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Presents are the best, featuring Colette Hawthorn | sixty six stitches
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Crossing the Tasman with a needle and thread. Presents are the best, featuring Colette Hawthorn. For my birthday this year, my awesome sisters gave me a Colette Hawthorn. Pattern and some fabric to make it with. What do you think? I’m one of the lucky people for whom this pattern is a perfect fit. When I first looked at the pattern pieces I thought “Just one giant waist dart? I made the sleeves a wee bit longer, rather than the cap sleeves in the pattern. Explains this better than me). Can you see this?
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Beans, Lego and Monstars | Flossie FT
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52 dresses in 2013. 26/52 Curtains to Walk-away In →. Beans, Lego and Monstars. I have been attempting to tidy my sewing room recently and one of the things in a corner was a bag of beans for a bean bag. They were banished to the corner after I found the boys one morning swimming through a sea of white beans in the middle of the lounge floor and laughing Snow, snow as they poured them over their heads, under the couch and EVERYWHERE! So I finally made the bean bag they were intended for. First take two r...
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More Men’s Coat V8940 (and Adventures in Thedas) | heycotton
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I sew garments (slowly) for fun in NZ. Bernina Activa 130/140 info. More Men’s Coat V8940 (and Adventures in Thedas). August 29, 2016. I’m still working on V8940. The fronts have all their understructure and padstitching. Which is a roundabout way of saying that everything I’ve done so far happens before Step 1 of the pattern. I did mention I’m slow, right? Given that it’s the later part of winter here, I’m sewing toward next winter. I referenced several books (listed in my last post. Https:/ ia902502...
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Bernina Activa 130/140 info | heycotton
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I sew garments (slowly) for fun in NZ. Bernina Activa 130/140 info. Bernina Activa 130/140 info. The Bernina 130 and 140 were introduced in 1998. There’s not a ton of info online anymore, so here’s a bit for anyone who might see a deal on one. The foot pedal allows you to sink the needle slowly when you need to be precise, definitely more slowly than my Bernina 1020 (which I love for other reasons), while hitting a similar top speed. A couple of facts…. 55 mm max stitch width. Just 13 stitches on the 130...
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Bookshelf | heycotton
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I sew garments (slowly) for fun in NZ. Bernina Activa 130/140 info. Sewing and hand embroidery books I have —. Including online resources like archive.org. I plan to write more reviews, but in the meantime, if you have a question about any that are hard to find info on, feel free to ask…. Books I refer to the most. The Encyclopedia of Sewing. By Adele Margolis 1987. Clear and detailed, it covers most everything in alphabetical order for quick lookup. ( my review at PR. Sew the French Way. My favorite tai...
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reading ninjas... - Lilley's handcrafted lovelies
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March 05, 2011. Some book reading ninjas! Theyre not in the shops yet, but hopefully will find their way there later today. Mar 5, 2011 10:32:57 AM. They are too cute. I wonder how the local librarians would react if a bunch of ninjas turned up to the library :-D. March 05, 2011 at 10:19 PM. I just had to feature them on Cuteable this morning! Posted by: Lynsey aka Swirlyarts. March 07, 2011 at 10:14 AM. Posted by: Crafty Mermaid. March 08, 2011 at 06:26 AM. March 13, 2011 at 03:48 AM.
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Gussets Galore | heycotton
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I sew garments (slowly) for fun in NZ. Bernina Activa 130/140 info. June 26, 2016. Sew the french way. Gussets were mentioned on a recent episode of the. Great British Sewing Bee. And since I haven’t sewn one, I paused to grab a few books. (Any excuse to crack open old sewing books.). Construction methods were varied with outright contradictions about when to hand sew and when to machine sew, how to reinforce, and whether and when topstitching is okay. I’ve scanned some in for comparison…. The longest se...
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Muslins for Men’s Coat V8940 | heycotton
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I sew garments (slowly) for fun in NZ. Bernina Activa 130/140 info. Muslins for Men’s Coat V8940. May 2, 2016. I’m working on Vogue 8940, which is the first thing besides boxers I’ve made for my OH. After 2 1/2 test garments, I think I have the last fitting issue sorted, and am waiting for him to wake so I can pounce and (after his coffee; I’m not a monster) have him try it on yet again. Over the past couple of months I’ve referred to several books, including. By Adele Margolis,. Also by Margolis,. Aliso...
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Bernina 1020/1030 info | heycotton
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I sew garments (slowly) for fun in NZ. Bernina Activa 130/140 info. There’s a lot more info online for the 1020/1030 than there is for the Activa 130, so I’ll get right to the specs and manual…. You’ll notice the 1020 doesn’t have the basting stitch the 1030 does, but you can baste on any machine with a zigzag by using a double eye needle. See my video. Scans from my 1020 and 1030 instruction manual. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window). Sent from my ...
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