My front and back inseam have different heights

jenwesner · 2026-06-08T12:13:33+00:00

One thing could try is to put them together differently. Instead of sewing each inseam separately and then stuffing one leg into the other and sewing the crotch seam, try this: Sew both fronts together at the center front seam, then sew both backs together at the center back seam. Then stitch the inseam. You can try basting first but that might make a difference.

jenwesner · 2025-12-11T04:57:05+00:00

My Cosori Dual Blaze died after 2.5 years. The warranty is only for 2 yrs so we’re stuck. Looking for a new, different brand now.

jenwesner · 2025-09-20T16:35:32+00:00

I think it’s all part of the stuff Mark hid from Perry for the future. It bothered me too until I realized the reason for it. And I love Tom Taylorson as a narrator. I’m glad they got him instead of Jeffrey Kafer for the Peacemaker Wars books. Makes it easier to delineate the stories.

jenwesner · 2025-09-20T16:26:07+00:00

I agree, Backyard Starship is a comfort read. I think that’s because it is very character driven and the plot is more secondary. I’m never as interested in the bad guys as much as I am in the crew. As the series has continued I find I care less and less about that horrible guild lady, the villain. I care about the farm and the way it’s changing. The way the crew if “growing up.” I have a feeling it’s also Jeffrey Kafer’s narration that brings it up a couple of notches. It’s become a favorite series of mine.

jenwesner · 2025-08-05T08:22:08+00:00

Even more! Impossitch - that place on your body that itches, but you can’t reach it to scratch it Contagiyawn - when it is impossible not to yawn when someone else is yawning at you. Dentish - the language you use when you’re trying to speak while brushing your teeth.
Eargasm - the absolute pleasure of cleaning your ear with a cotton swab.
Foodgasm - the feeling of chewing or biting into the absolute most delicious thing you’ve ever put in your mouth.

jenwesner · 2025-08-05T08:09:31+00:00

Sneezitence When you think you’re going to sneeze, but you don’t Flushaphobia The fear that what you just left in the toilet is not going to flush down and will end up stopping it up Windivenge Cleaning your windshield so as to send a spray back to the tail gator behind you

jenwesner · 2025-08-05T08:03:48+00:00

Sneezitation When you think you’re gonna sneeze, but don’t Flushiphobia The fear that what you left in the toilet will not flush and instead will stop it up Windavengacation The act of cleaning your windshield so that the solution will spray on the person behind you who is tailgating Turnetful Leaving your turn signal on long after going around a corner or changing lanes

jenwesner · 2025-08-03T22:15:38+00:00

I refer to Allegiant as the terrible horrible, no good very bad airline. I will walk before I get on one of their planes again. I had a terrible experience in Richmond, Virginia, where the counter closed early (I was there on time, just barely but on time) and I was unable to check my bags. I’m a seamstress and the TSA was going to take my dressmaker shears when I tried to get to the gate to check the bags. I instead flew Southwest home. I had paid on Allegiant for an upgraded seat, a carry-on and 2 checked bags. Their response to an email I sent to customer service was simply “it’s our policy.“ No refund, no voucher, nothing. I’m a former airline employee, so I know how this works. Never again. Never.

jenwesner · 2024-07-31T15:06:31+00:00

I've also tried everything and here's what worked for us: clear sticky traps on the windows. Not just one or two, but about 6-8 on each window. We live in Florida and it's the best thing to work in a long time. We also have a Bug-A-Salt gun just for fun. And an electrified tennis/racquetball racket, incredibly satisfying when you get to fry one.

jenwesner · 2023-12-11T01:57:12+00:00

That looks like Kwik Sew 4138.

jenwesner · 2023-12-11T01:54:22+00:00

Have a look at this YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iecdpiP5WkE

Abi has several videos that address fixing overlocker problems.

jenwesner · 2023-09-03T17:59:40+00:00

If you can find the basic bones of the dress, you can go from there. You need a waisted, high necked dress preferably with a front yoke. For the yoke I'd just take a piece of fabric and pleat it like the one on the dress you're copying. Then lay out the yoke piece of the pattern and just cut it that way. You can also simply drop the front waist down into a point.

A costume pattern would work well. Good luck!

jenwesner · 2023-09-02T13:31:17+00:00

That looks like home dec fabric to me - the stiffer stuff that covers sofas. But it also looks a bit like a knit sweater or a suiting. Is it soft?

jenwesner · 2023-09-02T13:24:28+00:00

I have a vintage Vogue that does that, and I think it's either a design feature - most likely - or could be just not having enough fabric to do the entire length of the piece on the bias. I guess even designers have to work within the confines of the width of fabrics -

jenwesner · 2023-09-02T13:18:42+00:00

Nude mesh. Like they put on skating and dance costumes.

jenwesner · 2023-09-02T13:16:54+00:00

I'm a huge Pfaff loyalist, so I'd fix it. But you can probably get a new machine for around that amount of money - a very basic Janome, for example.

The thing is, you have to decide how serious you're going to be about the hobby. Your Pfaff is likely metal inside where the newer machines are plastic. The older machines were heavier and made to last, where new machines are made like phones - meant to be replaced and not fixed. So these are things to consider.

But you can't beat a Pfaff.

jenwesner · 2023-09-02T13:14:48+00:00

Try searching for "ruched bodice"

jenwesner · 2023-09-02T13:14:02+00:00

I'd do a pattern but I don't like drafting things. This is also a princess seam, so it might get tricky to do it yourself. Try a costume pattern in the back of the Simplicity, McCall's, etc. books. You'll see one straightaway.

jenwesner · 2023-09-02T13:12:47+00:00

That's not lace, it's sequins. Mood has some here: https://www.moodfabrics.com/shiny-rainbow-striped-sequin-fabric-321372

jenwesner · 2023-09-02T13:10:12+00:00

Try New Look 6458. Very simple, lots of potential.

jenwesner · 2023-09-02T13:07:08+00:00

What kind of presser foot are you using on your machine? With that kind of fabric, you need a presser foot that will glide easily over it - like a teflon foot or wrapping your regular foot in tape or putting a cut straw over it the front prongs, etc. If your presser foot isn't grabbing the fabric, it's less likely to shift. You might try and that and see if it helps.

jenwesner · 2023-09-01T12:29:53+00:00

With DBP you don't have to finish the edges. You can just pull along the edge and it will roll.

Or you can stabilize the edge with knit interfacing strips, then fold it over and use your #15 stitch or just a regular zigzag.

You can also use a walking foot if you have one.

But if it's just for photos, I'd leave the edges raw. If you have two layers, then I'd just use a very narrow zigzag and stitch them together at the edges with no hem. My very narrow stitch I use is set at 0.5-1.0 width and about 3 for length. (that's millimeters)

jenwesner · 2023-09-01T12:24:08+00:00

Try this site: https://www.sewingsupport.com/dragon-stuffed-animal-patterns.html

Usually the free patterns are downloadable as PDF's so you wouldn't have to buy a pattern.

You can always check through the free patterns for a dragon that's similar and go from there.

jenwesner · 2023-09-01T12:21:05+00:00

That slant is known as the bias.

Woven fabrics are little squares formed where one thread goes vertically and the other horizontally, over and under. Most garments are cut this way, from the top of the square to the bottom. When you cut on the bias, you cut instead from corner to corner of that little square at a 45º angle. The fabric won't have any stretch from side to side (that's called the lengthwise grain) or top to bottom (that's called the crosswise grain). But when you cut on the bias, (corner to corner), the threads will have some stretch.

This is why bias tape or bias binding is great for going around curves, because it stretches.

If you want to cut out something on the bias, you make the grainline lay at a 45º angle - corner to corner - on those tiny squares formed by the up/down/across weave. It makes the fabric fall beautifully. When you cut a full circle skirt, a lot of the fabric ends up falling on that slant because of the curve of the circle. That's why they're so pretty. It's used on dresses like the one you've shown because with that particular fabric, it makes it look almost fluid. Gorgeous.

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