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The Emporia => The Show Must Go On => Topic started by: Catllar on March 11, 2017, 17:56:44 PM
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I posted a pic of this sample, late last year and I've started making up the whole group. I've got 18 to do. The next time I agree to sew black, please will someone shoot me - nightmare. -< Today I've been attaching stretch voile sleeves into scuba sleeve holes - the scuba is bouncy and the voile seems to disappear - can't see squat, >:) then the overlocker threw a wobbly, so I've stopped now.
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It is beautiful though! I've just finished sewing a black corset, black dress and a black-and-white strobing-stripes blouse. And there are several metres of black wax cotton waiting to be cut out. Sucker for punishment!
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I seem to remember having no trouble sewing black when I was younger. Wore a lot of black then. Nowadays I can't see a flippin' thing. I have to have lights everywhere :angry:
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I reckon the lightbulbs aren't what they were 8)
I usually sew in the afternoon to get max light into my sewing room, but the downside is the sun is blinding in my face. I really want to re-organize space but not got the time at the moment
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It is a lovely dress though, I love the colour! I know what you mean with black and youth >:) Good luck tomorrow.
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... but the downside is the sun is blinding in my face.
Now you're not going to get sympathy that way!
I know exactly what you mean and I've just got another daylight lamp for my birthday (after heavy hinting - if you can call an email with links to all the desired objects on the sellers' pages a hint). So now I've two on my sewing table and one on my side table for hand sewing (the floor lamp is too yellow and can't find a daylight bulb to fit it).
The daylight bulbs seem to make black on black clearer than anything else - although I've sometimes taken it to my DD's to sit and do it in her conservatory - no worries about being blinded in Northamptonshire! -<
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Oh bloody hell - I have to unpick overlocking on the bloody black - I was trying to save fabric for the lining so I used a bit of old light weight black jersey - I serged it to the main green/black non-stretch fabric and the jersey has b....xed it up. >:)Gotta unpick it ( my bad) tomorrow.
:angry: :angry:
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:( nightmare!
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:'( :'( :'(
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7 out of the 18 finished. Patterns drafting for th either sizes now, so that'll give my eyes a break tomorrow.
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SO while I was at the drafting business I thought I'd do one for one of our ladies in another choreography : princess fitted look for a top and skirt. She is a generous lady and I didn't have a pattern anywhere near large enough. So away I went and a very odd looking pattern emerged. Hmm, better make a muslin. SO I've drafted the pattern and made a muslin , took it in last night to be tried on and she says happily - I'm not dancing in May, I'm going to a christening. Say I through gritted teeth - " sudden invite, was it?" Oh no, they invited me a month ago. Exit Jan Stage Left stuffing muslin back in bag...... Gr
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Hmm, better make a muslin. SO I've drafted the pattern and made a muslin , took it in last night to be tried on and she says happily - I'm not dancing in May, I'm going to a christening. Say I through gritted teeth - " sudden invite, was it?" Oh no, they invited me a month ago. Exit Jan Stage Left stuffing muslin back in bag...... Gr
People are so thoughtless aren't they? Lovely dress.
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Bet the air was blue in your house Cat!
Some folk are just so thoughtless.....
Jessie
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FINISHED - all delivered yesterday and sewing room looks empty now. When they start back after Easter holiday break I'll go and do final adjustments as the skirts will have dropped - I left them all on hangers for that reason. Got a couple of alterations to do - why do children keep growing?? >< after I've made their dresses?
Then I'll start on the last batch of 14 - piece of cake!
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So here's the finished job - couldn't get all 18 to stand still in one place - worse than kids!
The green and white ones are all recuperated fabric made from previous costumes.
Oh! Oops - seem to have come through as a download - sorry.
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They look great Catlar .... so much work :loveit:
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Thank you. I'm pleased you can see the photos!
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Fabulous Cat! Your ladies must be delighted. Colours look amazing - the black and green particularly!
Jessie
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Fabulous Cat! Your ladies must be delighted. Colours look amazing - the black and green particularly!
Jessie
I'm pleased with them, but of course they had to have a moan or two!
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I can't see them :'(
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Not surprised - am more surprised ANYONE can see them! i got them sent to me ( cos I'd forgotten my phone to take my own pix) via email and the only way I could move them was to save as a download, so now each time I open the download it whips em back to email format!
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Can't see them either... just like the black jersey pumpkin I'm making.. couldn't see the stitches.
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Oh well, guess you'll all have to take my (our) word for it! I'll try to remember to get a picture on my phone some time when my ears can stand the noise levels in the class!
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This is the last lot I delivered for fitting yesterday - some need lengthening a bit.
Dresses are made from stretch imitation suede. There is 60cm fringe overlaying the white skirts and it catches the light and the movement . The girls are gorgeous.They are angels to work with - they are that sort of shy age when they won't make any noise! Pity it doesn't last! Once they have their hair done and the flowers in their hair they are stars!
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How do you go about lengthening fringe skirts?
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You must work so hard.... they're fabulous.
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How do you go about lengthening fringe skirts?
Drop the whole thing down a bit - I always leave at least 15 cms extra length on the bodice bit - takes about 10 minutes thanks to my failsafe system of sewing them with contrast thread and a long stitch!
Thank you Ef!
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Those are beautiful! What pattern did you use for your bodice top? My halter necklines seem to be lower than I like on the upper bust....
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Thanks - I made my own pattern for these, but you could start with a basic high neck leo and then just cut away the bits you don't need, I guess :)