Don't Blink, you'll poke your finger
Jul. 11th, 2008 01:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chargirlgeniusI watched the Doctor Who episode Blink last night on the laptop while I worked on sleeves. It's such a visual episode that I feared I might lose a little while sewing, but no such problem. I *knew* what was coming, and yet I still jumped every time those angels were on the brink of attack. Silence in the Library gave me chills and made me jump, as well. Eeeee!
Last night, I
To do:
Dream:
On the plus side, I'm leaving work by 2:15 today, and Berta is taking the boys to the library for the afternoon for a summer movie thingy. When they're back, I'm going to hide in my room. I'm at about 50% productivity when they're around, even if somebody else is in charge.
And what would a good gown sewing post be without more discussions and images of seams?
Last night, on the second sleeve, I tried the seam that I was drooling over yesterday (Fig. 54 on the linen page of the Archaeological Sewing article, which, if you haven't looked at by now, you should). :-) It was beautiful.
Even though it was one seam, it did take longer than the other, double, seam I was doing. The other one was a running stitch that I was taking at least 4-5 at a time, plus a whip stitch, which I can do several at a time if they're all running the same direction. This one was a whip stitch, but it changed directions every time so it took me longer.
Modified running stitch of (fabric and lining, single-folded towards each other) (Fig. 54)
And now, my own drawing and demo of this stitch:
Figure A shows the cutaway view. The black is the silk, red is the linen lining, and blue is the stitch (duh). Since you're going back and forth, I show the stitch twice.
The advantage is that this stitch sews together the fabric, the lining, and attaches them all in one pass. Sandwich the good fabric within the lining, with all seam allowances hidden, like in A, and then sew together. Instead of a straight up whip stich, you're coming up, skipping over the first fold, then sewing the other three folds, back and forth.
Figure B shows the top view, while you're stitching, while everything is still folded together.
Figure C shows what it looks like once you've unfolded it, from the lining side. Those red lines would, in reality, be just about touching. From the silk side, you'd see very little of a stitch right over the seam. It's barely visible, to me.
All in all, the seam is a winner. It's really cute. Not as strong as, say, a flat-fell, but for non and light load bearing seams, give it a try!
Last night, I
To do:
Finish whipping down lining seam 2 to sleeve 1.Attach lining into sleeve 2.Attach the lining and the silk at the top of both sleeves in preparation for cartridge pleating.Fold over S/A on the gown, and see if it lays flat. If not, fix. (oh please oh please oh please)- Yay! It worked well enough!- Cartridge pleat sleeve into gown, normal seam in armpit. - This looks like it should go fast? (tonight)
- Cut hem - This should be fast. Put it on him, mark hem, cut, whip together in lieu of binding, for now. There will be fur on it. (tonight)
- Pre-process cuff and neck fur - This may be a bit futzy. Can work on day of. (cut fur tonight and process tomorrow) On the plus side, I can teach my new fur techniques while I work on it.
- Attach hook and eyes - Alternative, I *can* always sew him into it. Can do day of. (tomorrow)
- Attach all fur (attaching pre-processed fur is fast) (tomorrow).
- Ooh! Almost forgot! Pack.
Dream:
- Find pattern for v-neck gown and trim pieces. (tonight)
- Pick out fabric for v-neck gown and trim pieces. (tonight)
- Cut v-neck gown for myself out of lightweight wool. (tonight)
- Do all hidden seams with the machine (tonight)
- Cut out collar and cuffs from heavier wool. (tonight)
- Attach collar and cuffs and lacing rings by hand. (tomorrow)
- Poach belt and placket from other gown. (find these - tonight)
On the plus side, I'm leaving work by 2:15 today, and Berta is taking the boys to the library for the afternoon for a summer movie thingy. When they're back, I'm going to hide in my room. I'm at about 50% productivity when they're around, even if somebody else is in charge.
And what would a good gown sewing post be without more discussions and images of seams?
Last night, on the second sleeve, I tried the seam that I was drooling over yesterday (Fig. 54 on the linen page of the Archaeological Sewing article, which, if you haven't looked at by now, you should). :-) It was beautiful.
Even though it was one seam, it did take longer than the other, double, seam I was doing. The other one was a running stitch that I was taking at least 4-5 at a time, plus a whip stitch, which I can do several at a time if they're all running the same direction. This one was a whip stitch, but it changed directions every time so it took me longer.
Modified running stitch of (fabric and lining, single-folded towards each other) (Fig. 54)
And now, my own drawing and demo of this stitch:
Figure A shows the cutaway view. The black is the silk, red is the linen lining, and blue is the stitch (duh). Since you're going back and forth, I show the stitch twice.
The advantage is that this stitch sews together the fabric, the lining, and attaches them all in one pass. Sandwich the good fabric within the lining, with all seam allowances hidden, like in A, and then sew together. Instead of a straight up whip stich, you're coming up, skipping over the first fold, then sewing the other three folds, back and forth.
Figure B shows the top view, while you're stitching, while everything is still folded together.
Figure C shows what it looks like once you've unfolded it, from the lining side. Those red lines would, in reality, be just about touching. From the silk side, you'd see very little of a stitch right over the seam. It's barely visible, to me.
All in all, the seam is a winner. It's really cute. Not as strong as, say, a flat-fell, but for non and light load bearing seams, give it a try!
