More thoughts/tips on sewing that I am learning/remembering.

• Prewash in hot water, &/or steam trim before useing to shrink it.
• Mark guidelines with chalk, or something that will come off, yet be seen while working. Recheck measurements as needed, as things may drift.
• Double check which side of a dual-sided trim you have showing, before you sew it ( Read more... )

Taking a small break from sewing, to write down a few thoughts to remember, more like sewing tips for working on velvet.

• Use a walking foot when sewing on velvet, whenever possible.
• When pinning trim to velvet, use lots of pins, at least an 1" apart, along both sides if it is wide, then machine sew over all pins before removing them. Hand basting  ( Read more... )

One more thing... more fabrics I had ordered came in. The lovely wine/black shot taffeta, some light, but not too lightweight black silk, my black cotton velvet, and rwfranz's white linen. Pretties, my pretties... so once the pants and maybe a top are done, I can work on the Tudors in full.