Cut additional interfacing strips to reinforce the zipper area. Sewing the Skirt Sew the main fabric and lining separately, leaving space for the zipper on the back seam. Attach the interfacing to the waistband and zipper areas. Install the invisible zipper using an invisible zipper foot, making...
Using the old pieces as your guide, determine the length of the welting needed to go around the seat apron at the top and bottom. Cut enough 2-inch-wide bias strips to equal that length, allowing a few extra inches. Join the strips with diagonal seams and trim the seam allowance to ...
It’s best to let the skirt hang for a day before hemming, as the bias can stretch. Is it necessary to line a circle skirt? Lining a circle skirt is optional and depends on the fabric’s opacity and your comfort preferences. If the main fabric is sheer or lightweight, a lining can...
See, not bad so far… A+ for math. On to fabric! Fabric As we mentioned above, you should cut your fabric on thebiaswhenever possible. Unless your project is very short, you’ll likely need a number ofbiasstrips, which will be sewn end to end, to cover the cord. There’s no be...
Add more strips until the waistband is fully covered and the skirt has reached your desired fullness. Adjust the length as needed, and you'll have a stunning costume that is easy to make and requires no sewing skills! What Patterns Do You Have that use Tulle? We have a couple of ...
OK – so we’re cutting on the bias to make this piping in the example below. If you are working with scraps like I am, and need to create one long strip of piping, or you just want to make yards and yards to have on hand, you will have to join your strips. To do this, pla...
Join me in thenext postto learn how to sew the blocks together, and how to prepare the top for quilting. Until then, enjoy the process of planning out your simple temperature quilt!
to locate and process tag values can be cumbersome, especially when working across arrays in several columns. Fortunately, ClickHouse has a very handyARRAY JOIN operatorthat makes it easy to ‘unroll’ the array values into a table of name value pairs. Here’s an example of ARRAY JOIN in ...
Join more strips until you have enough length of the bias tape. Step 5 - Fold the Bias Tape Here you'll need to decide between a single-fold or a double-fold bias trim: for single fold, fold each long edge to the center and press. For double fold, fold the tape in half again an...
you want heat conducted down to the BOTTOM of the canister and thick copper or aluminum is FAR better at that then the thin steel of the canister. Yes, combining two strips would work better and to colder temperatures. Also, a taller canister cozy (I like wide, double-sided velcro tape ...