Comments | radcliffe: sewing question and answer

radcliffe

sewing question and answer

Feb 09, 2009 12:45

This is a beginner sewing question, and I thought the answer worth posting ( Read more... )

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lil_m_moses February 9 2009, 18:59:28 UTC

Instead of tails at the beginning, Mom taught me to back stitch a few stitches at the beginning and end of any seam to anchor it down. Seems to work well for me, though it's a bit of a pain if you have to rip something out.

radcliffe February 9 2009, 19:23:44 UTC

Oh yes- I meant when you pull the finished seam out of the machine. I have seen many a beginner snip the threads too close to the needle and it unthreads as you start the next seam.

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lil_m_moses February 9 2009, 20:39:03 UTC

Ah - gotcha. Yeah, I definitely always do that. Leave tails, that is. %)

the_themiscyran February 9 2009, 20:26:58 UTC

I've been contemplating one of those quilts, too. Fun!

radcliffe February 9 2009, 20:31:49 UTC

Yeah, I am thinking old concert tshirts. Front on the front and the tour dates on the back of the quilt- fabooo! I doubt though that I have more then 2-3 of the old shirts anymore though.

the_themiscyran February 9 2009, 20:44:29 UTC

In sorting out the garage, I discovered that I own something like 50 t-shirts that I haven't worn in ages - concert Ts, RenFest shirts, gaming shirts, library summer reading program shirts, etc, most of which I can't imagine wearing again, except possibly to sleep in - sleeping under them would make a nice compromise, I think.