If I get it, I go with projector optimized pdf. Otherwise I take printersized pdf, use pdfstitcher to make a large picture out of it, load it in inkscape, optimize for cloth utilization and then project it.
You can see the projector setup in one of my previous posts 😎
Was nearly as expensive as the fabric. That being sad it's a solid pattern with good instructions. I was able to follow them without needing any additional input. Only the hood doesn't extend far enough to the front.
Hey, I recently got a Bernina Overlock and am wondering if I can use feet designed for other machines with it. eg the feet for the gritzner, where sets of 5 pop up for 25 bucks whereas one foot from bernina comes at 35€...
Has anyone tried that before?
I'm fine with paying for patterns, tbh having the direct comparison to freesewing.org, I appreciate the detail and thoroughness people put into the instructions on good store-bought patterns.
But the price at learnmyog is far beyond what I usually pay. The 4€ for a pattern at pattydoo are absolutely OK for me compared to the 20$ at learnmyog...
I thought about explaining OS to her for a second. Then I decided if she's still enjoying life without digitalization so much that she doesn't need a charged cell phone, it can still wait a year or two
"hey, you crocheted a Linux Pinguin?" - "what's Linux?" asked the 14 year old, whose cellphone and handheld gaming device ran out of battery a day ago... And she didn't even notice yet.
I just write the document by hand the one time a year I need a printer. Doesn't work for everything but is good enough for lots of the stuff that still requires your signature in ink
Turns out it's an amazing fabric. Either hanf or linen, very good air circulation and cool on the skin on hot summer days, also pretty soft. I think I got 2 curtains with 2,4m x 1,4m for 15€ back then and already cut a pair of pleat-front trousers from the rest of it
Jacket design is the UL windbreaker from learnmyog, the trousers are knickerbockers called Cornelius from freesewing.org.
Jacket is made from 3 component hardshell with 20000mm water resistance, the trousers are made from an old IKEA curtain :)
Jacket also uses reflective garn on the decorative seams around the zipper and shoulders, adding some extra visibility. It's a hazzle to sew with (rips all the time) but if you get it right it looks really nice.
Thank you :) I'm pretty pleased with it. Only caveat is that the tape I used to seal the seams was the wrong one and won't really stick to the fabric. But new one is already ordered and will hopefully do the trick.
So.. Living inside that zone (of EU USA Canada) I don't feel we just let them do whatever they want. It's even worse, we're supplying fuel for them to burn down houses 😔
Letting them do what they want? Na, where do you think all the defense supplies used by the IDF are coming from?
Wow, this is so beautiful. Really nice shot!
It ain't much, but no matter how bad today is, you will never have to live through today again. To some the progress of time is horrible, but to those struggling it can also give the peace that today will never repeat itself. When you go to bed, remember you made it through today. You're still here and with everything going on in your life that means you are stronger than you think. Stronger than those who never feel the struggle could ever understand. ✊
Sometimes I struggle to stop scrolling and just go to sleep. But this meme has such poetry in it, it's my good piece of news for today. Makes me go to sleep with a smile on my face, thank you!
Ah my bad, lost in translation. I do the shoulders exactly like you suggest. The problem was the lower end of the arm where the hand sticks out. I now do them also like you suggested, with the side+underarm seam being the last one I close on the feature
My nieces' birthday is coming up and I stumbled over this beautiful softshell with reflective print at a wandering market.
Lesson learned 1: children's cloths are so much smaller, making them is a lot faster.
Lesson learned 2: they are in fact so small that the arm holes don't fit around the sewing machine anymore and I had to finish the arms by hand
One jacket done, 2 more to go
Currently reorganizing the stash, as it recently grew out of the designated boxes. One thing I started is taking photos of every fabric laid out on the floor and tagging them with notes on the size and material, then put them in directories on the pc acc. To in which box they are. Has anyone found a smarter solution?
I got a cargo pole meant for construction business to mount my Beamer on for projecting on the table when sewing. It was a suggestion from user @abcdqfr on my post from a bit over a week ago with the MacGyver setup.
It works perfectly. It's stable, lights out the desk nearly to the edges, setting up takes no more than 5min including calibration and breaking it down again is done in less than a minute. It packs no larger than a broom handle and including the beamer clamp cost me just about 80€ (could have gotten it for a lot less, but I wanted a solution that will last and that really holds sturdy...)
More pictures in the comments
Recently moved to a new place and haven't found a good spot for a permanent setup yet.
Friends of mine recently started a family and on my question whether I can make anything for their little one they asked for a balloon wrapper. It takes up minimal space when stowed (aka w/o inflated balloon) and is nice and touchy once you put a lung full of air into it.
Best thing: it uses up all those scraps you still have lying around. In my case this was less than a quarter square meter of cloth in bits and tatters :)
Wanted some fresh bread but won't spend enough time at home for a full loaf. So just made a bread from a half-pound of flour
So this one got some more than just the usual 'adjust contrast, desaturate, increase vibrance' treatment. After seeing what someone made of my fog post with some local contrast etc, I thought I'd experiment a bit. So I first did some work on the overall picture, toning down highlights, increasing ambiance, desaturating and setting the white balance a bit further to the cold side.
But then I added some extra darkening to the shadows of the road to increase its local contrast and lit up the shadowy regions of the mountains. Somehow that makes the image work a lot better now imho.
Saw this wonderful fog the other day and tried to capture it. Turns out it's not as easy as I first thought. Am not quite happy when th the result yet. Any pointers to how to capture fog well are very welcome :)
Skiing Hut from above, using a DJI Mini 3. Cropped, contrast up a notch, ambiance up half a notch and framed. Erased some artifacts (snow is good for that)