to sew, and thanks to assembly line sewing, I am cranking out the projects. In fact, if I get asked to a Zoom meeting or something else on the weekends, I get a little peevish because I’d rather be sewing.

Projects ready and waiting

I’ve been using my assembly line method to get projects done for years and years. I don’t even remember when I first…

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I MADE THIS. WITH MY OWN TWO HANDS. AND I CAN WEAR IT IN PUBLIC.

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All the sewing stuff I’m working on

When Paul and Michelle each tried on their new pair of shorts, I was stoked and then some. You see, they’re my first sewing students.

I’m still not sure how my Repair Cafe team decided I could teach sewing, but they did. Paul wanted to learn and so did Michelle. Now, there aren’t pictures of them because I was so excited, the photos turned out all blurry. Argh.

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