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Are you traveling this holiday season? ✈️🚗🧳 Bring your sewing with you!⁠
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We know, holiday visits are usually pretty busy. But if you can squeeze a little bit of sewing in during the quieter moments, it might make the difference between frazzled and festive. Sewing is such a nice brain reset. Here are a few ideas for bringing your sewing along with you:⁠
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🪡 Hand sewing takes up a lot less space than machine sewing. Do some hand finishing on a garment - or do some of the construction steps by hand! It can really improve your skills. ⁠
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🪡 Embellish your me-mades or thrift finds with hand embroidery.⁠
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🪡 Try out a new hand sewing technique like applique or hexie quilting.⁠
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🪡 Bring your machine along and work on whatever makes your heart sing.⁠
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We have a bunch more tips and ideas in Episode 234: Sewing and Travel! (Not to be confused with Episode 273: Sewing FOR Travel, which is about sewing clothes, bags, and accessories BEFORE a trip. 😂)⁠
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A person hand sewing a hem on a white garment with red trim.

Finally had some daylight/sun this weelend, so you bet i used it for a bit of sewing. 1 curtain hemmed, 1 project bag sewed up for a Christmas present, and 1 duvet cover turned into a test of the Jalu skirt concept i keep seeing online. Max helped!

#daylight #winter #cat #lapcat #sewing #memade #handmade #reducereuserecycle #upcycle #jalu #skirt

Finished sock pics! I even wrapped them (after realising Christmas is literally a month away and i want my sister to have the package by 1st advent). Can't waaaait to see her reactions!

#knitting #knit #sockinutting #drops #nord #homemade #memade #poopingpoodle #laceknit #christmas

In this week's episode, we interview Pauline Bruce aka @sewuthinkucan! She’s a pattern hacking genius, Sew the Look specialist, and beloved member of the sewing community. She chats with us about her continent-crossing sewing journey, tells us how to get sewing friendships off the internet and into real life, and reveals her secrets for finding patterns to dupe ready-to-wear looks. ⁠
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#LoveToSewPodcast #WeLoveToSew #SewingPodcast #HandmadeWardrobe #MeMadeEveryday #MeMade #Sewing #HandmadeFashion #Handmade #Sew #Sewcialists #ISew #MakersGonnaMake #SewingLove #IndieSewing #MakersCommunity

Pauline wears a black halter top and stands in front of a white background. The text reads, "Episode 292: Sew the Look with Pauline Bruce."

Not keen on being cold, but Autumn has compensations...

The #JacketOfManyStitches is out of the wardrobe again...

#HandEmbroidery #MeMade

Some of my embroidery on the jacket. Autumnal colours and jacobean shapes.

@laguiri
Wow! Fabulous fabric and excellent modifications. Now that I've expanded my #MeMade wardrobe, I don't look much at ready-made clothing, but this looks great.
#sewing

@APBBlue
That's totally how I feel about #sewing, especially now that I have a #MeMade wardrobe! It's even better when I can upcycle fabric and clothing that would otherwise wind up in the landfill!

Catching up on some recent makes. Butchered a child's duvet to make this Kalle shirt dress. #KalleShirtDress

#dressmaking #DressmakersOfPixelfed #ISewMyClothes #IMakeMyOwnClothes #Sewists #Sewcialists #SewistsOfPixelfed #SewSewSew #SewingPattern #SustainableFashion #sewing #handmade #HandmadeWithLove #MeMade #HandmadeUK #sewers #SewersOfPixelfed #PixelfedSewers #HandmadeFashion

@Giselle
Thanks!! I'm currently faffing about, as the Brits would say, because it's my sew day an hour away, and I have allergy symptoms disturbing my morning and making my head spin. I'll wait a bit longer before deciding whether to make the journey. The days are so productive once I get there!
I've had #sewing inspiration lately because several young women have gushed over my #MeMade clothing! One of them told me that my style rocks! I definitely don't have a cookie-cutter look.
Classes are quite pricey, but taking them really keeps me on track with my makes, helping me to solve the inevitable problems that arise. Hope you find a way through the obstacles to your sewing.

@popchicken
That looks great! I wear a #MeMade wardrobe almost exclusively now, and have ventured into quilt-as-you-go, so there may be a quilted #MossJacket somewhere in my future!
#sewing
#quilting

Of the ten garments I'm wearing today I made five (counting a pair of socks as one garment). My grandmother made a sixth (approx 22 years ago) and my aunt a seventh (approx 18 years ago).
Of the remaining three garments, one was bought second hand, one from an ethical clothing company, and one from a cancer fundraiser.
I'm happy with the direction my wardrobe is moving in. Also I am nice and warm, wearing four wool garments (three knitted, one crocheted) and two of flannelette.
#clothing #MeMade #sewing #knitting #crochet

Turned another child's single duvet into clothing. This time a dress from Style Arc (Trinnie using the extension pack options). I need to work on a better way of doing gathers as I'm not a huge fan of how the bottom tier (the longest) turned out. But a good bit of silliness for a wearable toile.

#dressmaking #DressmakersOfPixelfed #ISewMyClothes #IMakeMyOwnClothes #Sewists #Sewcialists #SewistsOfPixelfed #SewSewSew #SewingPattern #SustainableFashion #sewing #handmade #HandmadeWithLove #MeMade #HandmadeUK #sewers #SewersOfPixelfed #PixelfedSewers #HandmadeFashion

Studio Tunic finally made it out of the WIP pile! I started this months ago but hit a snag when all the neck and armhole facings were 2cm short (at least I am consistent). Switched to bias binding; made my own from a batch of fat quarters I had for a pillow project that never materialized. Seams are Frenched and all the bias binding is understitched. It is sturdy! I'm still not sure about the fit; it's a bit larger than it needs to be but I think it will work with boots and a bit of styling. Made from thrift store linen. I am pleased with this make. I made the most of the long weekend and sewed jersey covers for four yoga bolsters (so soft - I wish I had done this sooner), repaired a tank top, finished the arms holes in a dress I had modified, and repaired a skirt hem.

I have another pattern waiting in the wings and some more second hand fabric in my stash! Onward!

#Sewing #StudioTunic #BiasBinding #MeMade #IMadeThis

A teal linen tunic laid flat on a bench with colourful print bias binding on the neck and armholes and the hem.

Look at it.
Look at the thing i made. With my own two hands (and a sewing machine). With deadstock fabric from Paris. It's broderie anglaise.
Look at the fit. I self drafted that mofo, that's why. It sits perfectly under the arm, just so you know.
It has a shadow sleeve.
It swooshes.
It's perfect.

I'm never as uncertain as when I'm in the trenches of a sewing project ... and never as confident and euphoric as when it turns out good 😅

#memade #sewing #sewist #handmade #dressmaking #lace #broderieanglaise #selfdrafted #prettydress #summerdress

Scrap fabric bucket hat! I've always felt i look a right egg in any hats, but i love the shade they give so i'm gradually getting used to them. This is my first bucket hat ever, self-made or otherwise. Idk maybe it looks okay on my egg head? 😂 the hat itself turned out so cute, especially with the broderie anglaise on one side and mint green on the other. It's the free bucket hat pattern from Mood, but with the modification of making it fully reversible.

#sewing #sewist #memade #handmade #crafting #buckethat #summerwear #broderieanglaise #scrapproject

Lyocell (brand name Tencel) is a wonderful fabric for summer - it's drapey and breathable, with a cool hand. But what exactly is it? In Episode 181: Lyocell/Tencel, we answer these questions, plus much more!⁠
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🧵 How does it go from plant matter (usually wood) to finished fabric?⁠
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🧵 What is the difference between lyocell/Tencel and rayon?⁠
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🧵 What are the best garments to sew with it?⁠
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We love this fabric! What have you made from lyocell/Tencel?⁠
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📸: Rosewater Tencel Twill in Firecracker/Pink from Blackbird Fabrics
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Pink, red, and green floral print Tencel fabric draped against a white background.

Full day at folkeverksted with serger and wonky old coverstitch machine, it will be while before I have time for this again.

Tauko Magazine 12 (sporty issue) had this pattern Kaari. It's fun! Surprising, simple and easy. There's option for short version, too.

Fabric is very drapey bamboo jersey.
The pattern has funny pockets on front, with this fabric they just droop around 😂

#sewing #ompelu #memade

Black jersey garment laying flat on floor, next to it is Tauko Magazine 12 where the pattern is. The garment is kind of like long dress t-shirt, but same time it's not any of those things, it's hard to describe, it's kind of odd shape the armcyes are on top same level as shoulder seam.

Middle aged woman wearing Kaari dress that is sort of t-shirt but not., taking mirror selfie in tiny dressing room, that has lime green colour walls. The dress-shirt is loose on top, but tighter on hips.

@kamikat
Those are very cute and they look very comfortable. Like the others have suggested, I love to add a contrasting component somewhere in my #MeMade clothes.

How to cut and press double gauze (without losing those lovely crinkles!): ⁠
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Step 1: Pre-wash and dry your fabric.⁠
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Step 2: Use a steamy iron to remove any major folds. Either lift and set down the iron on those spots (not running it over the fabric) or just use the steam and finger press the big folds out. Try to preserve the crinkly texture as much as you can!⁠
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Step 3: Cut out your pattern pieces!⁠
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Keeping the crinkles in will give you a better idea of how the final garment will fit. Use your iron minimally, or just finger press it! Part of the beauty of double gauze is crinkliness, so it makes sense to work with it. ⁠
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Listen to Episode 231: Double Gauze for lots more tips!⁠
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📸: Organic Cotton Double Gauze in Sweet Pea from ⁠Blackbird Fabrics
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A close-up of soft purple double gauze fabric.

Give yourself time to cut ✂️✨⁠
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You know when people say things like, "Woodworking is 90% sanding?" Well, sewing is at least 30% cutting, and that's okay! In Episode 189: Cutting Patterns and Fabric, Helen said that she would get so frustrated in her early sewing days by how long the cutting part took. But now, she gives cutting the space and time it needs to be done well. And it helps to pair it with something fun, like calling a friend or watching TV. ⁠
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Have you ever felt annoyed by how long cutting takes? What do you do to make it through?⁠
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