The Sewing Place
The Emporia => In the wardrobe => Topic started by: SkoutSews on October 15, 2017, 21:34:00 PM
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I've spent most of this afternoon cutting out, my least favourite part of the sewing process. No wait. I hate cutting out. I appreciate its importance, but it's pants. Whizzing away with the machine joining bits together is far more fun. Perhaps that's why I'm not, and never will be, a proper sewist (or whatever we are meant to call ourselves, we hobby dressmakers).
For this reason I decided to have a big session with the scissors and give myself three garments to make up. The first is another Jazzy Jacquard dress from the 5/2016 Ottobre mag. My first version worked out well and even drew compliments, despite being a bit of a hash. It's a comfortable, useful dress so I'm having another go (hoping to match the side seams this time) using a navy blue Ikat printed polyester jersey. This fabric has a lot more stretch than the previous version, which was a jacquard 'crazy paving' design.
The second was from the same Ottobre issue, the Vignette shirt. I'm using a Minerva cotton print, a light green with a large off-white daisy print and a bit of texture to it. It's nice and drapey, I like it.
Third, still in my quest for the perfect shirt pattern, Butterick 5526, in a cotton lawn, a Liberty look-a-likey. It might actually be Liberty, but I discovered the print was just ever so slightly off the grainline, so possibly a second. Nice autumnal colours though.
There is a theme here. All of these blasted fabrics needed to be matched. So single thickness cutting, grainline slightly off for the lawn, lots of muttering and cursing! Also I first had to adjust the shirt patterns for an FBA. The Ottobre pattern had already had the treatment. It all took ages and I came very close to cutting two left fronts for the Butterick (nearly forgot to flip) which would have been a disaster as fabric was tight.
On the plus side, I have plenty of sewing ahead of me with no nasty cutting out for a while. A valuable lesson has been learned. Only self-coloured fabrics for me for the next few projects!
I have a horrible premonition that, despite all my care, the pattern matches will end up out by enough to show that I tried to get it right, but failed. This will look worse than if I hadn't made the attempt!
Onward and upward, I learn a bit more with each garment.
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You've made me do a quick mental check of my upcoming projects... nope, no pattern matching. Plains, narrow, wobbly, vertical stripes and vague patterns.
I share your hatred of cutting out. Cutting out the pattern is the worst, the material not so bad.
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Hate cutting out too. My back can no longer cope with extended periods of bending over a too low cutting table and this one of the reasons I stopped sewing.
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Ha! I'm not alone then. UR, I also have backache this evening.
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I cut out on the dining room table which means I have to clear up.when someone wants to eat a meal. I quite like cutting out. As I do the odd thing in tartan I often have a bit of pattern matching to do which I also quite like even though it is time consuming.
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I only have a four room flat and all my sewing stuff has to be stowed again. I got fed up with dragging
(https://i.imgur.com/F3pR3e4.jpg)
my improvised cutting table from behind the sofa and then having to clear everything away at the end of each session.
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I hate cutting too. I need DF to come and cut all my projects for me.
In fact I have thought about cutting everything out for a "season" and jus sewing through them. Problem is I need to do so much adjusting (usually at least two toiles for a woven) that I'd forget what I need to change.
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And another hates cutting out! I wish I had DF fervour in doing so. I quite like the idea of doing a few in one hit, but by the time I'd have toiled them, I'd be bored and wouldn't cut them out and would then forget what I'd done!
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I only have a four room flat and all my sewing stuff has to be stowed again. I got fed up with dragging
(https://i.imgur.com/F3pR3e4.jpg)
my improvised cutting table from behind the sofa and then having to clear everything away at the end of each session.
Wow, I love that but I can see your point, takes up a lot of space. I currently use a large desk but since it's butted against the wall, cutting nearest is okay but furthest is a bind. I do take my shoes off and I am only 5ft 3 but it is still back aching for any length of time which is why I don't wast much time cutting out.
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Good luck with the projects! I love the Ottobre jazzy jacquard pattern - I've made it twice now with a third one planned. It doesn't take much longer than a t-shirt and, as you say, is comfy and easy to wear (I'm wearing one as I type!).
I don't mind cutting out so much; fusing interfacing is my most disliked task. I dislike it almost as much as housework.
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DV, fusing interfacing is high on my hate list too. That's still to do - maybe this afternoon when I get back from the dentist.
I might start with the dress, it's an easy make and I've done one before, so it should be straightforward. Famous last words!
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Cutting out the :pattern: is my least favorite job
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I'm trying to find us a new dining table to replace our old gateleg that only really sits two people comfortably because of the leg system.
I haven't admitted to anyone that the prime requisite is that it should be good for cutting out... :devil: I'll put a pvc cloth on it to protect the surface. :angel:
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I actually like cutting out :snip: though my back doesn't. It's especially good if I can cut something from less than the pattern envelope says I need. :fabric:
I too use the dining table; fully extended it's 7'7" x 3'5", but I do have to be careful and try not to scratch it. Little bits and patchwork pieces, especially if rotary cut are done on the big desk in my craft/sewing room which has a large self healing mat always on it.
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0_0 0_0 Whilst you are down there, is there anything that needs doing?
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Yes I remember cutting out on the floor..... a hundred years ago!
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I always used to cut out on the floor too, now I can't actually kneel at all, it really hurts :( I have an island unit planned for my new kitchen, mainly for cutting out on, 90cm wide and 1.6m long and the right height :)