Pretty bindings with difficult fabrics / Ganser avec des tissus difficiles


J'ai un projet dont je ne peux vous dévoiler la teneur qui demande un métrage incalculable de coutures gansées. Il y a plusieurs manières de ganser des coutures, ça dépend de votre tissu, de votre biais, si vous le voulez lavable en machine ou pas, de votre équipement (si vous avez un pied pose-biais, ce tuto est inutile)... 
Comme dans tous les projets dont je ne peux vous révéler la teneur, je fais beaucoup de recherche et dans un vieux grimoire millésimé, il y était illustré, entre autres, cette manière de ganser les coutures que j'ai trouvé géniale. Maintenant que j'ai beaucoup d'entraînement, je peux vous en faire part.
J'aime cette méthode parce qu'on peut utiliser des tissus légers et glissants : ci-haut, de la doublure, ci-bas de la viscose.
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I have a project I can't tell you about which needs an inordinate amount of bound seams. There are a lot of methods for binding seams, it depends on your fabric, on your bias binding, if you are going to machine wash or not, on your equipment (if you have a binding foot this tutorial is moot!)...
As with all my secret projects, I do a lot of reserch and in an old vintage grimoire there was an illustration of this method, amongst others, which I thought was brilliant. Now that I have a lot of practice, I can share.
I like this method because you can use light and slippery fabric :  photo above, lining and photos below rayon.


Prenez votre tissu à ganser sur l'endroit, c'est très important de faire la première couture sur l'endroit, et le biais de 4mm plié en deux et pressé. Si vous avez besoin de faire une très grande quantité de biais, je vous recommande la méthode de Kenneth D King décrite ici.
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Take your fashion fabric on the right side, it's very important to make the first seam on the right side, and the 4mm bias folded and pressed in two. I you need to cut a lot of bias binding, I recommand Kenneth D King's method described here.


Coudre le biais plié sur l'endroit de votre ouvrage à 6mm, c'est le moment de sortir votre pied 1/4" pour plus de précision. Ouvrir au fer.
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Sew the folded binding on the right side at a 1/4", this is the moment to use your 1/4" foot for precision. Press open.


Epingler le biais replié dans la couture.
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Pin in the ditch


Vérifiez que vous avez pris toutes les épaisseurs.
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Verify that you've pinned all the layers.


Surpiquez en veillant bien à prendre toutes les épaisseurs (il faut rouler un petit peu avec les doigts et le tenir à plat, c'est le petit tour de main à prendre). 
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Topstitch making sure you all the layers get caught by the machine (you have to roll the bias with your fingers a bit and press it down, it's the little knack you have to figure out).


Voilà, côté endroit, c'est super beau, côté envers c'est moins beau mais c'est propre.
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Here, on the right side it's all pretty, on the wrong side, it's not as pretty but it's clean.


Le résultat est tout fin, élégant et régulier.
Bonnes coutures à tous! 
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The result is smooth, elegant and regular.
Happy sewing you all! 

The Jim Jones Review Stunt Dress E02


Here is the Stunt Dress... I am ready to rock!



The dress feels so good! The cotton is heavenly, I really like the fit, the dress has pockets (Erin would be proud of me! She loves pockets and stunt dresses!) and though the fabric is loud and not age appropriate, I might even wear it in real life because I don't care what people think. I might even make another one next summer.


I am just as proud of the innards. I have figured out how to bag it and do minimal hand sewing. I took pictures as I have not seen this RTW finishing method anywhere.
Start with an almost finished dress. The lining which I made from the toile, don't mind the Crayolas washable marker's marks, is all attached. I used the method described by Saraï from Colette Patterns to sew a facing to the invisible zipper, sewed and topstitched the top and pressed the allowance at the bottom. At this point, you have the choice to whipstitch the bottom, stitch in the ditch or turn it all inside out with the skirt inside. Which is what I did, pin.


Sew real close to the waist going as far as you can near the zipper tape, serge the allowance or zigzag and trim (you can leave it as is, but it'll be a bit bulky). 


Open up the side about 3 inches (when I know I'll be bagging, I sew part of one side with a longer stitch) and pull the dress out.


Voilà! Minimal hand stitching here...


...and a little bit on the sides there. Press.


I still have to figure a few things out about this method. In RTW, there is no hand stitching at the zipper tape at all, if you know how to do that, I would love to hear from you. Also, can you do this with the straps all sewn in? I had a doubt, so I attached them to the back after.


This is the shot where you see what I was saying about the fit. Just the right amount of ease, can be worn from morning to night. I love it.
Lovely princess seams were obtained with my new pressing tools! I love them too, get some. 



Perfect Darts and Pintucks on Sheer Fabric


This is a tip I once saw on a Claire Sheaffer preview video which I can no longer find. It's pretty neat!

Bagging A Jacket

As you know, I am quite lazy when it comes to hand sewing. I endeavour to do as little as I can especially when you are not going to see it. Thanks to The Fashion Incubator for showing me how to. You can download the .pdf file here for further reference.
Write if you have any question.







Crafting : The Year Of The Bag

My ::verypurpleperson:: handbag

I haven't been sewing, I've been crafting. 


Dragées bags

Though I sew to craft, in my mind, it's not the same thing. There are no fitting issues, construction is moot,  fabric is easier to work with, it doesn't involve much thinking and I can really knock'em off. It can also be very boring as far as problem solving goes, but they do make nice affordable gifts which is my intention here. 

Another t-shirt re-fashion!


One year, I made Martha Stewart aprons, last year I made faux fur muffs and this is the "Year of The Bag". I started by copying a shopping bag I had with moderate success. I so wanted to copy the original, I French seam curved jean. Don't try this at home as the results will disapoint!
So I started looking for a bag I like and would use, which, took me some time. Here are a few free patterns I found which I might eventually make to break the monotony of making the same thing over and over again. 
Both Butterick Retro Tie Bag and Wrist Bag look cool, all you have to do is give them your e-mail address and you'll be able to download it, Martha's Reversible Purse looks promising...
But for now, my fave of fave and the only one I have been making is verypurpleperson's which I have tested and love. I tweeked the construction method for the bigger bag to ease the pulling part because I added pockets and zippers inside for my phone, wallet and keys. So here is my first tutorial! Basically, I'm bagging the bag if you know what I mean, if you don't, write, I'll try to help.




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