Once you have the bottom and sides cut out, you can start to "stitch and glue" the hull together. This is a technique used usually for smaller boats to be able to pull the hull form together without the need to build a frame or mold (which can take almost as long and as much wood...
Now this is very important: You’re not going to backstitch when you start sewing this basting-slash-gathering stitch. Trust me, I’ve mindlessly backstitched a gathering stitch many a time which guarantees a do over. So…start sewing a straight gathering stitch close to the edge of the ra...
Notice the name of the stitch in direct relation to the number of yarn overs. A great reminder for recalling the number of yarn overs per stitch is by simply adding one to the name of the stitch. For example, if you have chosen a triple treble crochet stitch you can add one so that ...
I do not, never have, never will use ghostwriters. I’ve stated my opinion, many times, on the use of ghosts in fiction. My work is my work, start to finish. If my name is on the book, I wrote it. A reader, another writer, a stranger on the internet is entitled not to like...
My crochet Hexagons, I am LOVING them right now, can't get enough. For a brief spell I fell out of love, I got fed up with the fiddlesomeness of them, the fact that they are very hard to do whilst...
I finally have enough blog entries about various portions of IIS6 request processing that I can stitch together this meta-blog-entry explaining how it all works together and then apply it towards an issue. You probably want to keep a link to this loaded entry. Anyhow, ...
Still, I was a little lost about how many pieces to cut, whether they should be cut on a bias, how to pin or stitch them, whether they should be equally sized or uneven, how they should be shaped, etc. so: I decided to make my panels nearly even in width just for simplicity. Th...
Arabic verses of Milosz's poetry rose in rich vocal strides, making way here and there for an extended improvisation by one of the instrumentalists, which included performers on the soprano saxophone, nay, oud, violin, as well as the Polish suka and gadulka, which look like fiddles held ...
Thank you so much for this clear and easy to use guide! I’ve only just started sewing (too scared to touch a sewing machine for years!) and this was one of the skills I really wanted to pick up but wasn’t sure where to start. Thanks so much! Reply Tim said October 14, 201...
and top-stitch around the edge. Sew only in the upper half of the vinyl shape and stop with the needle down. Use whatever stitch design you like that reinforces where the strap is. Step 9 Insert about 1/2" of the fabric strap between the vinyl layers and continue top-stitching around...