tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602900255191933159.post1721687109602662858..comments2023-06-29T09:19:02.555-04:00Comments on Art and Needlework by Rebekah: 4/16/11: An ApologyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098706353708495654noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602900255191933159.post-46603570222571974072011-04-17T19:18:30.192-04:002011-04-17T19:18:30.192-04:00Hi Jemajo,
You're idea of using the actual dr...Hi Jemajo,<br /><br />You're idea of using the actual dress for the pattern is a superb one, and I actually was going to suggest this route during my series of posts. So why did I choose to use a Simplicity sewing pattern to start out with, you ask? It is all because I wanted to toy around with the 'slash and spread' of pattern alteration. This method has always interested me and I wanted to show my readers how to do it--or at least how I do it! :) <br /><br />In my fourth and final post for this series, I will mention using the dress as the pattern, so be expecting that.<br /><br />Thanks for bringing this up!<br /><br />RebekahRebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937704182716495968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602900255191933159.post-64703380774482508592011-04-17T16:46:05.197-04:002011-04-17T16:46:05.197-04:00If there is one thing I have learned from all my r...If there is one thing I have learned from all my ripped knitting, it is that every time I reknit, it will be a grade better, and minus a mistake.<br />I just wondered why you went to all the trouble of making a new pattern, when the original pattern is in your hands - the dress itself?<br />Wouldn't it have been simpler to just find the grain of the skirt, and elongate it?<br />Even if it is cut on the bias, the pattern should be easy enough to draft as you have regular polka-dots to mark out the widths etc. for you.<br />Please just take these as questions from a "beginner-again-sewer" as I am very curious about the dress. It is so beautiful. I really hope you continue on with it !Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18243246546649810017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602900255191933159.post-90679475436306772962011-04-17T11:04:52.155-04:002011-04-17T11:04:52.155-04:00Hi Jemajo,
Your comment has really helped me! I w...Hi Jemajo,<br /><br />Your comment has really helped me! I was feeling dispirited about the whole dress series, especially since a good portion of my photos are unusable now. But your encouraging words have motivated me and I am now eager to begin again; thank you very much.<br /><br />And don't worry, I did not delete my previous post. It is still on file and I will be pulling it apart and revising it as soon as I do some more sewing. <br /><br />Thanks again!<br />RebekahRebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937704182716495968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602900255191933159.post-25654927633061229102011-04-17T03:14:30.188-04:002011-04-17T03:14:30.188-04:00Don't you just hit rock bottom when that happe...Don't you just hit rock bottom when that happens? It happens a lot to those of us who share our experiences - good and bad - in the hope that others can learn from them too. I call them "out-takes" and label them as such. <br />I hope you haven't deleted the post without saving it somewhere else, because often you learn more from your mistake than you do from a smooth sail. <br />The idea of the underskirt really set my imagination buzzing.<br />It's still a terrific idea :D<br /><br />Blessings and Good Wishes for a Happy Palm Sunday!Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18243246546649810017noreply@blogger.com