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Lindsay's avatar

My sewing ick is messing up on a project and having to seam rip the entire thing…I HATE seam ripping!!

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Haley's avatar

SAME

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Carly Garza's avatar

My icks are tissue sewing patterns. Get that floaty, easily torn ish out of here!!! Pinning patterns to fabric? Please shut up and leave me alone.

I love a traceable cardboard/cardstock pattern. I love pattern weights. I use fancy glass paperweights for mine. So I have a practical excuse to collect them and an aesthetic time while cutting my patterns out.

Also, hate tracing pattern markings and hate cutting fabric in general!!! The best solution has been a cutting mat and rotary cutter but JEEZ it still sucks and takes too long.

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Carly Garza's avatar

Another ick: rusty, too thick pins w plastic heads. EWWW. Glass head dress pins ONLY.

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Alicia Blanding's avatar

If there was a way I could have someone out cut and mark for me, I totally would.

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Han Mathers (they/them)'s avatar

I appreciate the honesty!! Thread tension is HORRIBLE! so hard. Also sewing on stretch fabric. I finally learned some good skills to help but it is still a mess!

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Julie Falatko's avatar

Is your thread tension zine available anymore? Thank you!

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Tanner Frost Bowen's avatar

It is a formatted as a postcard and free in all zine orders or you can refer one person to the garbie substack to access it!

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Elizabeth Devine's avatar

I get a little frustrated with the amount of ease in some patterns - I have some that are up to 7" of "design and pattern ease". I can understand 2" plus or minus, of course, depending on fabric, pattern, how fitted or loose you like your garments... But wow, I've had to totally remake a thing or two because I didn't understand "ease"... And some patterns make it really hard to find that "finished garment measurement" - not always on the package...

And thank you for the post!! I agree about sewing machines, fabric, tools, notions... Even sewing pins these days seem really shoddy... :( But thank you for all you do, Tanner! You are awesome and amazing! <3

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Breath of Fresh Wear's avatar

It’s the little free seam ripper with the 2 inch long handle. I sew a lot, probably seam rip even more than I sew, bought one with a proper handle and it was a revelation.

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Nat.tella's avatar

Its seam ripping and tailoring clothes , i will put those two things off for so long because its those things that i wish i didnt have to do

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Haley's avatar

Man I’ve gotta say the fact ur using these somewhat vintage paintings of people for ur posts, especially this one being so perfectly fit, is cracking me up

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Tanner Frost Bowen's avatar

I’ve been having too much fun lol

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