I had been ‘refine’ my pants sewing skill. I sew some pants for BJD then I revised the order of sewing procedure. One of them was sewing/attaching the waist band. I usually used marking on pants body, instead of marking on waist band as the sew-benchmark. Yet, the result was always unsatisfying. The problem is […]
Continue ReadingIt’s a bit sad for me lately that I realized that my sewing skill is decreased. One of the caution is by long hiatus. There is also other caution that makes my sewing skill decreased; It is because I feel rushing somehow. It’s like I have to produce something for sale. So, I just want […]
Continue ReadingI made “T-Shirt” for bjd today, and got ideas about finishing the body hole. I just did hemming with straight stitch. It’s a little bit ‘curly’. Just a very little bit. Once again, it can be very curly with other stretch fabric. 2. I use a strap, […]
Continue ReadingStretch Fabric I am going to discuss is knitted fabric or a fabric that has elasticity, e.g T-Shirts, swimming clothes, etc. Some fabrics like brocade have little elasticity, so, sometimes, it isn’t counted as stretch fabric. Stretch fabric is usually sewn using particular “sewing” machine. I think, if we just want to sell small amount […]
Continue ReadingI made overlapped Pockets Backpack a few days ago. It looks like a simple back pack with pockets outside but actually the making process is not easy. I use hand-sew and sewing machine to make this bag. This is the overlapped pocket part. What does it mean by overlapped pockets? It’s 2 pockets one on […]
Continue ReadingWhen someone buy a bjd doll, he/she usually gives not just a name, but also ‘implant’ a character and personality to that doll. It can be casual, sexy, nerdy, brave, and so on. What I have learned so far, the characters we implant to the girl can become alive. I mean, we can’t just give any […]
Continue ReadingI have twins who have a quite unique body. While people might think, big body is unique, I think thin people’s body is also unique. My twins unique body part is the leg. Their legs are so long but thin. It’s difficult to find proper pants for them. Most of times, the waist is too […]
Continue ReadingHello, it’s been a while I don’t write blog. So many things to do for family and my own life outside crafting and sewing life. I will discard my old domains and maintain only 2 domains which are dedicated to sewing/crafting and baking. Too much maintenance expense for too many domains. I’m going to ‘reconcept’ […]
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