Wren@lemmy.todayM to The Art Alchemist's Guild@lemmy.todayEnglish · 2 months agoI just learned this today.lemmy.todayimagemessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up186arrow-down1imageI just learned this today.lemmy.todayWren@lemmy.todayM to The Art Alchemist's Guild@lemmy.todayEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square9linkfedilinkfile-text
I can barely sew and managed to make a presentable skirt for a costume in under two hours, by hand. Bonus guide:
minus-squareSirHerylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·2 months agoAs someone who doesn’t sew. This reads like a “rest of the fucking owl” post. 🥲
minus-squarePeppycito@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoI sew, and it’s not just you.
minus-squareRamenJunkie@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI don’t sew and found this on the “everything feed” and its like “cut two what?” And “what waist band is this matching?” And “desired length -4? Wouldn’t that make it short?”
minus-squareWren@lemmy.todayOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoYou’re right, that should be a + 4" for seam allowance, which is a term I learned recently. The waist band is matched to the inner circle.
minus-squareWren@lemmy.todayOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 months agoFair. I found these youtube channels helpful in learning how to sew and making a skirt: Hand sewing and vintage techniques while talking about the history of fashion: https://youtube.com/@bernadettebanner Full walkthroughs (excluding the sewing part) on how to measure, cut and put together custom dresses: https://youtube.com/@fancy_stitches
minus-squareOhStopYellingAtMelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI came here to say the same. It seems to be missing key details.
As someone who doesn’t sew. This reads like a “rest of the fucking owl” post. 🥲
I sew, and it’s not just you.
I don’t sew and found this on the “everything feed” and its like “cut two what?” And “what waist band is this matching?” And “desired length -4? Wouldn’t that make it short?”
You’re right, that should be a + 4" for seam allowance, which is a term I learned recently.
The waist band is matched to the inner circle.
Fair.
I found these youtube channels helpful in learning how to sew and making a skirt:
Hand sewing and vintage techniques while talking about the history of fashion: https://youtube.com/@bernadettebanner
Full walkthroughs (excluding the sewing part) on how to measure, cut and put together custom dresses: https://youtube.com/@fancy_stitches
I came here to say the same. It seems to be missing key details.