I'm a retired computer/electronics type man with a penchant for making things; Shaker style kitchen furniture, various bits of clothing (anything stretchy is fun - I've just about mastered the art of designing/making swimwear); if I'm feeling physically lazy I make bread, write software or design electronic things.
I've been dipping in and out of mydecozo for weeks in preparation for covering our sofa. The nice people at The Sewing Forum gave me links here and I have learnt so much from various posts and Philip's excellent videos that I thought I should show solidarity and join up.
This week, packages are arriving for the sofa project. So far I have some damask and piping cord. Tomorrow, foam, calico and zipping will hopefully arrive. The only thing I can't track down is a 5 litre bottle of industrial strength confidence. I can watch all the "how to" videos in the world and read all the posts, but the confidence to get stuck in, that's a different matter! I'd hate to make a mess of that nice fabric.
Today's little problem is making piping. I've just had a quick bash with horrid results. I didn't use bias cut fabric which accounts for some of the problem but mainly I found it impossible to keep the cord tight in the casing especially when going over raised parts of the fabric's pattern. May have to try using a zipper foot rather than the pukka piping foot which is possibly just a tad too small. I'm off to try again.
Please send any old bottles of Upholsterer's Confidence Tonic to...
Bob
I've been dipping in and out of mydecozo for weeks in preparation for covering our sofa. The nice people at The Sewing Forum gave me links here and I have learnt so much from various posts and Philip's excellent videos that I thought I should show solidarity and join up.
This week, packages are arriving for the sofa project. So far I have some damask and piping cord. Tomorrow, foam, calico and zipping will hopefully arrive. The only thing I can't track down is a 5 litre bottle of industrial strength confidence. I can watch all the "how to" videos in the world and read all the posts, but the confidence to get stuck in, that's a different matter! I'd hate to make a mess of that nice fabric.
Today's little problem is making piping. I've just had a quick bash with horrid results. I didn't use bias cut fabric which accounts for some of the problem but mainly I found it impossible to keep the cord tight in the casing especially when going over raised parts of the fabric's pattern. May have to try using a zipper foot rather than the pukka piping foot which is possibly just a tad too small. I'm off to try again.
Please send any old bottles of Upholsterer's Confidence Tonic to...
Bob
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