Sunday Mornings are made for this
Just had a lovely morning sewing. Not a very productive morning, but peaceful and inspiring.
When I'm sewing a garment I call it by the number of pieces, so for example, a blouse would start with 8 pieces, then you sew the fronts to the back, making it 6, add the sleeves to leave 5 etc.
This morning I have made Carole's Jacket a 1. Which means to me it is now finished. But it isn't, because it needs finishing off. The hems are the next, then all the invisible stuff that coutured garments have. None will be seen, but they make the garment "alive" in my mind. It's the stage I love the best, because it is the easiest for me.
My main headache comes from drafting the pattern and cutting out the pieces, I have panic attacks when I come to making the first cut in the cloth. If things are wrong at this stage, then they are wrong all the way through the construction. I can spend days at this initial stage, but when the garment is a 1 - I just know I've spent my time wisely.
I have to cook Sunday lunch now, but in my mind, my sewing room is now a place of peace and tranquility, with a beautiful garment needing some tender care to make it perfect.
When I'm sewing a garment I call it by the number of pieces, so for example, a blouse would start with 8 pieces, then you sew the fronts to the back, making it 6, add the sleeves to leave 5 etc.
This morning I have made Carole's Jacket a 1. Which means to me it is now finished. But it isn't, because it needs finishing off. The hems are the next, then all the invisible stuff that coutured garments have. None will be seen, but they make the garment "alive" in my mind. It's the stage I love the best, because it is the easiest for me.
My main headache comes from drafting the pattern and cutting out the pieces, I have panic attacks when I come to making the first cut in the cloth. If things are wrong at this stage, then they are wrong all the way through the construction. I can spend days at this initial stage, but when the garment is a 1 - I just know I've spent my time wisely.
I have to cook Sunday lunch now, but in my mind, my sewing room is now a place of peace and tranquility, with a beautiful garment needing some tender care to make it perfect.
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Comment by Claire Jakins on February 4, 2009 at 11:23 -
I made some lambskin baby's boottees this morning
Claire
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Comment by Carol-Anne on February 4, 2009 at 11:17 -
I have been to their website in the past and have bookmarked some of the tutorials. I really do fancy making a jacket one day.
Yours turn out very nicely. The fabrics look a lovely quality and I'll bet they were a joy to work with. I can see Carole's dilema.
Can't wait to see what you make next.
CA
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Comment by Claire Jakins on February 4, 2009 at 11:11
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Thank you Carol-Anne for your lovely words. In the end I didn't do any couture, but finished it all by machine. The texture of the materials called for machine stiching, so I did. I gave the jacket to Carole on the 30th January and it suited her perfectly. She just can't decide which way round to wear it.
If you are thinking of embarking on jacket making, I would recommend going to the web site www.threadsmagazine.com, they have wonderful tutorials. From them I learned to box a jacket - not literally, but a technique for putting a lining in a jacket.
Happy sewing
Claire
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Comment by Carol-Anne on January 25, 2009 at 12:11
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I'm pleased to here that you have had such a satisfying Sunday Morning. I've done a fair bit of dress making in my time but no couture. I'd love to hear about and see some of the invisible things you will be doing to finish the jacket. Perhaps that will give me some confidence to attempt a jacket of my own one day.
CA
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