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2022 Lolita Fashion Style Pile Progress

Current Project I am working on

I am still working on the basic reconstruction of my Tardis skirt in January. In january I did complete the deconstruction and my first draft reconstruction. I hated it and took it apart again. I currently fixed the shirring panels and am currently working on adding a blanket stitch edge finishing to the raw edge that will be hidden in the top of the skirt so that if I choose to realter my skirt in the future the moss crepe will not unravel, as it had already started to fray after being deconstructed twice for this project. I also plain on replacing the bronze buttons with steam punk gears

Plans for this Month

Me getting through this pile has been an incredible slow process so I think I need to start prioritizing some faster fixes in order to make more space on my craft table. So I am making a list to hopefully get through this month while I work on that big time project

1.) Reattach the bow to my gold tea parties cause I keep thinking I lost them

2.) Repair the button on my wine colored blouse since Valentine’s day is coming up and the red blouse would be ideal for those coords

3.) Repair the lace on my strawberry skirt as it requires no alterations and is a simple repair.

4.) Fix my pokemon hairclips with hotglue

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4 Hand Sewing Hacks

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1.) Keep your needles and pins sharp

The little strawberry is for sharpening pins and needles!! I have been sewing for years but just recently learned this. It’s very simple to use you just stab the strawberry repeatedly until your needle or pin is to your desired sharpness. This helps with sewing thicker things like ruffles or multiple layers of fabric

2.) Finish Off Edges

I find you can create a finished raw edge by doing a blanket stitch to prevent fraying it has been a godsend when altering clothing by hand.

It works similarly to crochet to finish the edge.

3.) Skip Using Pins for more complicated projects

Well, you’ll still need to use pins at first but I hate accidentally stabbing myself or having slipping pins so one thing you can do especially if you know you’re sewing project will take some time is to set the pins and take the time to tack the fabric together with a different colored thread where the pins are, then remove the pins. Then sew as normal and remove the colored thread.

4.) Use a Kitchen Knife Honing Tool to Save Fabric Scissors

If you’re like me and use your fabric scissors for things better left for a box cutter your scissors might need some TLC but not all is lost. You can use a honing rod to bring your scissors back. This does require a lot of patience though. You will need to take the scissors apart and sharpen each blade individually.