Start of the Satin-Top
Sewing
It's wonderful, just wonderful! I had time to string beads for my teal satin top. Not only did I have time to string them, I had time to sew them on to the top. I'm pretty satisfied with how everything is turning out at this point.
First things first: I cut the extra fabric right off! I measured the length that I wanted it to be just by eye-balling it on my dress form. I marked it with a pencil and then measured how many inches I needed to cut across evenly—7 1/2 Inches. That's right, "Goodbye Satin!" It felt really nice to cut it off because I knew I was working towards a top that I would actually wear.
The next step was to finish the edge. I serged the raw edge with a 3-thread overlock. When you "sew off" on the seger, you end up having a tail. I read that a professional, or traditional, way to make sure the threads stay is to weave it into the finished edge with a needle.
I guided the eye of the needle first because I didn't leave myself a long enough tail.
When I was through, I just snipped the threads. I learned something today using my serger. I learned that when sewing on satin, I need to set my differential feed at .5 and set my stitch length at 1. If I set the stitch length at a higher number, it puckers. Examples are in the photo below.
The top satin edge puckers somewhat and the bottom satin piece is as smooth as can be. What a beautiful finish! I feel like I accomplished so much learning that today.
Yay!
So after machine sewing, I brought out the beads but I forgot to take a snapshot of my work area to share. I did, however, take a blurry photo of my string of beads.
I really liked how the tiny fringes turned out and couldn't wait to sew them onto the top.
It's a delicate look and I'm not finished yet. I still would like to add sequins in between the fringes. I don't think that I will do the rosettes after all. I don't know how well it would go with the lace trim as far as "attention" of the garment. But since it is what my mother calls "kick-around", it doesn't really matter if the attention clashes or distracts (which would be considered in the "unmatched technique" category
). This is my first time applying beads and sequins to a garment that I am going to wear. I have tons of room to make it mine.
Book Review
I read a little more in Sewing Lingerie that Fits last night. I learned that I should cut my nightgowns and camisoles on the bias of the fabric, so that's what I will plan to do when I get to the point of making my undergarments.
I don't know what tomorrow holds—maybe a new creation, maybe to finish the one I started today, maybe a new idea! Little by little, I will reach my goal of "superior seamstress" by using one technique at a time.
Until the sun rises again...This is WizardGir1 signing off. Happy sewing dreams!
It's wonderful, just wonderful! I had time to string beads for my teal satin top. Not only did I have time to string them, I had time to sew them on to the top. I'm pretty satisfied with how everything is turning out at this point.
First things first: I cut the extra fabric right off! I measured the length that I wanted it to be just by eye-balling it on my dress form. I marked it with a pencil and then measured how many inches I needed to cut across evenly—7 1/2 Inches. That's right, "Goodbye Satin!" It felt really nice to cut it off because I knew I was working towards a top that I would actually wear.
The next step was to finish the edge. I serged the raw edge with a 3-thread overlock. When you "sew off" on the seger, you end up having a tail. I read that a professional, or traditional, way to make sure the threads stay is to weave it into the finished edge with a needle.
I guided the eye of the needle first because I didn't leave myself a long enough tail.
When I was through, I just snipped the threads. I learned something today using my serger. I learned that when sewing on satin, I need to set my differential feed at .5 and set my stitch length at 1. If I set the stitch length at a higher number, it puckers. Examples are in the photo below.
The top satin edge puckers somewhat and the bottom satin piece is as smooth as can be. What a beautiful finish! I feel like I accomplished so much learning that today.
Yay!So after machine sewing, I brought out the beads but I forgot to take a snapshot of my work area to share. I did, however, take a blurry photo of my string of beads.
I really liked how the tiny fringes turned out and couldn't wait to sew them onto the top.
It's a delicate look and I'm not finished yet. I still would like to add sequins in between the fringes. I don't think that I will do the rosettes after all. I don't know how well it would go with the lace trim as far as "attention" of the garment. But since it is what my mother calls "kick-around", it doesn't really matter if the attention clashes or distracts (which would be considered in the "unmatched technique" category
). This is my first time applying beads and sequins to a garment that I am going to wear. I have tons of room to make it mine.Book Review
I read a little more in Sewing Lingerie that Fits last night. I learned that I should cut my nightgowns and camisoles on the bias of the fabric, so that's what I will plan to do when I get to the point of making my undergarments.
I don't know what tomorrow holds—maybe a new creation, maybe to finish the one I started today, maybe a new idea!
Little by little, I will reach my goal of "superior seamstress" by using one technique at a time.Until the sun rises again...This is WizardGir1 signing off. Happy sewing dreams!
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