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I agree, blue would be cute. But I see it as a sleeveless sun dress with white piping at the armscyes and neckline and white or poppy colored buttons
Ok ladies, I am about to rip all my hair out. I have been making a cotton dress and have had no problems so far whatsoever, but I am trying to make bias binding for the dress out of a thin cotton, and the tension (upper thread) is ridiculously tight, and NONE of the 11 settings changes that. I really don't know what else to do, from 0 to 10, to auto, the tension remains super tight. I have changed the needle, turned it on and off, nothing works.The manua isn't helping, and the only thing I have found online is to adjust the tension dial. Any ideas? The machine is a Janome QC6260, and has worked fine until now.
If only you could find a blue with cloudsOooh, what great ideas! I was also thinking sleeveless, and the banding/piping idea sounds brilliant. I'll have to take the fabric in to a shop to find a matching blue. Now I'm finally really excited! Thank you!
I love researching, so here's what I found for you. It is a fascinating subject!
Gotham patterns
Fashion Incubator
SheepLady - I would recommend the Blueprints of Fashion books by Wade Laboissonniere. I have both the 1940s and 1950s copies. He goes into quite a lot of detail on the history of pattern companies and their marketing techniques. I reviewed the 1940s book here http://hometownvictorygirls.blogspot.com/2011/05/book-review-blueprints-of-fashion.html You may be able to find them at the library, but I love to just sit and page through the fashion plates!
Do certain pattern companies tend to have sizes that run smaller or larger than usual? What are your experiences?
Do certain pattern companies tend to have sizes that run smaller or larger than usual? What are your experiences?