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Jalie 2805 – view C

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:28:37 +0000

Playing a bit of catch up here –
I did make this one again, adding length to the sleeves and body. It appears that I forgot to take a picture after I hemmed it, so you get this one where I was trying to decide if I would hate it unhemmed.

In case you’re wondering, it wasn’t an issue of my not wanting to hem it. It was a thread color issue. I didn’t have an acceptable match (in my eyes) in my collection of serger threads. After some digging, I did find a suitable match in my sewing machine threads. I popped the spool and bobbin on the two spots on the coverstitcher where I’d normally put serger thread cones and then went with the darkest purple woolly nylon I could find for the underside. Worked wonderfully. Perhaps one of these days I will remember to snap a picture after it goes through the wash. Right now I’m too ~~lazy~~ busy to go dig it out of the dresser drawer upstairs.

Jalie 2805, view C

admin — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 04:12:28 +0000

I’ve been putting this one off because the v-neck on it made me nervous, but it really wasn’t too bad. I made this one for me, tracing out a size U. I added 1.5″ to the sleeves. If I make it again, I’ll probably add another half inch. I didn’t add anything to the length and it falls right about where most of my RTW tops do, but next time I’ll add another inch, maybe an inch and a half.

This particular knit claimed to be 100% cotton when I bought it, but I suspect there is some poly in there. Some day I may get around to burn testing it. Mostly I’ve been using it to try new patterns and check the fit and sizing since it’s not really my favorite color anyway.

Anyway, playing with the photo editing software so you don’t have to see all the other junk on my table –

Here’s a close up of the neckline, which turned out pretty well, I think.