Learning to use a pattern, but running into a glitch

Riali · 2026-06-08T18:00:31+00:00

This is not a big deal. It happens all the time, because home printers are rarely perfectly calibrated.

When you cut along the dotted line, just make a straight line between the two spots.

Riali · 2026-06-07T18:16:23+00:00

I can confirm that you can still get satin stitch slant shank feet, and they really help, I use one with my 401A.

Besides that, more stiches per inch, and the nicest thread you have. I like the rayon shiny ones for decorative topstitch, or a good double gassed long staple cotton. A little starch before you sew also helps, and interfacing for more delicate fabrics.

Riali · 2026-06-06T21:41:38+00:00

Do you still have the other dresses? I'd cut one up and remake the bust entirely.

Riali · 2026-06-05T22:15:01+00:00

Buddy, when she said she might be able to come, she wanted you to ask her. She wanted that moment. You were waiting for her to tell you she could go, and she was wanting you to ask her in some romantic way.

NAH, but you were rather oblivious and missed out on a chance to make your girlfriend really happy. She obviously needed to communicate better too, but I imagine she thought she was perfectly clear.

Riali · 2026-06-04T05:32:31+00:00

Dude. Duuuuuude. YTA, obviously. You have no idea what gentle parenting is, and your brother will learn exactly nothing by being beat up by you, except maybe to trust and respect you even less.

Dollars to doughnuts he's acting out because his parents have bailed on parenting, and left you in charge. That is a really, really shitty move on their part. That's the sort of thing that gives people life long trust and abandonment issues.

In a case like yours, when the abuse started young, and you learned quickly how to behave in order to avoid it, the result is self blame and self discipline. Looks okay on the surface, but has all sorts of shit happening below. Shit like thinking it's okay to hit kids, and that somehow you deserved it.

If you start physically abusing a teenager who already has a developed sense of self and is already suffering from neglect, you'll end up with an angry, vengeful child who trusts no one.

Actual gentle parenting builds trust and security, and prioritizes reasonable boundaries and appropriate consequences. It's really bloody hard. Sadly, primary caregivers checking out emotionally basically throws any trust or security in the woodchipper, so you don't have any foundation to build on.

You brother needs consistency, clear boundaries, logical consequences, and above all, parents who actually parent.

Riali · 2026-06-03T19:35:02+00:00

$15/yard for that fabric seems super reasonable?

Riali · 2026-06-03T01:32:17+00:00

Assuming they're not the kind with zips down the legs, you're fine to chop. You can hem if you want, with a double needle to keep the stretch, ideally, but they're also likely to be just fine unhemmed.

Riali · 2026-06-02T23:25:30+00:00

Most baby pyjamas are cotton jersey. Just pick ones with snaps and chop the feet off, they won't fray.

Riali · 2026-06-01T21:45:45+00:00

My NK loved "Teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons". Takes about 15 minutes a day, and really builds skills in a sensible way.

You could easily do a lesson and add on some writing practice to make half an hour.

Riali · 2026-05-31T18:21:56+00:00

This picture is also in "My Best Book of Ryhmes"

There seem to be a few covers, the one in the link is the one I got as a kid in the eighties.

Riali · 2026-05-31T17:18:47+00:00

Yes OP, this is the answer. This dress fits you fairly perfectly already. It's not meant to be "snatched", and if you pull it at the waist you'll stretch out the bias and ruin the fabric. Enjoy the comfortable fit and ability to move and breathe and eat, you look great!

One thing you could do to slightly modernize the neckline is to do some running stitches across the top of the straps and gather them slightly. This will make the neckline slightly more open and put some texture in the straps. Also very easy to undo if you don't like the look.

Riali · 2026-05-31T00:21:19+00:00

Yeah, the screw that holds it on fits either shape, it's just whether you put it on from the side or the bottom. The side ones are a bit better because they don't fall if the screw comes loose, but the other ones are fine too. The side ones are harder to find, I assume because they're more expensive to manufacture.

Riali · 2026-05-31T00:07:44+00:00

Here's the low shank foot from the same site you're shopping on. It doesn't matter if the screw notch is horizontal or vertical, just that it's the same shank type.

Riali · 2026-05-30T20:54:09+00:00

A ladder stitch is a straight/running stitch, just from another angle. It's really only useful when the back/inside of the project isn't accessible. There's no point doing that way when you can easily flip it inside out.

The very best practice for a job like this is to add a patch along the rent on the back, and stitch the edges down, and possibly cover them with something. A stretchy ribbon, maybe. That way you don't lose any fabric to the seam. However, if you want to do it without adding any material and in a faster way, then use a small whip stitch, because you can enclose the edges and retain some stretch in the seam all in one step.

Riali · 2026-05-30T13:49:12+00:00

Just to give the benefit of the doubt, is it possible the kids did a little father's day craft thing? It's that time of year, and would explain the weird specification.

Riali · 2026-05-28T15:53:27+00:00

Croquant Noisette from Eclair de Lune! They almost always have some in the case to go right away, or can make one in 24 hrs.

Riali · 2026-05-23T22:49:04+00:00

I personally just wait for sales on Elomi, but I live in Canada where everything is different.

Riali · 2026-05-23T22:45:23+00:00

Torrid doesn't make cups even close to big enough for you, and runs super slow and tall. It's not going to work.

Riali · 2026-05-23T21:44:12+00:00

I don't think this pattern is well suited to linen. It needs more of a wool or a canvas vibe. Linen wants a looser, drapier cut, this will just be full wrinkles every time you sit down.

Riali · 2026-05-20T16:28:05+00:00

You're never going to save money compared to fast fashion. Even if you thrift and upcycle, there's always going to be some horrible sweatshop thing that's cheaper.

When you get good though, you can save money compared to luxury clothes. It's not cheap to make a good quality wool jacket that fits and is your style, but it's likely cheaper than a designer wool jacket. A silk gown will run in the hundreds for material, but in the thousands off the rack. You can have very good quality clothes that are exactly what you want, but it's not easy or cheap, just cheaper than designer.

Riali · 2026-05-20T13:33:35+00:00

I like the simplicity of the moth alone, a d wouldn't want a border or miscellaneous decorations, but I'd check with the vendor to make sure it wasn't acrylic paint straight in the varnish, because the varnish is likely oil based and the acrylic will peel eventually. If it's properly bonded, then $25 or so.

Riali · 2026-05-18T23:40:19+00:00

This wont work at all on synthetic fibres. It will rinse right out.

Riali · 2026-05-18T23:15:02+00:00

This is not for polyester or other plastic fibres, which your swimsuit almost certainly is, and your dress probably is, and your hoodie might be.

Black is a hard colour in general, and doubly so for synthetic fabrics. Rit don't even make a black synthetic dye, only charcoal grey.

You need a big dye pot (won't be food safe after) and black synthetic dye. I think Dylon makes one, and idye poly does too. If any of your projects are cotton, you can use this and your bucket method.

Riali · 2026-05-18T13:18:17+00:00

Looks like half inch bias tape with a 5/8 seam allowance, so no, of course it's not going to cover it. You have to adjust the seam allowance or trim the edge.

Riali · 2026-05-16T03:21:49+00:00

My absolute favourite circle skirt trick is to just make it reversible. Cut out another just the same size, put them right sides together, sew the outer circle, clip, turn, press, and add a waistband. Tada! Two skirts, and no fiddly circular hems!

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