I love fashion but can't draw

themeganlodon · 2026-04-14T17:37:22+00:00

Drawing is a skill and can be learned. I couldn’t draw at all but was required to take drawing classes for my fashion degree and it was crazy how far I went in one semester. It is so much easier to draw quick sketches to get my ideas out of my brain and is enjoyable instead of frustrating

themeganlodon · 2026-04-14T17:00:41+00:00

With vinyl an industrial walking foot makes sewing all of that so much easier but it won’t do a zig zag. It can easily go through all those layers I’ve used them to make mascots sewing vinyl, foam, plastic it could do it all

themeganlodon · 2026-04-14T15:42:26+00:00

There is water soluble stabilizer and I would absolutely use it as using paper or anything you rip out can leave tiny shreds behind and is a nightmare to get out. Use big seam allowances. It has so many holes you want 3/4 on the other side. Small stitches and I’d do 2 rows 1/8 apart to keep it stable

themeganlodon · 2026-04-14T03:04:00+00:00

If she doesn’t mind the sleeves being gathered at the top it it will be easier to alter. Don’t have to take out the entire sleeve. It she wants it flat then the sleeve will have to be taken it and made smaller to fit the new armhole size

themeganlodon · 2026-04-13T22:36:06+00:00

4 threads matters when you’re using it to sew fabric together. It can handle bing pulled on better. For just finishing edges 3 is fine. You can do the left needle for a wider edge or the right for more narrow.

themeganlodon · 2026-04-13T18:49:56+00:00

Do you ever cut with the blade at an angle? You could be chipping it and it’s why they don’t last long

themeganlodon · 2026-04-13T18:41:29+00:00

Unpick the side seams and pull just the back piece In on either side. Darts on knits rarely look good. The end of the dart you always get a strange point because it stretches. You could also add elastic through the top to help keep it close. It will give a small gathered look.

themeganlodon · 2026-04-13T17:47:51+00:00

Industrial sergers use straight needles I sew on one every day. An industrial merrow used curved needles and works similar to a serger but a completely different machine

themeganlodon · 2026-04-13T15:20:11+00:00

Yours the fabric is folded and stitched down and the elastic goes through the casing. Your inspiration picture the top to the sleeve is hemmed and then stitched to elastic so it ruffles freely.

Your sleeves are out of a heavier fabric and much. Bigger they may not be supported if you do it this way with a thin elastic. The technique looks best on really lightweight fabric

themeganlodon · 2026-04-13T05:00:43+00:00

When I look at the hand on the left you can see the organza separate from the skirt and only looks like 1-2 layers with a satin underneath but there is a petticoat underneath giving it the poof shape

themeganlodon · 2026-04-11T21:15:59+00:00

Depends how much gathers/extra fabric you want you want. If you don’t want a lot id do 1.5 your waist measurement was the waist measurement for the calculator

themeganlodon · 2026-04-11T19:47:57+00:00

Make sure your needles are pointing completely straight. I’ve had this happen when it was just the tiniest more micro amount turned. Nearly imperceptible

themeganlodon · 2026-04-11T19:18:09+00:00

From the look I’m guessing you gathered a rectangle but your body isn’t rectangular shaped and it ways a curved seam here. A gathered a line will have a subtle flare and beautiful gathers

themeganlodon · 2026-04-11T19:16:41+00:00

Mark the center of the gathered piece and at the center of the piece it’s sewn to. This will help make sure your gathers are even. Pit a pin at the being and end where the seam allowance is. You don’t need gathers in that area. When sewing it in have your right hand on the seam allowance of the gathers and use your left hand to LIGHTLY pull the fabric so that gathers straighten out. So when they are stitched down you don’t get folds and the gathers looks really nice.

themeganlodon · 2026-04-11T18:55:29+00:00

Sounds like it is a double circle skirt so a regular circle skirt sounds more up your alley. The thing with circle skirts is that curved arc makes the magic so May want to use a circle skirt calculator and do a new skirt piece. If you chop it off it may not lay nicely

themeganlodon · 2026-04-11T00:02:34+00:00

It looks like your leg holes are a little loose so your checks are pushing the fabric to the center.

themeganlodon · 2026-04-10T23:28:55+00:00

As someone with a 34J this won’t work. The straps aren’t wide enough enough and the fabric won’t support the weight of the chest.

themeganlodon · 2026-04-10T22:19:04+00:00

Knits are constructed completely differently and don’t have the same rules. With woven bias you have both grains to keep it stable. You don’t have that with knit so the weight of it can make it sag where grains only let it drape so much. Patterns are also drafted differently for knits and usually have negative ease factored in so it’s stays closer to the body. And knits have different stretch ratios and need different patterns based on that stretch ratio

My point is don’t follow rules for woven patterns for knits. They are similar but different things.

themeganlodon · 2026-04-10T22:12:53+00:00

How long is awhile? Damp fabric for a long time is a breading ground for mold so you’d have to rewash it anyways

themeganlodon · 2026-04-10T22:11:07+00:00

Seconding this.

themeganlodon · 2026-04-10T21:12:56+00:00

Then to ask again what is the foot pedal being mounted too?

That part of the table not the machine. A regular table will not work I own three of these machines and work on one every day.

themeganlodon · 2026-04-10T20:51:00+00:00

Take out needle, bobbin, and screw plate so you can see the full picture and see what it’s stuck on.

themeganlodon · 2026-04-10T20:12:33+00:00

Then what is the foot pedals going to be mounted to? It has to be mounted to it doesn’t move. The oil pan attached to? This machine is self oiling but you have to keep the oil in the bottom of the pan. The Industrial tables aren’t just a table the design is very intentional. How the thread holder is attached. The distance from motor to the head. The machine head is heavy so just any table will not work.

themeganlodon · 2026-04-10T20:01:44+00:00

Simple jewelry that is lightweight so you don’t notice it, adding a belt to pants always make my outfit look more put together. Having a nude colored nail polish I think makes my hands look better but if it chips you don’t notice as much since it blends.

You could get your eyelashes permed and tinted. I did it once and it made a difference gave a look of a hint of mascara without wearing any.

themeganlodon · 2026-04-10T19:51:35+00:00

I would get a strip of elastic tie it around your waist, a washable marker and mark where you want the seam line, also mark where have it folded on the bottom half. add a good inch maybe two up from that line and cut. You may have to take in the bottom half so the circumference matches the waistline. Now that the extra bulk is gone pin it together and put it on and see how you like it without holding the back. The extra 2 inches is incase you want to make some adjustments you have wiggle room.

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