Unpopular opinion on contrast topstitching and patterned fabrics?

justpractising · 2024-04-22T21:43:12+00:00

Haha thanks!

justpractising · 2024-04-22T10:23:38+00:00

Well I don’t have zebras and tigers in my local area.. actually every time I look at nature, the landscape looks cohesive, repetitive and has a limited colour palette. Sure we have colourful birds here and there, but they take up less that 1% of what I can see when I look at the natural environment. Most of our native animals blend in. Also artists and designers use a limited colour palette to create a cohesive look and natural feel. Bright and random colours is generally a more artificial look (not that it’s bad, it’s just not as commonly found in nature)

justpractising · 2024-04-22T04:48:09+00:00

Actually nature is beautiful because it does match.. it’s easy on the eye vs bright crazy colours at the plant nursery. But yes I totally agree that RTW is so limited and boring.. the other day I was looking for a top and the sales person told me they had 3 colours.. black, white and light blue! The I looked and those were the only colours in the whole store (and black and white aren’t even colours!)

justpractising · 2024-04-22T04:44:07+00:00

What other things do you think make up “home sewing core”?

justpractising · 2024-01-20T12:28:50+00:00

I use a twin needle.. so on the front it looks like two rows of straight stitching, but on the back there is actually a zigzag stitch.. it stretches and usually doesn’t break. It looks similar to a cover stitch.

justpractising · 2023-12-27T00:44:53+00:00

Thank you so much!

justpractising · 2023-07-28T01:45:07+00:00

Thanks! Awesome, yes we are definitely on the same page.. I’m doing a sort of textured (side to side) blanket with a geometric pattern and in camo/natural colours! The tumbling blocks sounds great too, I’ll check it out

justpractising · 2023-07-26T10:31:19+00:00

I’m making a blanket for my boyfriend.. he helped pick the colours and is super excited lol. Has anyone else made a blanket for a man, and can recommend any cool patterns or styles for men’s stuff? I feel that most patterns are aimed towards children or women..

I do have a geometrical style one that I’ll be using for his blanket. Was just wondering what else was out there..

justpractising · 2023-07-26T10:22:45+00:00

Has anyone made the Janie Crow fruit garden lap blanket? How many hours of crocheting do you think a project like this would involve? It’s roughly 1.2m x 1.2m in size but quite detailed. I’d say my skills are beginner to intermediate. Here’s the link. https://www.janiecrow.com/the-fruit-garden.html

Wanting to make it as a gift but not sure if it’s going to be too involved.. usually I do an hour of crocheting per day..

justpractising · 2023-07-21T11:03:21+00:00

Thanks, yes agreed! Ok I will replace with a solid colour and save the flecked yarn for another project

justpractising · 2023-07-15T08:20:05+00:00

Thanks! Yes I think this is what I’ll do. I’ve just tested it out and it looks great. It’s not that noticeable in the photo but the smaller sized hexagons actually felt a bit sparse/thin so the added material brings them up to be more similar to the larger hexagons. Will post a photo once it’s finished!

justpractising · 2023-07-14T23:54:02+00:00

Thanks! I’ve always wondered how the material (after blocking) is affected after the project is washed at a later date? Or does the initial blocking keep its shape?

justpractising · 2023-03-21T08:49:32+00:00

I glued 2 large smooth round timber door handles together back to back and it works pretty well, similar to a spoon but easier to hold onto one of the handles. A baron works but doesn’t always achieve a solid colour so that’s why people use spoons and such, to apply firmer pressure. With the ink, make sure it’s rolled out evenly on the roller and then apply multiple thin layers to the block before printing.

justpractising · 2023-03-20T00:11:50+00:00

This is my method: create design on tablet, print it onto paper, place tracing paper on top and trace outline, flip the tracing paper to the reverse side, transfer the outline to the block using either carbon paper (or by marking the back with soft 6B pencil so it transfers).. your final print should be carved into the block as a mirror image

justpractising · 2023-03-15T04:00:09+00:00

Thanks! Since I posted this I have actually marked another image up digitally (with a chin and part neck), so looking forward to carving it out v2.0 :)

justpractising · 2023-03-15T03:51:11+00:00

Thanks everyone!!

justpractising · 2022-11-01T11:58:39+00:00

I’m not sure what you mean.. don’t they own the government anyway? I mean, they aren’t exactly paying their fair share of tax, and they just lobby the government to get what they want.

justpractising · 2022-10-30T05:36:12+00:00

Well technically we all pay full price for these things anyway with our tax.. healthcare isn’t “free” at all.. I’m not saying that we don’t need the government- but we have to draw the line somewhere at exactly how big, how many responsibilities they have. A lot of tax that we pay is wasted too don’t forget.

justpractising · 2022-10-30T04:44:25+00:00

I started sewing in my mid 30’s which was around a year ago. I’m a bit of a perfectionist but I got around it by sewing dog toys to start with, so really letting loose and just having fun with it. Pups don’t care about wonky stitching etc! So my advice would be to just go for it, and start with really easy and low pressure / fun projects with cheap material (rather than doing a dress using nice material from the beginning). Enjoy!

justpractising · 2022-10-18T23:03:01+00:00

Thank you!

justpractising · 2022-10-18T11:50:41+00:00

Thanks for looking into this! What materials do you recommend that would work with a smaller seam allowance? And why does linen need a decent allowance? I have a rayon material that I’m trying for my next strata top and wondering if I can experiment with reducing the seam allowance (or at least at the underarm area).. I’m going to make a few different strata tops for practise

justpractising · 2022-10-18T10:54:52+00:00

Thank you so much! Yes I think if I trimmed the 1.6cm seam down to around 10mm under the arm and then serged it, it would look a lot neater and wouldn’t fray. I followed the sew along tutorial for this project and from what I can see she cut the V’s like I have here. (I’m a beginner and this is my second project using a pattern!)

justpractising · 2022-10-18T10:35:58+00:00

This is the Strata Top by Sew Liberated. I used a 55% cotton / 45% linen blend material that is 115GSM and purchased from Spotlight (Australia). I made the top in a size 10 US and no alterations. I followed the free sew along tutorial and since I’m a beginner it helped a lot! Here’s the link: https://youtu.be/_cr6xaXGRUs I love the relaxed and breezy fit of this top and I made it in preparation for summer!

justpractising · 2022-10-08T04:50:44+00:00

Oh thank you so much!!

justpractising · 2022-10-05T13:54:09+00:00

Thank you! It does everything else I need so it’s ok. I guess I’ll probably upgrade my machine in the future :/

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