tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074459.post-67939374015031200962008-07-10T12:16:00.000-04:002008-07-10T12:17:07.293-04:00Seriously.<br /><br />So - <a href="http://silverstah.livejournal.com/friends">all of your guys</a> who kept saying that hand sewing wasn't SO bad? (Especially <span class="ljuser" user="mstra_margarita" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://mstra-margarita.livejournal.com/profile"><img class="ContextualPopup" src="http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif" alt="[info]" style="border: 0pt none ; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1px;" height="17" width="17" /></a><a href="http://mstra-margarita.livejournal.com/"><b>mstra_margarita</b></a></span>, who is infinitely patient in putting up with my bad, bad habits!) Y'all were right. It's not so bad. It's actually kinda nice. And setting in underarm gussets is SO MUCH EASIER when you do it by hand.<br /><br />You were right. Yay!<br /><br />I'm working on a new <a href="http://www.festiveattyre.com/research/diary/diary3.html">square necked camicia</a> in the <a href="http://fabrics-store.com/first.php?goto=big_fabric&amp;menu=f&amp;menu=f&amp;fabric_id=689">fabrics-store.com 3.5 oz. linen</a>. Their 3.5oz isn't perfect - but it's very reasonably priced, and it does the job nicely. It has a nice drape to it, it's lightweight but not too sheer, and it has just a few slubs. The fabric snob in me wants something nicer, but the cheapskate in me finds it perfect for most applications. ;)<br /><br />So - last night I 'cut' out the camicia panels by truing the fabric - pulling out a thread at the desired length and cutting along that 'line'. Easy-peasy. I got the sleeves attached to the body with a running stitch, and inserted one gusset. I plan on flat-felling the seams, since it IS linen and tends to be a bit on the ravelly side. I'm not 100% satisfied with my running stitch, but it doesn't totally suck, and I just need to take my time and practice.<br /><br />The nice thing about this project is that it's small enough to shove into a little bag and bring with me to work - so I can work on it on my lunch break. Yay!<br /><br />Extra-special thanks to <span class="ljuser" user="mstra_margarita" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://mstra-margarita.livejournal.com/profile"><img class="ContextualPopup" src="http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif" alt="[info]" style="border: 0pt none ; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 1px;" height="17" width="17" /></a><a href="http://mstra-margarita.livejournal.com/"><b>mstra_margarita</b></a></span> for gently encouraging me to stretch my boundaries and become a better seamstress. She's made of awesome AND win. :)Silverstahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15169559171464555792noreply@blogger.com