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The Show Must Go On / Re: Repair for rip in dress net/tulle
« on: March 16, 2020, 06:56:47 AM »
If the net is a different colour to the solid backing fabric, I'd be inclined to hand sew using a thread that's partway between the 2 colours to help it blend.  Is the tear in a structural place, like a side bodice or something, or down on the skirt?

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The Show Must Go On / Re: Advice on fitting/drafting children's leotards for protruding tummies & more
« on: July 17, 2019, 10:41:15 AM »
Here's how I do it:

Mid-shoulder height - back my candidate up against the wall standing front square to me, feet slightly apart, arms down loose, looking straight ahead.  Hold a 30cm ruler on her mid shoulder with one end of the ruler touching the wall.  I use the ruler "edge up" rather than "flat up", as the ruler end will hit the wall vertically end-on and "parallel" is closest when the whole ruler end is touching the wall.  I tend to use mid shoulder as my upper point, as I can easily find this spot on a pattern, but if you prefer to take centre back neck height, you can place the ruler behind her neck against the wall, and eyeball the correct height from the front.

Mark where the ruler touches the wall.  I generally use half a sticky note, but you can use whatever else comes easily off the wall when you're done.

Crotch is a little harder.  Place a rigid metre ruler between her legs, and ensure that the ruler is (a) parallel to the floor and (b) just touching her crotch.  Again, I've found "edge up" works best if you can manage this.  Touch the back end of the ruler against the wall and keep it there.  I drop the front end while making sure the back end maintains contact with its spot the wall, have her carefully step over the ruler and move away, bring the ruler back up to parallel, and mark with the other half of my sticky note.

Good luck  :)

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The Show Must Go On / Re: Advice on fitting/drafting children's leotards for protruding tummies & more
« on: July 16, 2019, 13:36:52 PM »
I've made leos for all shapes and sizes of kids over the years, and I'd suggest you might want to measure what I call the child's "straight line vertical girth" (there's probably a proper term for this?)  to see how much of her actual girth is body "depth" and how much is body "length".  That might help you decide a starting point for which size arm and leg holes will fit her best.  When deciding, you can always make a hole larger, but it's infinitely harder to make one smaller, as I have found to my cost more than once!

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Fun with Fabric / Re: Stash organisation
« on: January 19, 2019, 03:52:58 AM »
I keep all fabric (and thread for that matter) in light-proof dust-proof storage crates and drawers.  I lost a lovely piece of denim fabric to light strike several years ago, and learned my lesson.

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The Show Must Go On / Re: Any Ideas Costume Makers?
« on: June 29, 2018, 07:58:30 AM »
Here's an ebay listing with a photo of the back of the pattern envelope, which has the sizes on it.  Does this help?

Kwiksew 3272

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A bit of a 'do' / Re: Beaded lace appliques on tulle
« on: August 30, 2017, 12:02:06 PM »
If you want the tulle layers to float separately (which I guess is the aim), can you perhaps trial using a second ever-so-slightly-larger piece of tulle behind each piece of applique lace, in a similar way that you would think about stabiliser for machine embroidery?  Your sandwich from outside to inside would be lace, tulle skirt, piece of backing tulle.  I haven't done this but it might work?

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Fun with Fabric / Re: Cork fabric
« on: August 15, 2017, 13:30:24 PM »
That's actually turned out to be a really cute bag!  Will be interested to see how it wears.  Thanks for the tips on how to sew that stuff.

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The Show Must Go On / Re: She wants this:
« on: August 15, 2017, 07:35:13 AM »
Love that fabric catllar!  What colour are you making the frills?  All out of the main fabric, or perhaps alternating with either/and plain blue and white?

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Fun with Fabric / Re: Cork fabric
« on: August 08, 2017, 12:18:27 PM »
Ooh catllar that cork does look lovely with the gold flecks in it!  Thanks for experimenting on our behalf; I await your report  :drink:.  I've never worked with cork (like most everyone else here it seems!), and the only possibly useful contribution I have - apart from cheering from the sidelines - is that I seem to recall somewhere reading that it's best sewn with a teflon or roller foot?

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The Show Must Go On / Re: She wants this:
« on: July 25, 2017, 23:38:23 PM »
Quote from: b15erk on July 24, 2017, 14:28:19 PM
I think any prospective beau would run a mile with her assets on show!  :o
Yup!

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The Show Must Go On / Re: She wants this:
« on: July 24, 2017, 06:11:05 AM »
Not sure that sevillanas in that dress will do the job...?

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Sewing Machines / Re: Juki TL-2010Q
« on: July 22, 2017, 03:10:49 AM »
Quote from: rubywishes on July 21, 2017, 08:29:44 AM
So I have replaced it with another brand walking foot and oh my goodness, what a difference it has made.

Glad the machines is working for you.  Which replacement brand of WF did you use?

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The Show Must Go On / Re: She wants this:
« on: July 20, 2017, 06:38:22 AM »
Does she want to actually dance in it, or just stand around and look glamorous?  If she wants to actually dance, then I agree with you that Designer Hissy Fit is the way to go - as in "flesh mesh yoke or I'm not doing it".  And the yoke should probably be made of one-way stretch with the stretch going across not up and down.  Even then I'd be considering a waist stay to help hold the weight of the skirt frills.

Don't let her talk you round, or you know as well as we all do that it will likely end in tantrums and tears.

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Sewing Machines / Re: All my machines (Showing off)
« on: June 29, 2017, 03:06:18 AM »
Quote from: Marniesews on June 28, 2017, 12:59:30 PM
That's the best way to get a great Bernina on a tight budget - but $10 is one heck of a find! It's like LeilaMay's £10 Featherweight!
:D  yup!  Can't tell you how happy I was to get my mitts on it and the price was more than right :D

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Sewing Machines / Re: All my machines (Showing off)
« on: June 28, 2017, 07:57:04 AM »
Quote from: arrow on June 18, 2017, 15:36:41 PM
The top range Berninas are rather expensive these days

"Rather expensive" is understating it for Australia at least - here they start at $12,000 new.  :o  Then you need to buy the lovely but expensive feet on top.  Way above my pay scale, now or ever!  Fortunately I'm happy with my mechanical Bernies.  Latest one (830 Record) cost me the vast sum of $10 plus a fee to my service guy; now she's running like silk  :D  I'm on the hunt for a straight stitch plate for her; it won't be cheap but given how cheap the machine was, I think it will be worth it.

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