tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post8793929566947320802..comments2023-10-20T08:27:40.314-04:00Comments on male pattern boldness: Bodice Darts, Facings, and Back Stays, Oh My!Peter Lappinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-1948433805118298432013-05-20T16:25:32.908-04:002013-05-20T16:25:32.908-04:00What a clever solution for the back stay. "It...What a clever solution for the back stay. "It's easier to stitch off a teeny edge than to start sewing on one." Yes!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711792521348799922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-36009044276607273282013-05-19T14:13:49.217-04:002013-05-19T14:13:49.217-04:00I agree with Debi, it looks stunning so far. I can...I agree with Debi, it looks stunning so far. I can't wait to see this dress finished! And thanks so much for sharing the details :)Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028414273977350224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-83759350465430815742013-05-19T12:29:14.389-04:002013-05-19T12:29:14.389-04:00Oh, I'm usually so good at lie/lay. You can s...Oh, I'm usually so good at lie/lay. You can see how fried I am if I'm making mistakes like that!Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-76074058477166165252013-05-19T12:09:26.882-04:002013-05-19T12:09:26.882-04:00I try very hard to control my inner grammar Nazi w...I try very hard to control my inner grammar Nazi when online. I wouldn't bring this up, Peter, except that your English is usually very precise and I know from a previous comment of yours that you try to be correct in usage and grammar, so here goes. Facings don't "lay" flat. They LIE flat. "Lay" requires an object: I lay the facings down on the table. The facings lie on the table. <br /><br />Here's a something I read years ago that illustrates this well and serves me as a memory aid. Someone wrote that he was confused when he read that "the protesters were laying down in the street." Why, he wondered, would anybody lay soft, fluffy down in the street? Perhaps they were filling potholes?<br /><br />Always look forward to Cathy's appearances. This dress promises to be especially successful!Hoosiermamanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-91544209698322833702013-05-19T11:31:22.319-04:002013-05-19T11:31:22.319-04:00Beautiful! I am really looking forward to seeing ...Beautiful! I am really looking forward to seeing the finished garment.Josettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17470039217443534947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-71269662368148210612013-05-19T10:11:04.235-04:002013-05-19T10:11:04.235-04:00Beautiful workmanship, as usual, Peter!
...and I l...Beautiful workmanship, as usual, Peter!<br />...and I love the gathered detail on the new pattern 3334!<br />Very beautiful repetition on bodice and skirt.Bill Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-9384297990371498242013-05-19T09:26:57.079-04:002013-05-19T09:26:57.079-04:00The facing and the dinner both look fabulous. Yo...The facing and the dinner both look fabulous. You are so right about fish eye darts- much easier to run off at the points. Then you can catch the thread by stitching an inch of thread chain after you have run off, raising the machine needle then lifting the pressure foot. moving the needle so it is in the dart body and the thread chain is laying straight but not taut, then stitching one or twice on the spot to anchor the chain. Cleverclogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168361912898524778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-81735684531377899372013-05-19T08:22:23.904-04:002013-05-19T08:22:23.904-04:00I'm super excited about this dress!! The fabri...I'm super excited about this dress!! The fabric is divine!! Can't wait to see the tulip sleeves!Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12668255845241284664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-33646858643281376742013-05-19T06:49:45.619-04:002013-05-19T06:49:45.619-04:00A good idea to underline like that. I'll remem...A good idea to underline like that. I'll remember it in the future.<br /><br />I personally prefer to trace everything, as Claire Schaffer suggests in her Craftsy class. Ever since I started doing that my darts have gotten a lot better.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03123921802204398237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-84334745542788752472013-05-19T04:43:32.494-04:002013-05-19T04:43:32.494-04:00Thanks for the details on how you make the dress! ...Thanks for the details on how you make the dress! I've never worked with silk, hopefully some day I will. Your twin cousin is going to look gorgeous!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409672562802978884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-78093911497412317972013-05-19T01:02:54.944-04:002013-05-19T01:02:54.944-04:00The dress is lovely; but so is Michael's cooki...The dress is lovely; but so is Michael's cooking. Nom, nom, nom.Pifflenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-72757356556586488992013-05-18T21:07:40.362-04:002013-05-18T21:07:40.362-04:00Looking wonderful! As usual, the 'how-to' ...Looking wonderful! As usual, the 'how-to' details are greatly appreciated.<br /><br />I'm sewing my own silk dress at the moment, and I couldn't agree more about needing to take a break from the project occasionally. I think it actually goes faster this way, because you are way less likely to make silly mistakes or try to rush.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18413671907959074949noreply@blogger.com