Sew-Along; Time to think ahead
2010-Dec-02, Thursday 02:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chebeGertie has posted the schedule. Time to start thinking about fitting it into our busy schedules.
To help get prepared I looked back at the posts for the last sew-along. I found a few posts that could be of some help. Mind you, they are targeted at doing an Advanced project, and we're only doing Beginners, so if it doesn't all make sense don't worry.
- Picking a size, some bust adjustments, and choosing tracing vs cutting out your pattern. (We've the materials for both, and I hope to do tracing.)
- Pre-shrinking and supplies (for the other project).
- About muslins.
- More on muslins.
- About different seam finishes.
I'm beginning to think it would be a good idea to be able to do some of the sewing at home (especially if this snow keeps up). And to that end I really highly recommend one machine, this SilverCrest from Lidl. At €70 it is the cheapest I've ever seen it (and the cost of one pair of pinking shears!), and it's available from Monday, 6th. It won't be available for long, and probably won't be back for months. You will not regret buying it. I have one and love it. It has many features, lots of accessories, and its automatic tension is nearly invincible. You can always upgrade to a brand-name machine next time around, but I think that may be a while once you get used to this one.
One last thing, don't forget to check out the Flickr pool to see what everyone else is up to.
To help get prepared I looked back at the posts for the last sew-along. I found a few posts that could be of some help. Mind you, they are targeted at doing an Advanced project, and we're only doing Beginners, so if it doesn't all make sense don't worry.
- Picking a size, some bust adjustments, and choosing tracing vs cutting out your pattern. (We've the materials for both, and I hope to do tracing.)
- Pre-shrinking and supplies (for the other project).
- About muslins.
- More on muslins.
- About different seam finishes.
I'm beginning to think it would be a good idea to be able to do some of the sewing at home (especially if this snow keeps up). And to that end I really highly recommend one machine, this SilverCrest from Lidl. At €70 it is the cheapest I've ever seen it (and the cost of one pair of pinking shears!), and it's available from Monday, 6th. It won't be available for long, and probably won't be back for months. You will not regret buying it. I have one and love it. It has many features, lots of accessories, and its automatic tension is nearly invincible. You can always upgrade to a brand-name machine next time around, but I think that may be a while once you get used to this one.
One last thing, don't forget to check out the Flickr pool to see what everyone else is up to.
