friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

One thing that bothers me while #sewing is trimming the sewing allowances: I understand that having wider allowances makes it easier to sew by machine, but all those strips of fabric waste hurt my feeling even if they end up as stuffing and not in a dump.

So, what I tend to do when sewing french seams is not to sew with half the seam allowance, but sew the first seam at a bit less than that and the second seam at a bit more.

And for flat-felled seams, I tend to cut the fabric with double allowance on just one side, and align the other side at one allowance of distance, as in the picture.

Closeup of two pieces of fabric aligned as described above.

It doesn't really change anything, it's not like I can fit more pieces in the same fabric by saving that 6 mm strip, but it helps my OCD :D

I believe it was the norm in old sewing manuals, but I can't be bothered to look for the source right now, sorry

#sewing

friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

Why It's OK to Have Unfinished (Sewing) Projects!

youtube.com/watch?v=MREkP5ajaR…

or, TL;DW: it's just not sustainable to keep churning out finished projects every week to be a proper content creator (not explicitely said in the video: as defined by platforms that earn money out of such content, and the more content the more MONEY for them).

friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

@WelshPixie (Del On Earth)

I took a picture of the test I did with the posca pen, ironed, and then thrown in the washing machine:

a scrap of fabric with a blob of black paint and the words uni posca, not particularly faded

The blob on top is where I refreshed the paint on the pen, and I forgot to take a picture before washing it, but I believe it didn't wash away.

It's not great for fabric because it definitely has some rigidity that fabric paint avoids, but I think I can confirm it works.

@Calligrafae

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As promised, I've published two new #FreeSoftWear patterns: the apron and sleeve protectors I've finished last weekend.

sewing-patterns.trueelena.org/…

sewing-patterns.trueelena.org/…

A person dressed in mostly late 1800 clothing with a black apron with a gathered front and triangular side panels that wrap to the sides of the shirt, plus a bib pinned up on the shirt, and black sleeve protectors. There is a chatelaine pinned at the waist with an Ada Lovelace pin, with fake punched cards, a pencil and steampunkish pendants.

@FreeSoftWear group

#FreeSoftWear @FreeSoftWear group
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friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

Elena ``of Valhalla''

The apron also has a waist belt, the pins only get the load of the bib, not the full strap and most importantly not of whatever ends up in the pocket.

The shirt I was wearing is a relatively flimsy one in cheap cotton voile that I made myself, so it's probably still sturdier than an average fast-fashion shirt? :( also it's in woven fabric and not knit, which helps.

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friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

Dear miss manners,

the company my SO works for has been sold, and they are giving away all the gadgets that they have made, including those that would have never been given to the likes of us¹ such as neckties and pocket squares. How long would it be suitable for me, not related to the company in any way, to wear them? Should I respect a formal mourning period before I use the loot I got from the dead body?

¹ IT people :D

(I already know the answer: it's “wait at least until september. because you don't really want to wear a jacket with a pocket square in this weather, right?” :D )

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mastodon - Collegamento all'originale

rag. Gustavino Bevilacqua

For a skirt you need *a lot* of ties!

I add a CW for the design of the ties in the video: they are pretty horrible 😄

invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=…

DIY Necktie Skirt

How to Sew a Necktie Skirt! This is a great project to make with a friend or a student. It's fun to choose the neckties, it requires no pattern and it is easy to sew! Supplies: About 15-20 ties - you won't use them all, but it's nice to have option…
Invidious

friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

uhm, on this hat I think I want to put some kind of decorative knot made with that shiny rayon rope I've around, but I don't know what knot to do

realizes she's bought the Ashley Book of Knots last christmas

uhm, I want to make a knot, but I don't know which one they are too manyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

(ok, I think I settled on a simple one :D )

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mastodon - Collegamento all'originale

Ciao!
Qualcuno di voi saprebbe indicarmi uno studio serio e attendibile (magari non finanziato da produttori di elettrodomestici o detersivi...) che metta a confronto l'impatto economico ed ecologico del lavare i piatti a mano o con la lavastoviglie, per single, coppia e famiglia di quattro persone?
Grazie

#Mastoaiuto #ambiente #economia #ecologia #soldi

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Elena ``of Valhalla''

Ecco, io e mia madre ci passiamo a vicenda cose da lavare in lavastoviglie quando una delle due ce l'ha meno piena dell'altra, la distanza è veramente poca, ma anche così l'unica cosa che va in giro sono pentole, insalatiere o altre cose di quella taglia.

Roba più piccola sarebbe troppo sbattito.

Però è anche vero che se uno tutti i giorni deve lavare solo due piatti e quattro posate, è vero che è roba piccola, ma è poca, su e giù qualche piano di scale magari son portabili.

friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale
trenord, treni italiani (lombardi)

ok, forse ho capito.

su trenord.it/linee-e-orari/circo… aggiornano l'orario dellla prossima stazione con l'orario di arrivo stimato, in base al ritardo attuale del treno. dopodiché mandano lo stesso dato su viaggiatreno.it/infomobilita/i… , che invece lo prende come orario di arrivo previsto da orario. e quindi i treni sono sempre in orario o quasi.

not sure if malizia o incapacità

se non fosse #trenord ipotizzerei incapacità :D

(e lol, l'autocompletamento dei tag suggerisce #trenò e #trenordn't )

#trenord #trenò #trenordn
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friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

Elena ``of Valhalla''

viaggiatreno non riporta le tratte di ferrovienord, tranne qualche stazione, però riporta i treni di trenord che le percorrono (oltre ai treni trenord che percorrono tratte RFI).

E non credo che trenitalia abbia sensori sulle linee ferrovienord, credo che sia ferrovienord a mandare loro i dati (sbagliati), perché con loro ci giocano perché gliel'ha detto la maestra, ma giusto giusto mentre la maestra guarda, appena si gira rubano il pallone.

friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

a small pile of cut white fabric, with the paper pattern pieces on top

The 1700 petticoat has been finished (pictures in the weekend?), so it's time for the next project: a 1880 gentleman shirt in linen.

The instructions have been written, but the pictures I took while making the first mockup weren't great, so I'm going to take them again with the real thing, and then publish everything.

@FreeSoftWear group #FreeSoftWear

#FreeSoftWear @FreeSoftWear group

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friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

Who is cutting a linen shirt and is carefully saving all scraps of fabric cut while straightening the grain, to extract the threads in case she may one day need them for invisible #mending, which is also something she is really bad at? :D

#sewing

#sewing #mending

friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale
Inspired by a.gup.pe/u/fiberarts (not @-ing because this isn't really fiber arts content) I've just created @FreeSoftWear group for people who want to share and see content about wearables and accessories for which instructions are available and published under a Free Culture License, no matter if it is #knitting, #crochet, #sewing or other #crafts.
#sewing #knitting #crochet #crafts @FreeSoftWear group

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friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

I've just finished #sewing a quick pair of shorts to wear under summer skirts and

a) the sky has just darkened
b) I've realized that I should have taken pictures and published the pattern as #freeSoftWear

oh, well, if they fit well I'm going to make another pair in the same fabric, except *gasp* not-black, and they should be easier to photograph.

also, if they really work as an encouragement for rain, I'm up for making even more pairs :D

#sewing #FreeSoftWear
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mastodon - Collegamento all'originale
Google is not very helpful because algorithms can't understand English like people who speak it can, so: does anyone in the #sewing community here know how to get one's plain cup size (before the bra is made) from their bra size? bc I've heard e.g. a 32D uses the same cup as a 34C, 36B, and 38A
so what cup size would one order to make any of those bras?
#bramaking #clothing #fashion #cosplay (sorry for all the tags, just tryna find ppl who might know)

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mastodon - Collegamento all'originale

Sasha

Yes, sister sizing! Emerald Erin has a lot of good info (and a lot of excellent supplies) on the topic
emeralderin.com/2019/08/how-to…

How to Sister Size your Bra Pattern

Sister sizing is a really useful tool in bra-making. It’s the principle that some bra sizes share cup sizes, but have different band sizes, which basically means that you can create a new bra size, just by changing the length of your band.
Emerald Erin
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mastodon - Collegamento all'originale

Sasha

Oh right the follow up - this applies as well with underwire sizes, if that is a design feature you are considering.
emeralderin.com/2017/06/how-to…

How To Fit Your Underwire …and other underwire mysteries

Hi All! I’m starting off this month with a good overview of underwires and how to find your size- Let’s jump right in!   To start off- let’s talk a little bit about underwires and why we use them.
Emerald Erin

friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale
sewing, finished apron, ec in the picture

And we had an hour or so of sun! So I dressed up and I'm ready for some serious percussive debugging on the analytical engine!

A person dressed in late 1800 clothing with a black apron with a gathered front and triangular side panels that wrap to the sides of the shirt, plus a bib pinned up on the shirt, and black sleeve protectors. There is a chatelaine pinned at the waist with an Ada Lovelace pin, with fake punched cards, a pencil and steampunkish pendants. Also, the shoes are horribly wrong, and we don't talk about the leggings that can be seen at the ankles.

I have been vaguely thinking about making myself a black apron for potentially staining office jobs (*cough* ink), and on friday evening I stumbled on the instructions from Home dressmaking; a complete guide to household sewing by Myers, Annie E and decided it had to be done NOW.

The pattern was adapted quite a bit from the original to best use wide modern fabric, so it's not an accurate reproduction.

Source code for both the apron and the sleeve protectors will be published as soon as I finish writing them and editing the step-by-step pictures.

#sewing #SteamPunk #FreeSoftWear

#steampunk #sewing #FreeSoftWear

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friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

it. is. DONE!

Now @Diego Roversi has backpack that matches mine!

I believe I started working on this in 2019, did a bit, stopped for a long while, did another bit, stopped a very long while, etc. so getting rid of the WIP (and having the finished object to use) is a very nice feeling.

picture of a mostly parallelepipedal backpack in black fabric with blue and red webbing stripes on the front and black webbing compression straps. the lining can be seen at the top and it's light blue.

source code :) at sewing-patterns.trueelena.org/…

#FreeSoftWear #sewing #MYOG

#MYOG #sewing #FreeSoftWear @Diego Roversi
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friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

Elena ``of Valhalla''

Beh, c'è da dire che un conto è comprare i materiali per un solo zaino (o 3) nel negozio sotto casa (ok, negozio che si trova in Germania, ma il principio è quello :) ), un conto è comprarli a pezze intere per la produzione di massa.

Non credo che per averli di qualità possano comunque materiali economici, ma sospetto che li paghino molto meno.

D'altra parte, loro devono anche pagare il tempo di chi li cuce (che spero sia decisamente più veloce di me, che ho impiegato una giornata solo per la penultima cucitura :D ), che invece nel mio caso conta come divertimento e si scala dal prezzo dei materiali :) .

friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

yes!

of course while following the instructions on The Cutters' Practical Guide to the Cutting of Ladies Garments I was having problems with the hips line, my hips measurement was too small.

Because, come on! you don't measure your real hips, you measure on top of a bustle cage! What kind of person would not wear a bustle, these days?!?

#patternDrafting #victorian #selfInducedProblems

#victorian #patternDrafting #selfInducedProblems

friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

Thinks like this are a reminder that humanity is able to dedicate effort and resources to… insult people? :D

CW: the link has scatological discourse and a representation of explicit anatomy, but it's more than a millennia old (closer to two), so it's sfw, right? :D

thehistoryblog.com/archives/64…

friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

So, I *miiiiight* have bought¹ a new board: olimex.com/Products/IoT/ESP32/…

it arrived yesterday.

this morning I quickly followed the tutorial to check if it was working (it is, and the camera quality looks decent enough)

now the question is: what do I want to do with it?

#arduino #esp32cam #esp32

ESP32-CAM

ESP32-CAM low cost WiFi CAM development board with OV2640 2 Mega Pixel Camera module
Olimex
#arduino #esp32 #esp32cam
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friendica - Collegamento all'originale

These things can all be true at the same time:

- If you created free software you don't owe anyone anything, you created it as a gift, people can accept it or not.

- If you are using free software you don't owe anyone anything, you received it as a gift.

- If you created your software because you wanted it to help people it will help more people longer if you create a community around it that can maintain the software longer than you.

- If you want to keep using the software longer it will help if you support the author and help create a community around the software that can maintain it longer than one volunteer author.

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friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

I've decided to post the pattern for the shawl I'm making on my website even if it hasn't been finished yet: it's easy enough that I'm pretty confident in it even after just a small sampler.

This is the current status:

the beginning of a triangular bottom up lace shawl, still on a circular needle, after knitting about 20 rows

@FiberArts group #knitting #lace

Confcall Safe Lace Shawl — Valhalla's fiber craft patterns documentation

fiber-patterns.trueelena.org
#knitting #lace @FiberArts group

friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

My yarn winder has arrived, and it works!

the basic plastic yarn winder from KnitPro

It's fast, it doesn't hurt my wrists (like using a stick does), it can do 100g cakes and it makes the idea of dealing with about 6 kg of mostly very thin yarn much less daunting than having to make balls by hand.

@FiberArts group #yarn

#yarn @FiberArts group

friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

imputati numero uno i #cinghiali

varesenews.it/2022/05/vandalis…

Animali o umani? brutto risveglio per il sacro Monte di Varese e i “vandalismi” sulla via Sacra

Sono stati scaraventati a terra dei bidoni dei rifiuti con tanto di rifiuti dentro, sparsi dappertutto all’altezza della tredicesima cappella: imputati numero uno i cinghiali.
Stefania Radman (Vareseweb Srl)
#cinghiali

friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

TFW you wear your last pair of clean cotton thin¹ socks, and it breaks. and you don't have enough dirty clothing for a full washing machine load, and you should really go out and buy more, but UGH, no, I don't want to do that, I have lots of better things to do with my time!

so you spend a whole afternoon patching *one* pair of socks and finishing another pair that you sewed yourself from jersey fabric, that takes less time, right?

¹ as opposed to mid-thickness wool socks that I knit myself

#sewing #sewingThings #ILoveHavingMended

#sewing #SewingThings #ILoveHavingMended

friendica (DFRN) - Collegamento all'originale

I guess this means I've choosen a side?


(picture of two round patches, on one there is a screenprinted bull's eye in blue and yellow, the other shows the pin sewn to the back)

By that time I would have *serious* doubts about the colours, really, but they are the #screenPrint paints (dekaprint 2000 in blue and yellow + deckweiß to print it on black fabric) I needed to test, and the alternatives wouldn't have worked :D

also, aligning two colour prints on small scraps of fabric is hard, even if you have a bit of a border on the lighter colour :D

#tangentialLiteratureReferences

#screenPrint #tangentialLiteratureReferences
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mastodon - Collegamento all'originale

Viviana B.

Comunque, poi uno dice che non bisogna fare paragoni e bla, bla, bla, ma analizziamo i fatti:
Stesso testo, postato qui (dove sono appena arrivata e non mi conosce nessuno) e là (dove bazzico dal 2011 e sono seguita da oltre 1500 persone): qui, booster e stelline; là, vuoto pneumatico e silenzio cosmico.
Al di là del mezzo, sono le persone a fare la differenza.
Qui c'è voglia di aiutare, di essere uniti, di fare comunità, là non più.
Questo è.
#Mastodon #fediverso
#Mastodon #fediverso
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Every six months or so for the past several years, I've been doing a thread on Fedi about where to buy ebooks other than Amazon. It finally occurred to me that I could write it once, put it up on website, and update as needed, rather than constantly reinventing the wheel.

So, here we are. (And in spite of the title, this isn't JUST about eBooks)

jessmahler.com/where-to-buy-eb…

(Please share your own links in replies, I'll add them to the list as I have spoons.)

Where to Buy eBooks (Other Than Amazon) - A Digital Garden

Every six months or so, I've been doing a thread on Fedi about where to buy ebooks other than Amazon. Finally, here's the webpage version.
Jess Mahler (A Digital Garden)

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