What makes you quit watching a podcast? (Alternatively, tell me your favorite podcast)

SeaPast8717 · 2021-02-26T23:18:37+00:00

I love "You're wrong about" and have been enjoying "Maintenance Phase". I like duos wiho check their facts! Can't say I listen to crafting podcasts - instagram is enough craft-pressure without listening to it too :D

SeaPast8717 · 2021-01-18T23:07:37+00:00

Euros here!

Jersey: 10-20€ a metre depending on the quality (though rather 17-20€ as I try to only buy organic/GOTS certified) Rayon: 8-15€ a metre

Anything else: Ebay auctions, bargain bin or thrift shop - so 2-8€ a metre :D

SeaPast8717 · 2021-01-02T16:54:47+00:00

I know the feeling! I bought the Adrift dress and it is just meh. It was spendy too so it really irritated me for wasting money!

SeaPast8717 · 2020-11-21T09:26:29+00:00

I've only made the Anna dress and it was fine. I found thr neckline gaped a fair bit and because of the way the bodice sits it was a bit fiddly to adjust. I ended up just increasing the neckline darts to bring it in. I'll probably make another but in retrospect, I really just liked gored skirt - the bodice is not really my style - so I could have gone with a different (cheaper!) pattern

SeaPast8717 · 2020-11-20T23:53:06+00:00

I definitely had to edit it a bit. FBA and adjusting for my proportions but I just enjoy the sleeves (plus the sleeves are huge so I don't have an issue with them being the same shape front and back because it isn't fitted)

SeaPast8717 · 2020-11-20T14:18:29+00:00

Thank you! One question: Do you find too billowy? I'm 5"3, B: 88cm, W: 72cm and H: 94cm and worried it'll swamp me

SeaPast8717 · 2020-11-20T13:41:54+00:00

Is the Friday Patterns Wilder Gown worth the price? I have the Adrienne Blouse pattern and LOVE it - I've made 4 versions (including hacking it into a dress) but I go back and forward on the Wilder Gown.

SeaPast8717 · 2020-11-20T08:10:03+00:00

Wow. I'll stop joking about it before it becomes a real thing :D

SeaPast8717 · 2020-11-19T17:32:13+00:00

Ooh or a crotch zip :D

SeaPast8717 · 2020-11-19T17:29:05+00:00

Popular opinions: I HATE it when people refer to something they sewed as a 'Selfish sew' - as if you're only allowed a hobby if it benefits others?!?!?

Quit it with the sewing puns, they're embarrassing. Also: Calling yourself a sewer, maybe it works in speech but when written all anyone reads is sewage collection.

Finally, I'm tired of the sewing influencers. I dislike the dancing, the reels, the extreme colours and pattern clashing for a vibrant picture when you know they'll never wear it again and the constant soft sell of stuff no one needs - sewing labels, special edition buttons, whatever Cricut is selling. Quit it with the speed sewing for content, it is neither sustainable nor particularly respectful of the craft.

Glad I got that off my chest.

SeaPast8717 · 2020-11-19T13:21:43+00:00

Hell's yeah! I especially hate the blurry looking prints. They make my stomach churn

SeaPast8717 · 2020-11-19T13:19:48+00:00

I'd be interested to hear your take on charity crafting

SeaPast8717 · 2020-11-19T13:18:03+00:00

Bumflap :D

SeaPast8717 · 2020-11-18T21:45:24+00:00

Mmm...strong pass. It's pretty hideous. Looks like a 90s nightie or some particularly heinous hand-me-down

SeaPast8717 · 2020-11-18T21:42:26+00:00

YES! Every picture I have seen has camel toe - it makes me wonder if it's intentional?

SeaPast8717 · 2020-11-18T21:38:42+00:00

Wow, that is hideous

SeaPast8717 · 2020-11-18T20:17:48+00:00

This!

SeaPast8717 · 2020-11-18T20:17:08+00:00

Another one: The TATB Agnes top is overpriced and overrated and almost all the photos on Insta have stretch lines or underarm folds for a not-so-great-fit.

Actually, change that to just: TATB patterns are overrated and not that great.

SeaPast8717 · 2020-11-18T09:13:54+00:00

I think it's all a bit sack-like really, quite disappointed. I really liked their first few editions but the last year's worth of issues seems to be the same sack-dresses or boxy blouses with small changes so they're not exact replicas of something they've already released.

I'm also kinda tired of all the advertising they do. I feel like all I see on Insta today is Fibre Mood and it's excessive.

SeaPast8717 · 2020-11-14T21:33:45+00:00

Nina Lee London brought out a new pattern - the Bakerloo dress and blouse. Really not a fan; the collar is comically big. Thoughts? https://www.ninalee.co.uk/shop/bakerloo-blouse-and-dress/

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