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Progress on the dress I'm making:

- I finished the muslin, which fit properly and everything! I mean, I need to make a couple adjustments - the skirt needs to be a few inches longer and the pocket bags need to be bigger - but those are easy changes to make.

- I bought the actual fabric to make the dress with. And then yesterday I dyed the fabric, because buying it in white is cheaper and dyeing is fun. (I also dyed the thread so it would match properly.)

- I had to go back to the store to buy interfacing, because I forgot it, and was chatting with the cashier about my project. I mentioned that I was handsewing the dress and she looked super impressed. It's funny, because I think of handsewing as certainly weirder but actually much easier in a lot of ways. It just takes longer. But I imagine people who are more familiar and comfortable with a sewing machine might not think of it that way.

- And today I have to cut out the dress, which is the worst part.

- But then I get to actually start sewing!

Date: 2023-07-03 11:07 am (UTC)
brideoffrankenstein: Photo of John Addington Symonds (Default)
From: [personal profile] brideoffrankenstein
I totally agree on handsewing! I do sew by machine sometimes, but I default to handsewing because I do find it a lot easier often. Including, and I know a lot of people will disagree with this, going in a straight line.

Your dress sounds like it will be lovely!

Date: 2023-07-03 08:43 pm (UTC)
sfred: Fred wearing a hat in front of a trans flag (Default)
From: [personal profile] sfred
This is very exciting!

Date: 2023-07-07 08:03 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] frenchroast
Yeah, as someone who mostly uses a sewing machine, I am pretty amazed that you're handsewing. I do not have the patience for that. I pretty much only hand sew when I do very curvy quilting.

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