I FINISHED A THING!!
Nov. 5th, 2022 06:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dianec42I finished the Prototype V-neck T-shirt 1.0.
As annoyed as I am with this pattern, I think I'll make one more test shirt before setting it on fire and trying a new one. But only because printing, tracing, and cutting out PDF pattern pieces is such a hassle. :P
I think with a drapier fabric, and actually knowing when to stretch the neckband, it should work much better.
Things I have learned include, but are not limited to: the meanings of TWO different clicking sounds from my sewing machine(*); yes, it is wise to wind multiple bobbins before starting the actual sewing; holy crap, it is actually possible to run out of one of those giant spools of Guttermann thread; hand basting is my friend; and it is surprisingly easy to sew with a giant honking floater in your good eye. (More on that later.)
(*) One means, "Help, I am stuck in a thread nest for no reason." The other means "Yo, we're out of bobbin thread AGAIN. Surprise!"
As annoyed as I am with this pattern, I think I'll make one more test shirt before setting it on fire and trying a new one. But only because printing, tracing, and cutting out PDF pattern pieces is such a hassle. :P
I think with a drapier fabric, and actually knowing when to stretch the neckband, it should work much better.
Things I have learned include, but are not limited to: the meanings of TWO different clicking sounds from my sewing machine(*); yes, it is wise to wind multiple bobbins before starting the actual sewing; holy crap, it is actually possible to run out of one of those giant spools of Guttermann thread; hand basting is my friend; and it is surprisingly easy to sew with a giant honking floater in your good eye. (More on that later.)
(*) One means, "Help, I am stuck in a thread nest for no reason." The other means "Yo, we're out of bobbin thread AGAIN. Surprise!"
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Date: 2022-11-06 04:27 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-11-06 07:34 pm (UTC)Neckbands always need to be stretched. It literally pulls the shirt together. Unfortunately, the twisty maze of instructions I followed never actually included "STRETCH IT NOW!" so I missed that part entirely.
Still, the first 3 of anything are for practice. The fact that this is wearable at all is astonishing.
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Date: 2022-11-07 01:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-11-12 06:15 pm (UTC)It looks good, and it sounds like it was a good learning experience.
As I type this, it's your birthday. Hope it's a good one.