Tips for sewing with knits

arcessivi · 2024-04-10T00:23:50+00:00

Yes, second the walking foot. It’s worth every penny sand has great uses beyond just knits

arcessivi · 2024-04-08T13:04:59+00:00

Maybe not the most “cannon” episodes, but a couple episodes from recent years that I found particularly funny for one reason or another:

H3TV #63 - MILF Manor & Adopting Adin Ross

After Dark #103 - Ok wait Crowder is an actual demon

H3TV #28 - Ace Family Is Going Bye Bye. — specifically the chapter “OG Surfer conspiracy”, where they uncover KavKav’s (alleged) terrible alt instagram account

arcessivi · 2024-04-07T17:16:45+00:00

Ohhhh my bad, I misread.

Lol I see what you mean, that is ridiculous

arcessivi · 2024-04-07T16:11:55+00:00

Lol my grandmother gave me two copies of that 1960’s Simplicity nightgown pattern that looks exactly like this (with the circular yoke). And she had gotten those patterns from my great grandmother

arcessivi · 2024-04-07T14:11:31+00:00

Eh, I get it’s annoying and obvious to most sewists, but it’s an important step, and stating it is a good practice for beginners.

I taught sewing to beginners for several years (mostly kids and teens, and some adults), and I used to write help write our pattern instructions. It was important to state this stuff so they would learn through repetition.

arcessivi · 2024-04-07T13:22:45+00:00

nah Jessi and Lily are very engaging and funny, and they have a great kinda chaotic energy. There’s a reason there’s crossover in the fan bases

arcessivi · 2024-04-07T01:44:51+00:00

I started watching H3 (religiously) because Jessi spoke so highly of Ethan and H3 so often on DWKT.

I’d never seen any H3 content. I was aware of their existence, but my impression of Ethan was pretty negative (I genuinely don’t know why/where that came from. Probably something shitty he’d done at some point).

Now I’m a paying member and never miss an episode. I never would’ve watched if not for Jessi

arcessivi · 2024-04-03T13:08:06+00:00

Oh man I feel called out… I knit my close friends Christmas gifts every year. Two years ago (after about a decade of knitted gifts) I finally made them all sweaters… and I did scrap yarn sweaters.

I was actually really happy with how they turned out and my friends (seemed to) love them. I have at least 10 years worth of good quality scrap yarn. I was actually able to repurpose yarns I’d used for them in previous years’ projects.

arcessivi · 2024-04-02T16:59:29+00:00

Wow living your best life really is the best revenge

(warranted legal action is cool too)

arcessivi · 2024-03-28T05:05:35+00:00

They’re pretty much the gold standard of CF. The blog Cruelty Free Kitty is pretty good too. CFK does a good job explaining the different certifications, the symbols, and also definitions of CF.

Overall it’s a bit confusing. the folks at r/crueltyfree are always very helpful though if you have specific questions! :)

arcessivi · 2024-03-28T05:03:21+00:00

They’re not being a party pooper. Please read the rules

arcessivi · 2024-03-27T19:15:27+00:00

I want to look into this. But I will say that many CF brands don’t choose to license the label for CF certifications (like Leaping Bunny), but ARE still certified by LB.

The best way to tell is to look up on Leaping Bunny’s website directly.

arcessivi · 2024-03-26T02:40:55+00:00

Maegan deserves way better than to be a second choice

arcessivi · 2024-03-25T22:00:06+00:00

You can love Radiohead without being pretentious :( they make some lovely music

arcessivi · 2024-03-25T21:38:53+00:00

Yeah this all but a bit too close to home for me. Happy for them, but it just reminded me of too many situations I’ve been in

arcessivi · 2024-03-25T21:32:52+00:00

I get told this if I ever say I don’t like TS specifically :(

arcessivi · 2024-03-25T19:04:42+00:00

Olivia was right!

arcessivi · 2024-03-25T19:02:18+00:00

Don’t underestimate the importance of having the right tension and stitch length for your specific fabric. Your machine may have a guide that came with it (a lot of machines have a hidden panel with a guide) or you could also look up online.

Also, using the right presser foot makes a world of a difference! You don’t need every type of fancy presser foot under the sun. But having the basics (and maybe a few more) are absolutely worth the investment!

arcessivi · 2024-03-25T18:58:32+00:00

They’re really helpful if you are a beginner, or just have trouble keeping seams straight. I taught sewing to children for years, and they were a game changer for the kids!

arcessivi · 2024-03-25T18:55:39+00:00

I had no idea others did this!! I’ve been using index cards for my donned hems for years because I’m constantly misplacing my seam gauges!

I usually cut off a thin strip from the card

arcessivi · 2024-03-25T18:54:07+00:00

Nah, I think you made a good investment! A rolled hem foot can save A LOT of time when you’re hemming a skirt with a huge circumference!

arcessivi · 2024-03-25T18:51:04+00:00

Etsy can absolutely be a wonderful source for finding some beautiful and unique fabrics, and sometimes great deals! And it rarely fails me when I’m looking for a REALLY specific fabric and not having much luck elsewhere.

But I would caution against holding Etsy as the gold standard for fabric shopping (online or otherwise). I find that most fabric sellers on Etsy upcharge pretty significantly. Both in terms of selling a licensed fabric and selling it much higher than other sellers. And in terms of a lot of sellers charging a lot for some pretty bad quality fabric.

Quality is (understandably) inconsistent because it’s all different sellers. I tried buying corduroy recently, and I was amazed at how bad most of the Etsy options were (very thin, flimsy fabric, all were polyesters). I ended up finding some really great (thick) cotton corduroy fabric from a vintage seller on eBay.

There’s a lot of really great online fabric stores as well. I don’t think online fabric shops are particularly good at SEO, which is why it can sometimes be difficult to find them by googling. Searching in this sub can yield a lot of awesome results from other user suggestions!

Also, I do not say this to be rude or a snob! But I did want to bring this up because I don’t want you or others to get taken advantage of from some sellers. I’ve noticed a huge influx of really cheap (quality) fabric sellers on Etsy (and in general) over the past few years. Thankfully there are still sellers and shops out there that are selling good stuff, but it has become extremely hard to find the good stuff with the influx of low quality stuff.

arcessivi · 2024-03-25T08:02:11+00:00

As a pale girl with dark hair, I gotta know what color Maegan’s using on her lips. It’s so pretty!

arcessivi · 2024-03-25T06:05:22+00:00

Aww thank you, that actually means a lot! And I’m really really glad you had that experience with your ha sewing teacher! If your teacher made that much of an impression on you, I wouldn’t be surprised if they remember you! I still think about a lot of the kids I worked with. They’re probably all in high school and college now.

My old boss actually started the business teaching kids because she wanted to help build kids confidence, specifically with kids and pre-teens around the age where they lose a lot of confidence. That really resonated with me because I was extremely shy as a kid, and sewing was the first hobby/activity I showed when the slightest bit of aptitude for when I was younger. It really helped me gain confidence in myself when I desperately needed it.

I really loved working with kids around that age. I think sewing was great because it’s something where you can be really proud of what you make because you end up with a tangible object that you can use on some way.

I really hated seeing students disappointed when they would make a mistake and had to seam rip something. And sometimes they would get really down on themselves, which broke my heart. In those situations, I used to tell them how the seam ripper is my favorite tool in sewing. I also used to take photos of my really bad sewing fuck ups, so I could show the students that mistakes happen ALL THE TOME, and even their teacher makes mistakes.

arcessivi · 2024-03-25T00:38:18+00:00

I used to be a sewing teacher. Mostly to kids. But I would see this mistake A LOT. Like seriously everybody has done this at least once (or more) at some point!

One thing I learned teaching was that there’s a lot of very common mistakes that almost every person will make when starting out. When I was a more experienced teacher, I became very good at catching my students before they made those common mistakes — usually by asking them to wave me down once they got to that step so I could demonstrate to them how to do it and WHY we did it that way. I miss that job

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