Hello all you incredible subscribers and welcome to my November newsletter. I celebrated my birthday this week, using the Kylie and The Machine advent calendar for the countdown. It is full of fabulous labels and I have more than enough for the rest of my sewing days, but that won't stop me adding to my collection 😊 |
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I celebrated the week with a trip to Wales, and celebrated the day with an afternoon tea with hubby at The Grove Hotel in Narberth. It was in such a cosy setting in the lounge in front of a log fire, and I was pleased that my Lilou Dress got to put in an appearance too. |
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My latest MingMakesMistakes post is out for the Frankie T-Shirt. I was so pleased with how this turned out, given that the original baseball shirt design wasn't so much my style. There were lots of firsts for me in this project: sewing a knit top, raglan sleeves, stretch lace, chainstitch. A game changer for me was learning to use chainstitch for basting as it can be unpicked so quickly and easily. It also made for beautiful topstitching but with added stretch. |
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Click on the photo for the full Frankie run down detailing my inspiration, fabric used, chainstitch and overlocker techniques, issues I had sewing with stretch lace and how I overcame them, and reducing bulk on the hem to get a great coverstitch result. |
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I put together a detailed fitting and adjustments post as I changed the original pattern to be a lot more fitted. I include photos of my toiles and explain my pattern adjustments which made a huge improvement to the fit of the sleeves around the shoulder and upper arm. A number of you have found the fitting posts really useful and so this is something I will continue to share in my future projects. If you have any other comments, do let me know by replying to this email. |
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I took a sewing project to Wales with me, the Zina Wrap Skirt by Liberty. I chose this as I wanted something that needed minimal fitting, and a wrap skirt fits the bill. I loved the curved front and ruffle, thinking this would be perfect for the cruise we've booked for next summer. The project was more challenging that I anticipated, partly because I needed to shorten the ruffle by a large amount which couldn't be done in an even manner. I figured out a method that worked really well and fingers crossed I can now take it to the finish line and share this with you. I didn't manage to find any other reviews of this pattern, so hopefully I can help. |
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