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iridessence · 11 months
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I’m just curious about the level of changes people feel comfortable making to their clothing
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kvr0ii · 7 months
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For this poll, textile crafts are including but not limited to knitting, sewing, embroidery, crochet, weaving, quilting, et cetera. I apologize if I have left out your favorite one, it is 4:30 AM. Please feel free to tell me about your favorite in the tags.
For this poll, "hobby" refers to a distinct activity in your own perception. A good rule for this is if you would consider it a distinct hobby in another person, it is its own, and if you would consider it only a part of another person's larger hobby, it would not be its own hobby.
I am running this poll because I am curious as to whether or not people consider textile artists to be widely versed in hobbies or narrowly versed in them. Please choose the answer closest to your beliefs, rather than the answer you think any demographic may wish to see. I am interested in the wider perception, and reblogging would be appreciated as I believe this poll will end up being shown mostly to those already fairly knowledgeable in textile arts due to the tags I will be using. Thank you.
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sewfastdyeyoung · 8 months
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Where can I buy patterns for plus sizes?
So the big 5 patterns companies are basically all now owned by the same company. They have never had great plus size options, however this year the Know Me by Mimi G line has started and it not only has some awesome interesting plus size stuff it also features bipoc designers. So far these patterns have not been on extra sale which is annoying, but hey the other good plusize patterns out there and not going to be cheap either.
Mostly you want to look for independent pattern companies and makers. Places like Etsy are great to get pdf patterns in all sizes. Below is a link to a plus size site that has links to other patterns as well and the link for the website I've used to get patterns printed from pdfs relatively affordable. You also can invest in a projector and set up to trace your patterns directly onto fabric even. However steer clear of the ditto, because for everything I have read it only let's you use proprietary patterns.
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lilprince · 3 months
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Last make of the year, late victorian/sadly edwardian mens trousers. I'm really pleased with these, even though I have some tweaks to make for the next time I use this pattern (the fly is a blinking nightmare) but golly, properly tailored clothing does look lovely.
Paired them with this waistcoat I made a few months back in order to get that Sherlock Holmes vibe, and I'm planning on making a matching waistcoat and jacket in the same fabric for mix and match purposes with other items I have as well as the full suit :)
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I am about to start teaching a sewing class with a local community centre. It's a volunteer position, so I don't get paid, but it's still a really big deal for me.
The people taking the course are low income, so I was hoping I could turn to you lovely people for spare change to help me cover some of their fabric and notion costs. Also, if you're in or near Toronto and have fabric or bedsheets sitting around taking up space, I would be more than happy to take it off your hands!
If you can drop a few bucks in my little tin cup, we would all really appreciate it!
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camille-therinde · 6 months
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How I feel each time I see sewing patterns instructions
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castrian-cosplays · 7 days
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Tim Drake Red Hood
Finally got to wear my full cosplay! I have the main breakdown over on my main as I’m now trying to change my cosplay stuff over here!!
Inspired by the art of Tim Drake Red Hood by @notholaenas !
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teameagleworks · 2 months
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Sometimes busting out the seam ripper means you are straight up not having a good time. I aim to at least make it a beautiful experience!
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willowmaidsworld · 1 month
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Bit late to share my Nanny Astoreth cosplay, but here we go! More info under the cut.
To all the folks who attended the Talent show and/or submitted: loved seing your creations! Can't wait for a next year!❤
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The main part of the cosplay- the coat, was made by me. From black wool, satin and burgundy nylon lining. I sewed by machine and by hand. The pattern is roughly 1890s. I wanted to make a coat that is also wearable for a normal day, not only a cosplay. (It will have it's premiere in about a week when I go to see very good production of Hamlet in the theatre.)
I always wanted to have a coat like this, so I added a little Nanny Astoreth magic to the mix and made one of my dreams come true.
Edit: I was asked about some sewing info, so there you go! Warning: I'm not a seamstress, I start and complete my sewing projects only by the inaffable audacity I posses, usually by the method of trial and error. So if you're a seamstress, please don't execute me or burn me at the stake for this, please.
The pattern is from Black Snail Patterns, it's their Victorain 1890s coat. I made few alterations: I combined the two patterns you get (with the skirt or peplum). I picked sleeves from the peplum variation but kept the skirt. (More about the skirt later.)
I made no mock up. That's it, you can crucify me. I just went for it and hoped for the best. Probably don't do that.
This was my "first" in many ways: first time using pattern with included seam allowance, first time working with interfacing, first time doing an overcoat. There were some easy part and some hard ones. I won't go over the whole process, just share a few tips I found helpfull.
Here's the whole coat with the inside. (Colours are a bit brighter then in real life, I had quite a different lighting. It also isn't so shiny.)
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Before I even started sewing, I ironed in interfacing. This makes the coat stiff and strong. (I sadly have no pictures.) The pattern will tell, where to do that. I used baking sheet, so it wouldn't stick to the iron.
To ensure I have the bodice pieces all lined up, I marked the waist-line by thread. Chalupa wouldn't hold and thread made it so easy to work with the pieces. Over all, sewing the bodice together wasn't a problem, but here comes the hard part...
The satin lapels. I had a breakdown over these. I'm not kidding. First, I just sewed them in, and to make them all nice and smooth I ironed them to the ineterfacing on the wool outer layer. That turned out to be a disaster. The seams were showing on the corners because there was more fabric. I had to carefully rip it apart and think of another solution.
I decided to iron in new Layer of interfacing, sticking just to the satin. This was achieved but putting baking sheet between the two fabrics, so it doesn't stick together. There are some photos of the interfacing pinned and not ironed and then when I ironed it. (It was honestly going back and forth, trying not to overheat and melt the fabric whilst making it stick. It took forewer.)
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(As you can see, the collar is stitched on with red thread. That was just to hold it in place, I later handstitched it with black one. I used the same "two interfacings" method for the collar as on the lapels. You can also see a tiny bit of the interfacing in the upper left corner of the second photo.)
Sewing and sewing in the lining wasn't much of a trouble. The sleeves took a while to figure out, but it was mainly my thread ripping while I gathered them.
The skirt was the easy part. I pinned it on and tried it, saw the waist was too low and made my proportions weird. I just moved it up and trimmed the rest of the fabric. Here you can see how the inner seam is done. It was pretty easy.
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About the additional stuff - buttons, buttonholes and the buckle and belt. Buttons were made by me. I wanted them to match, so I bought a little box for making custom fabric buttons. Easy and fun! Buttonholes were supposed to be easy. First two were. The third was a disaster. What can I say? Check your foot and settings. You don't want to be undoing that. I bought the buckle in the shop, sewed the belt. The wholes for the buckle were done by sewing tiny buttonholes. I did the same for the prog of the buckle. Worked surpridingly well.
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That's probably all the tios I have.
Last but not least, I have a tiny fun detail. I embroidered a little star for the starmaker! And I love it dearly!
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brainscramble95 · 2 months
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Lady Capulet fitting for 1860s (ish) inspired production of Romeo and Juliet. It’s just a mock up but I’m super happy with the silhouette and the fit was really close. The designer chose to not have any of the performers corseted which is a unique challenge to get the shape we want without any sort of support underneath. This really couldn’t have gone any better though.
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The black tape is to mark some more details I’ll drape on top of this foundation. I’m super excited to keep going! And to hopefully get to figure out some cartridge pleats in the skirt😅
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arielleshaina · 7 months
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Made a new dress! Inspired by Lucy’s romper 💙 Pattern is from 1970
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moonjong-starboy · 3 months
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I havent sewn sewn in years, and since my weight gain the idea of drafting clothing patterns off my measurements has been extra jarring
But im going to push through and the first thing i wanted to do is not just wearing clothes but being dressed in a way that brings me joy- however since im broke i cant exactly go shopping. So i thought about remaking or refashioning clothes i already have and working with the fabrics i still have. First thing i did was look up some fashionnova corsets because i can layer them on top of other clothes.
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I copied a few styles but here the next problem with plus size fashion drafting comes in, when you adjust the measurements for wideness etc the shape gets "warped" (and im saying that most respectfully) so it might feel like youre not staying true to the design but it's literally just adapted to a wider body. I need to get used to that fast, and not let it throw me off because this is the way you end up with clothes tailored to YOUR body and not just a thinner standard.
So next thing i did is take my own measurements (in inches bc 🥲 i love cms just not when im measuring myself lolllll) and i did something 🥴smart🤓, i drafted a block instead of trying to freehand everything.
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I made my center front line and my bottom line, at first i wasnt using a protractor but later i thought it would be better going forward. Anyways a lot of fucking around on the arm skye because it wasnt looking right but i have to accept it because there is bodyfat to work around, thats just how it goes. All in all im quite pleased with this experiment because i can recreate it true to scale and continue to add details to the pattern and ease, which is VERY important. I would like to take the next few days to finish the pattern or at least a draft and have it be tailored to a fat body but also be comfortable. Fit & comfort are my biggest challenges, because many top garments imo are uncomfortable at the arms or the neck or the stomach etc. I hope i have enough in house to make this look really good 🥰
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sewfastdyeyoung · 9 months
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Finally feeling like myself and getting some sewing done. I cut this out last year and I am finally going to make my Our Flag Means Death inspired Stede Bonnet as a flapper costume. I have a wig and found a flapper dress that I think would be perfect. My cocoon coat should come together fairly quickly, though with plenty of cursing over silk and velvet...
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thackeroy · 4 months
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Huzzah! I've finished my first quilt top! Of course as with the previous post regarding this project it's full of mistakes and imperfections, but that's what makes it unique to me, there's no fun in an identical remake. Next up I need to figure out where I put my batting and put it all together, I'm likely just going to do a basic quilting on my machine for this project as it's my first one. The colours and the little birds make me happy.
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widowshouse · 6 months
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Today's WIP~
A patchwork bat collar, made entirely with antique scrap fabric and sewn on by hand.
Still a lot of work left to do on it, but its coming along.
Shop link HERE
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camille-therinde · 8 months
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I made my Hobbit skirt!!!!! I know Hobbit skirts are shorter but a) I fudged up the measurements and b) I prefer long skirts anyways.
I’ve had the fabric for ages but couldn’t find a convincing pattern until yesterday where I found a super easy tutorial on how to make 18th century skirts. It took me a single afternoon to make.
Also, IT HAS POCKETS! Well, pocket slits on the sides and separate 18th century style pockets under, to be more accurate, but I can fit my copy of Fellowship of the Ring in my pocket so that’s a plus. Historical pockets are just great in all the meanings of the word.
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