I have my own business of fashion accessories in India and now we are getting into Fine Garment production.I cannot take a break from work so online learning is the best option for me. I do not have any prior knowledge of garment construction. So I am hoping to learn a lot from your subscription. I see that there are a lot of adjustable dress forms available online, but are there some brands that you would reccommend? Since this is for proffessional dressmaking, I want to ensure I get good quality supplies. Also, could you suggest a good manual? Or have you published and books?
To shorten the rise you can take away from the top bellow the waistband and or lengthen the inseam at the crotch.
You can bring up the inseam at the crotch by about 2 cm, and bring down the waist band as much as possible without interfering with the pockets.
If the waistline is now too large for the waistband you can increase the dart intakes or take in form the side seams or both. If the pants do not have darts you can create them yourself. Make sure to do a fitting before trimming any excess fabric.
I am new to the sewing arena too, though I have been interested in sewing all my life. I hope to go big in a few years to come and even go professional. I am more interested in sewing dresses and wedding gowns so, as we move on, I'll post whatever I have online...
I am so excited for this site!! I am new here, I love the way it is presented. I have not joined yet, but suspect I will very soon, as soon as I have a routine going with the kids and all!!! I can't wait to sew stuff for the house, and make clothe for my 2 girls!!
Hi Maggie, From one new member to another.. My name is Claire, I live in Canada and I have just retired and I too have just purchased a new sewing machine. I did a little sewing years ago but was never really good at it but now I want to get better at it and I also have more time to do it. I am particularly interested in home decor, ie pillows, blinds, drapes etc. I also purchased fabric at the weekend and was so confused about the actual cutting of it and realized I had forgotten so much over the years hence I decided to watch the free on-line video and found it very helpful .. so I joined 'the club'
Perhaps we can keep in touch and encourage each other and also pass on tips...
Thanks for your kind words. You can cut a piece of fabric for the waistband with a length which will let it pass trough the hip of the little girls, plus two seam allowances for the ends.
The width should be twice the elastic bands width plus 5 mm and two seam allowances.
1 - Sew the waistband side seam
2 - Gather the top of the skirt and join it to one side of the waistband
3 - Now fold the other side of the waistband and sew it on the gathered fabric to form the casing
4 - Then you can pass the elastic trough the casing by opening a few of the stitches on the inside at the side seam of the casing
5 - Use a safety pin to pass the elastic band trough the casing. If the elastic band is wide, use two safety pins
6 - If you cut the elastic band a bit longer than you need, you can easily adjust it before the wedding
7 - Overlap and use a safety pin to secure the elastic band for the final fitting
8 - Once you do the fitting you can cut the excess length. Leave a 2 cm overlap whipstitch the elastic band at the overlapped edges along the top and bottom using a double threaded. The stitches should be about 3 mm apart.
9 - Then re-sew the side seam of the casing by hand
By learning how to measure and draft your own fitted block pattern you can make any style garment that you like. For example we used the bodice and the straight skirt block pattern to sew the dress with the spaghetti straps and pleated skirt
The funny sounding name of the woman mentioned above who offers a video about another way to make a form fitting dressmakers' dummy is "Clotilde". She's probably got a site online for her retail/catalogue business.
Hi Hehzat,
Thank you for all the lessons, they are great,......... I want to make kiddies animal costumes for a party , are there going to be lessons on this?
So many projects on the go! I'd have to finish one before I could show tho!!1 lol
G'day Lizzieshome,
A fellow Aussie here! Hope your got your new machine.......and enjoying it!
Dear Nehzat;
I have my own business of fashion accessories in India and now we are getting into Fine Garment production.I cannot take a break from work so online learning is the best option for me. I do not have any prior knowledge of garment construction. So I am hoping to learn a lot from your subscription. I see that there are a lot of adjustable dress forms available online, but are there some brands that you would reccommend? Since this is for proffessional dressmaking, I want to ensure I get good quality supplies. Also, could you suggest a good manual? Or have you published and books?
Thanks; Rushali
Hi Sheila
To shorten the rise you can take away from the top bellow the waistband and or lengthen the inseam at the crotch.
You can bring up the inseam at the crotch by about 2 cm, and bring down the waist band as much as possible without interfering with the pockets.
If the waistline is now too large for the waistband you can increase the dart intakes or take in form the side seams or both. If the pants do not have darts you can create them yourself. Make sure to do a fitting before trimming any excess fabric.
Thanks,
Nehzat
To take in the side seams remove any top stitches. You should also remove any copper rivets in the area.
Then take in the side seams like there are no pockets, basically the fabric for the pockets goes in the side seam as you re-sew the seam.
Look at the way the side seam was put together at the pockets and repeat.
Thanks,
Nehzat
Hi Carol,
Can you post a picture of your dress. I need to see if it has sleeves and what the neck line looks like.
Please follow the below instruction to upload you file:
Hi,
You can try visiting your local custom dry cleaner to see what they recommend.
Hi Laurie,
Hope this helps.
Hi Jane,
You need to follow the knitted stitch's direction with your embroidery thread. This will maintain the stretchiness of the blanket.
Let me know how this works out.
Hi femvamp,
Here is a ebay store that carries patterns in the victorian style, click here.
Let me know how it works out.
Hi! My name is Glory
I am new to the sewing arena too, though I have been interested in sewing all my life. I hope to go big in a few years to come and even go professional. I am more interested in sewing dresses and wedding gowns so, as we move on, I'll post whatever I have online...
HAPPY SEWING!!!
Hello there,
I am so excited for this site!! I am new here, I love the way it is presented. I have not joined yet, but suspect I will very soon, as soon as I have a routine going with the kids and all!!! I can't wait to sew stuff for the house, and make clothe for my 2 girls!!
Happy sewing!!
Yes please post photos. Thanks
Hi Maggie, From one new member to another.. My name is Claire, I live in Canada and I have just retired and I too have just purchased a new sewing machine. I did a little sewing years ago but was never really good at it but now I want to get better at it and I also have more time to do it. I am particularly interested in home decor, ie pillows, blinds, drapes etc. I also purchased fabric at the weekend and was so confused about the actual cutting of it and realized I had forgotten so much over the years hence I decided to watch the free on-line video and found it very helpful .. so I joined 'the club'
Perhaps we can keep in touch and encourage each other and also pass on tips...
meanwhile, happy sewing..
.
If you have a serger you could roll hem the edges. Do the embroidery by hand or do machine embroidery.
Hi Edwina
If you cant find the special pull for the jacket, you may have to make due with the one you have already purchased.
If the zipper still opens and closes you have done a good job.
Thanks
Nehzat
Thank You for the e-mail on bodice block pattern usage. I understand the reason now, I would have to view those lessons again.
Thank You
Sabrina
Hi Adlis,
Thanks for your kind words. You can cut a piece of fabric for the waistband with a length which will let it pass trough the hip of the little girls, plus two seam allowances for the ends.
The width should be twice the elastic bands width plus 5 mm and two seam allowances.
1 - Sew the waistband side seam
2 - Gather the top of the skirt and join it to one side of the waistband
3 - Now fold the other side of the waistband and sew it on the gathered fabric to form the casing
4 - Then you can pass the elastic trough the casing by opening a few of the stitches on the inside at the side seam of the casing
5 - Use a safety pin to pass the elastic band trough the casing. If the elastic band is wide, use two safety pins
6 - If you cut the elastic band a bit longer than you need, you can easily adjust it before the wedding
7 - Overlap and use a safety pin to secure the elastic band for the final fitting
8 - Once you do the fitting you can cut the excess length. Leave a 2 cm overlap whipstitch the elastic band at the overlapped edges along the top and bottom using a double threaded. The stitches should be about 3 mm apart.
9 - Then re-sew the side seam of the casing by hand
Hope this helps,
Nehzat
Hi Sabrina,
By learning how to measure and draft your own fitted block pattern you can make any style garment that you like. For example we used the bodice and the straight skirt block pattern to sew the dress with the spaghetti straps and pleated skirt
Thanks,
Nehzat
Hi sandrag,
To sew with elastic thread, stretch it and wind it on the bobbin. You may need to adjust the tension of the top thread as well.
Nehzat
Hi pmmy415,
We release new videos every month.
The funny sounding name of the woman mentioned above who offers a video about another way to make a form fitting dressmakers' dummy is "Clotilde". She's probably got a site online for her retail/catalogue business.
Hi - Just joined tonight. Glad to be part of this group.
Bonnie