https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sewing-question-1 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:48:37 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sewing-question-1#post-2304310 Thu, 26 Jan 2023 17:11:48 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2304310@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Jenrva. As it turns out, she has decided to send her 1963 Kenmore with me today. A sad step for her, but I’m excited. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sewing-question-1#post-2304309 Thu, 26 Jan 2023 17:01:03 +0000 Jenava 2304309@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I bought a new machine this summer, and the Husqvarna Viking would be a mechanical mid priced model you could consider. I ended up going with a computerized model because it can do things like always stop with the needle down (or up), which I like. Those old school, ultra reliable machines DO still exist! That said, I started on my dad's singer heavy duty machine and that thing is a tank (and pretty cheap). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sewing-question-1#post-2304037 Wed, 25 Jan 2023 04:47:17 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2304037@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nikki, wandering through fabric stores has been so much fun! That’s the only piece I’ve bought so far( the rest aren’t quite what I have in mind, but they’re like candy shops for your eyes! </p> <p>NancyW, it turns out that JoAnn’s has bias tape too, but I’m still excited about the way back stash and especially about the machine. It seems the only way to get a new one without a thousand programs that doesn’t beep at you is to go way, way low budget, and then they are low quality. Mom’s sturdy, all-metal machine from the 60s, well oiled and maintained over the years, with the original, intelligible, not-too-long instruction pamphlet is just what I need. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sewing-question-1#post-2303983 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 21:55:45 +0000 NancyW 2303983@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If you don’t have a good fabric store near you, try Walmart. It is my closest store and I have found bias binding, interfacing, and other sewing tools there . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sewing-question-1#post-2303948 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 19:06:34 +0000 Anonymous 2303948@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very pretty fabric, Stag! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sewing-question-1#post-2303834 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 04:43:28 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2303834@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mom says I can have her sewing machine and supplies when they move into The Home. I’m so excited! Fabric here is what I just bought for a (different) blind; bias tape and seam binding were in her cabinet. I don’t even know where to get double fold bias tape any more! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sewing-question-1#post-2303000 Thu, 19 Jan 2023 03:30:03 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2303000@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Val! I’ll check those sources out. </p> <p>Indigo, I hear you on the great sea of fabrics online. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sewing-question-1#post-2302994 Thu, 19 Jan 2023 03:08:16 +0000 Val MN 2302994@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Try Mood Fabrics or Fashion Fabrics Club. They have very large selections, some garment and some home decor. There’s also Spoonflower which does custom printed fabric. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sewing-question-1#post-2302966 Thu, 19 Jan 2023 01:42:55 +0000 Indigoprint 2302966@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For me online fabric is hard. I am a sensory person, I need to see and feel my fabrics. Sadly I do not buy as much lately. I have looked online and there seems to be some lovely choices and often you can get samples for a fee but I have not purchased anything online. Etsy seems to have a lot.<br /> Threads magazine may have some resources. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sewing-question-1#post-2302621 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 02:54:35 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2302621@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another question: what are some good places to look for fabrics online? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sewing-question-1#post-2302614 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 02:24:58 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2302614@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Doing a mock-up is a great idea. Thanks! </p> <p>I just fixed a mistake in my last comment that I’m going to attribute to autocorrect. The way I’m thinking of doing this, there won’t be any pinches or pleats in the main fabric, just dowel pockets in the backing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sewing-question-1#post-2302608 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 01:57:20 +0000 cjh 2302608@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I kind of understand your idea, SF. How about making a little sample with paper, or and old tshirt, even? Or a small scrap or paper towel, to see if the folds still work when you add a second cover fabric? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sewing-question-1#post-2302605 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 01:43:33 +0000 Indigoprint 2302605@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That could work, especially given you may want to reuse the fabric in another way. I guess it really depends on how happy you are with the finished product. The pleats may not be as neat, but with a beautiful fabric does that really matter? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sewing-question-1#post-2302586 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:48:38 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2302586@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was thinking if that as more of a feature than a bug. In her finished shade, there are “skips” in the patterned fabric, as it was folded in to make the dowel pockets. If I do that with my first layer of fabric, then when the showier piece arrives, I was thinking I could stitch it on top of the blind in a way that would *not* require pinching in any of the top fabric to make the pockets. Would that work? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sewing-question-1#post-2302585 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:36:47 +0000 Indigoprint 2302585@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think in order to get the shade to work as demonstrated you would need to wait until you have your desired fabric as the lining/ decor fabric work together.<br /> One thing I noticed was the fabric did not looked ironed when she cut it out. I would always iron a fabric before cutting so you cut accurately and the end result hangs properly. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sewing-question-1#post-2302583 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 23:50:44 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2302583@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I’m still going on about this apartment! Sorry. </p> <p>One of the windows is roughly the same as a piece of fabric that’s coming on the boat, approx 1 m high x 2 m wide.. I’d like to use the fabric to make a shade, in a way that lets me reuse it later. It isn’t very sturdy fabric. I think it is cotton. </p> <p>Could I make a shade as in this YouTube video, hang it up now, and then tack the other fabric onto it when it arrives? What should I be cautious about as I do this?<br /> <a href="https://youtu.be/tT2-onb3S9c" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/tT2-onb3S9c</a> </p>