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   Sini Tuulia (sinituulia@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Saturday, 08-Feb-2025 02:43:52 JST Sini Tuulia

   Oh, right. Took photos of the finished nightdress and then immediately forgot about them. There's quite a bit of width though you can't tell from the photos, it took multiple leisurely hours to hem. A mix of two or three leftover pieces of linen I had in my stash from who knows when, a mix of machine and hand sewing.
   To get sacrificed to some dark goddess, to haunt a mansion, or to just sleep in!

   #Sewing

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 08-Feb-2025 02:43:38 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Madeleine Morris

     @Remittancegirl @sinituulia
     One of my favorite things about the internet is getting to overhear people nerding out together in their insider shop talk language about things far outside my area of expertise. Thank you for this little dose of joy in my day!

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     Madeleine Morris (remittancegirl@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 08-Feb-2025 02:43:39 JST Madeleine Morris

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     @sinituulia I know! It's very hard to find these days.

     Personally, I find the elasthane gives the fabric a weird, slippery feeling, a cold touch, no matter how low the percentage. I avoid it like the plague.

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     Sini Tuulia (sinituulia@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Saturday, 08-Feb-2025 02:43:41 JST Sini Tuulia

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     • Madeleine Morris

     @Remittancegirl Yeah, even when I'm working with stretch (currently only lingerie, as I hate how pretty much the whole thing is ruined when the 5% elasthane in a garment gives up) I don't always use an overlocker, since encasing the seams some other way and zigzag mostly works... The overlocker is so loud. 😭 And I'm not going to get it out and set up for something that small.

     For several years now I've not been able to buy any suiting fabric for a nice skirt because they all have stretch in them?? Pls no!

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     Madeleine Morris (remittancegirl@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 08-Feb-2025 02:43:42 JST Madeleine Morris

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     @sinituulia Also for anything with stretch. I really avoid fabrics with stretch like the plague because I don't have an overlocker, and french seams or hong kong seams, or even bias bound doesn't work as well.

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     Sini Tuulia (sinituulia@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Saturday, 08-Feb-2025 02:43:43 JST Sini Tuulia

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     • Madeleine Morris

     @Remittancegirl They're great for when you need to do a lot of things. Petticoat seams, the long seams of some big garment that needs a lot of other hand finishing like a coat, etc... If you've got the tension right the overlock is also pretty flexible, so it's nice inside arm's eyes, sleeves and such... But what I love it most for is sewing together a flat-lining and fashion fabric layer and finishing both in one go! Or going over the edges of some large piece of fraying fabric I know I'll be throwing about a lot, like skirt pieces. It's SO fast for that!

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     Madeleine Morris (remittancegirl@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 08-Feb-2025 02:43:44 JST Madeleine Morris

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     @sinituulia I've really pondered the purchase of an overlocker. They are undeniably the fast, precise way to finish things, but I still have a big soft spot for hand finishing.

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     Sini Tuulia (sinituulia@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Saturday, 08-Feb-2025 02:43:48 JST Sini Tuulia

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     • Madeleine Morris

     @Remittancegirl Thank you! :blob_cat_heart: Everything else is quite nicely finished on the inside, too, except the lower part of the armholes since I just whipstitched those because it was late and the overlocker would have been loud. 😄

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     Madeleine Morris (remittancegirl@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 08-Feb-2025 02:43:49 JST Madeleine Morris

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     @sinituulia Wow. The detail is immaculate! What a piece of art.

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 08-Feb-2025 02:45:42 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Madeleine Morris

     @Remittancegirl @sinituulia
     I don’t know, Madeleine, “I am not at all an expert” sounds like something an expert would say

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     Madeleine Morris (remittancegirl@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 08-Feb-2025 02:45:43 JST Madeleine Morris

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     • Paul Cantrell

     @inthehands I am not at all an expert when it comes to fabrics. My knowledge is cursory at best. But @sinituulia definitely is!

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 08-Feb-2025 03:13:35 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Madeleine Morris

     @Remittancegirl @sinituulia
     Well, I hope you’ll at least grant that expertise is a long continuum, and where both of you are on that continuum brings me joy to overhear! And gosh, I sure would love the chance to wear more of those more-sustainable garments you’re talking about.

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     Madeleine Morris (remittancegirl@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 08-Feb-2025 03:13:36 JST Madeleine Morris

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     • Paul Cantrell

     @inthehands And I love @sinituulia 's work because it often has some those same qualities.

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     Madeleine Morris (remittancegirl@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 08-Feb-2025 03:13:37 JST Madeleine Morris

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     • Paul Cantrell

     @inthehands No, Paul. I am being truly honest. In areas where I have expertise, I'm proud of it and rock it joyfully.

     I only really got into sewing when I could no longer write. About 5 years. I'd done it when I was much younger, and spent a short period apprenticing with a tailor, but that was more than 30 years ago.

     Now, for me, the passion is in sustainable garments, with as little fabric waste as possible. I love the alterability and expectation of lifespan in kimonos.

     @sinituulia