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01-22-2013, 11:32 AM | #16 |
Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Oakland County MI
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| wow you can tell that I am a beginner because LOL I am having trouble understanding the directions. First off I am not really sure I know what bias tape is and what to use it for. Although I do like the idea of attaching the skirt to something that is straight and then attaching it to the bodice. Kathy forgive me for being so dense but even after looking a the pictures I am still not sure that I understand when you attach the bodice and to what part. At first I thought that yellow strip was the bias tape and that would be a good idea to work like that, but then I realized it's the sash. I have never changed tensions and that sort of scares me because it was always the thing that gave me the most fits with my machine when I was a teen. I could never seem to get the bobbin tension right and my stuff would pucker or come loose. In high school I made this complicated granny gown for our jr prom and halfway through the night the seams were all coming apart on the back side. My home ec teacher said the bobbin thread was not right. So I am sort of scared to mess with that and did not even know you can. I am looking into getting a sewing tutor but that might take a while so please keep the advice coming and thank you to all of you that are being so helpful
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01-22-2013, 11:52 AM | #17 | |
I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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You can attach the bodice to the skirt at anytime... I do it after sewing the lining onto the bodice bc that is easier for me not to have to deal with the skirt at that time.... do whatever is more comfortable for you. The sash/band is attached to the bodice and when I use that pattern I tuck the skirt inbetween the sash and the bodice, like a sandwich... Bias tape/binding is what I use for decoration... see around the scallops on the dress I made for Lola, and on the collar and around the bow. Can be used to finish seams when needed... JoAnn's or most sewing shops will give lessons... As for tension, I always check the back of the piece I'm sewing to make sure the stitches are forming correctly... before I get too far along, lol. The manual should have info in it about how to adjust the tension and what a good stitch looks like...
__________________ Kat Chloe Lizzy PeekABooTinkerbell SapphireInfinity Last edited by kjc; 01-22-2013 at 11:56 AM. | |
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