museum quality

to  visit.
have a great weekend





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where to look

this object has been in my sewing box for quite some time now. as i've mixed feet& attachments from 2 machines to "simplify" i had no idea which machine it came from.if you don't know what it is google is pretty useless. besides google has turned into a pay advert place where the first 4 pages are for paid stuff. 

that might help business and google, but not the regular user who just wants/needs information. and we thought google rocked time ago. sigh.

i am relying more and more on pinterest as a source of information which not also provides visuals, but also links where to find that information.

well yesterday  looking in the pattern drafting boards one link led to another and yet another et voila!

found a photo of the above and learned that it's a seam guide. i am one very happy camper now.

disclaimer: i do not pin anything nor anyone.i just use pinterest as a source of information, just like google in the good ol' days.

let's see if pinterest doesn't die of success as google did.

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back adjustment

you have already sewn your muslin and find the upper back is tight.

what to do? messing around with the armscye is asking for problems because you'll need to adjust the sleeve and in my book any sleeve adjustment,length excepted, spells trouble.

 this adjustment keeps the armscye intact while adding some extra room to the back.

mark a line more or less halfway in the armscye to the center back then cut taking care not to cut through the armscye.

spread the pattern  2-3 cms.

put a piece of paper under the slash and tape it to the pattern.

there you have it! and no fussing with the sleeve.

you can now make another muslin or ignore this step and cut your fabric.

i do recommend as much as i dislike it, making another muslin.

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