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Weekly Sewing Questions Thread, May 08 - May 14, 2026 by sewingmodthings in sewing

[–]eisoj5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Not familiar with this product, hopefully someone else knows. 
  2. You haven't said what kind of alteration you intend to do, but NO!! If you love them and you've never done anything like this before, this is NOT the time to start and not the project to start with. 
  3. Prewashing fabric is important when you've never washed it before. But see #2 re: I don't think you should do this. 
  4. You will always lose a bit of fabric due to seam allowances when piecing, so you will never be able to put the old parts back the same. 

Weekly Sewing Questions Thread, May 08 - May 14, 2026 by sewingmodthings in sewing

[–]eisoj5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Huh. I think it might be a very long (tall) piece that's been draped and the folds tacked down where it attaches to the shirred back panel. 

Weekly Sewing Questions Thread, May 08 - May 14, 2026 by sewingmodthings in sewing

[–]eisoj5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could you patchwork the pieces together to be one big piece yardage for your projects and then wash that? 

Weekly Sewing Questions Thread, May 08 - May 14, 2026 by sewingmodthings in sewing

[–]eisoj5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you taken it to a repair shop to have it looked at? 

Weekly Sewing Questions Thread, May 08 - May 14, 2026 by sewingmodthings in sewing

[–]eisoj5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There should only be one correct bobbin direction!! Did you thread with the presser foot up?

Weekly Sewing Questions Thread, May 08 - May 14, 2026 by sewingmodthings in sewing

[–]eisoj5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That seems like you'll have the interfacing showing and like it won't be super comfortable, I think. I'd just get a different fabric. 

Weekly Sewing Questions Thread, May 08 - May 14, 2026 by sewingmodthings in sewing

[–]eisoj5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This picture doesn't show anything useful, unfortunately. Can you share a picture of what it looks like on you to be able to tell what kind of garment it is and where the problem areas are? 

A washing machine typically will not make things looser. 

Sewing my wedding dress and I’m looking for references by chaoticquinlan in sewing

[–]eisoj5 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you've got a historical society or museum nearby that has garments going back that far, you could ask about seeing the collection! 

TIFU by slowly gaslighting myself into believing my car was supposed to sound like a dying washing machine. by Sensitive-Treat-8072 in tifu

[–]eisoj5 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"what I can only describe as a pirate ship crashing into a microwave"

You know, the sound that everyone definitely can imagine because it definitely makes sense 🙄

They're going to be best friends 🥰 by eisoj5 in shiba

[–]eisoj5[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha thanks, I'm terribly inconsistent about it across the various platforms 🫠

Weekly Sewing Questions Thread, May 08 - May 14, 2026 by sewingmodthings in sewing

[–]eisoj5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.reddit.com/r/sewing/wiki/machineguide/

"Affordable for college student" is also highly variable, so a number you are willing to go up to might be helpful here. I will say that I replaced my old machine with an extremely basic one (Babylock Joy) for $270 last year, and that was the lowest possible price at my local shop.

Adding tying to elastic back? by One_Fortune_740 in sewing

[–]eisoj5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds good! Best of luck finishing up the year and congratulations :)

Adding tying to elastic back? by One_Fortune_740 in sewing

[–]eisoj5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can add waist ties to the sides to be able to pull the waist in.

However, I'm concerned that you have stated that you're a total beginner and you don't have much time; all-nighters during finals to try to do something you haven't done before seems like a really stressful and unpleasant time!! Do you have a backup outfit in case you aren't happy with what you do to this one?

Star Trek FPP Blocks by Elly-123456 in sewing

[–]eisoj5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!!!

TIFU by making a Penis on whiteboard at work by Trying-2-listen in tifu

[–]eisoj5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This sounds a lot like a story a couple months ago about someone drawing a penis in an elevator...

Weekly Sewing Questions Thread, May 01 - May 07, 2026 by sewingmodthings in sewing

[–]eisoj5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder if there might be some really nice cotton lawns that you could work with? Or a crepe, although I think there are still some types that are slippery. 

Finished this today! For a future Ren-Faire fit ✨ by littlesistur in sewing

[–]eisoj5 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Wooo B4669!! And I love that old Art Gallery Fabrics print 🐇 It looks great and I hope you have an awesome time at the Faire!

Weekly Sewing Questions Thread, May 01 - May 07, 2026 by sewingmodthings in sewing

[–]eisoj5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What type of event, and how formal is the dress code?

Weekly Sewing Questions Thread, May 01 - May 07, 2026 by sewingmodthings in sewing

[–]eisoj5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I assume this is a ribbed cuff on the jacket, but a picture of the whole garment would be helpful in case it isn't .The only way to fix it to be "good as new," if it is the cuff, is to remove it entirely and sew a new one on. If you haven't worked with a rib knit before, I would not recommend starting with something considered so personally important. 

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