tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201924602024-03-07T16:57:37.254+09:00jules' stitchin'Naturally all my creations contain imperfections - if I had a label I'd call it "Inferior Design".juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02591920483149775255noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20192460.post-77317634873657327772019-10-27T22:43:00.000+09:002019-10-27T22:45:05.949+09:00Cat magnet paws trews<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjYj6mFrcG6jKDfGtSa8Sv5WLGJ6yBJ4p1rH_0RDXGpmeH9217qoplu1Sz7sXIuE-q-oalkfBzVIvyX5PkVjR7mSkGgC0E_d04887tTHl_l1HP4HyTEN_ebh6sEJqWS5LtDXeEQ/s1600/paws.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1065" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjYj6mFrcG6jKDfGtSa8Sv5WLGJ6yBJ4p1rH_0RDXGpmeH9217qoplu1Sz7sXIuE-q-oalkfBzVIvyX5PkVjR7mSkGgC0E_d04887tTHl_l1HP4HyTEN_ebh6sEJqWS5LtDXeEQ/s320/paws.jpg" width="213" /></a> Bought this fleece at the Harrogate stitching show in 2018. James' pair easy enough - just his baggies pattern with a bit less ease in the front and back (so there is not too much super thick fabric all bunched up). But I was guessing for mine. Some problems with the back crotch. It fits well when just standing, but pulls down as soon as I step up a step (as I had to for this pic). The sticky nature of the fleece makes it worse I think. I hollowed out the seam, which helped, and then added pockets when helped some more but there is still not really enough fabric in the back to permit bending over, unless I pull the fabric up my thighs when I sit down. I guess the side seams should be looser.<br />
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Anyway, these trews are also cat magnets which makes them even warmer!juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02591920483149775255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20192460.post-89836314458829880162019-01-09T19:51:00.002+09:002019-01-09T19:51:23.351+09:00BREXIT the unicorn<div style="text-align: justify;">
I inherited my sister in law's crochet sticks and some yarn. I bought the Kindle version of <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edwards-Menagerie-Snuggly-Crochet-Patterns-ebook/dp/B00LLOOSIO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1547030075&sr=8-1&keywords=edwards+menagerie">Edward's Menagerie</a>. First there was a little rabbit, and then a rather cute zebra (which went to MIL for Christmas). Then I discovered a kind of magic - if the yarn is thicker the creature becomes MUCH bigger even though the number of stitches is the same. This resulted in Albert the slightly sad Orangutan.</div>
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Then a commission! BREXIT the unicorn! Used the zebra pattern, the thick rainbow wool, and added a bespoke horn. I had to have 2 goes at the horn as I was making it up as I went along. Also made the ears a little narrower than the zebra pattern dictated. </div>
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In between and somewhat desperately, as I had no other idea of what to get him for Christmas, I also made a chess set for Uncle John in Law using <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/crochet-chess-pieces">this</a> pattern (although I added a row to the King and Queen as they were otherwise a bit short).</div>
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So I thought that was probably double-knotting all done (well, the chess set did have a bit more variety) and I could move on to some other stitch, or design. I even bought some patterns. Imagine therefore how gutted I feel to this morning discover that all this time I have neglected to make <a href="https://twitter.com/jamesannan/status/1082905944957337600">the elephant in the room</a>!</div>
<br />juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02591920483149775255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20192460.post-35896954389655861902018-05-06T02:20:00.000+09:002018-05-06T02:20:24.806+09:00red velvet trewsSomething else is missing from the blog, In time for our trip to Germany in autumn last year (2017) I sewed the synthetic red velvet that I bought at the 2015 Harrogate show into a pair of trews. I used my non-stretch pants pattern, but made straight flappy legs. No point using less velvet when more is available! These trews are a lot of fun. Comfortable, and I can draw on them with my finger when bored, and then smooth it out, like an etch-a-sketch. They do stretch a bit, so need washing more often than some other trews. Must photograph these too!juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02591920483149775255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20192460.post-10984519529842816842018-05-06T02:12:00.002+09:002018-05-06T02:12:27.189+09:00moleskinsAlmost as soon as we moved to the hills of North Yorkshire, James wanted some moleskin trousers. Moleskin is not very available and is also incredibly expensive. I got as far as ordering a tiny swatch online, but there was only navy blue and really I wondered whether it was the right weight. Then I found a kind of fuzzy synthetic substitute in Paris in late 2014 (seems I failed to blog this exploration of fabric stores or the result!). Knocked up the trews using James’ jeans pattern, plus some nice big rear pockets. Fabric still performs OK, but is bobbly and J has been asking for a proper pair ever since. Found something that the seller said was cotton moleskinat the Harrogate show in 2015, but it was way too cheap, so I bought it anyway! I remain suspicious that this fabric is not superior to the Paris synthetic, and since those trousers have continued to provide excellent protection against the strong cold winter wind, I haven’t rushed to make the second pair. However, I finished them today, just as summer has started. Same pattern as the first pair but they appear quite a bit bigger, so I suppose that the others have shrunk (I have noticed that they have started to look a bit short in the leg). Just hoping this fabric hasn’t stretched as it has been sewn. Anyway, time will tell. I had better take pics of both pairs sometime!juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02591920483149775255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20192460.post-78531302997214391352017-09-03T23:10:00.001+09:002017-09-03T23:10:45.160+09:00dinotrews<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I spotted this fabric on a Friday night, in a shop window in Monmouth (we were there to eat a large dinner the night before the start of the national mountainbike orienteering championships in the Forest of Dean). The website of the shop was written on its door, but didn't resolve to anything useful on the actual internet. However, after a bit of internet searching, I found the fabric manufacturer and code for the fabric, and was then able to buy it from eBay or amazon or somewhere. Still quite expensive, as it is a USA manufacturer, but it is also quite nice not-too-thin cotton and very bright. Anyways, these are just a simple pair of trews made from the usual pattern, one of the three things I stitched before our trip to Hamburg this month. Hopefully the other things will also make an appearance on this blog, once they have been photographed.</div>
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Then there was the tiny running bumbag requirement. The original was a bag picked up at a race. There was a complaint that the zipper had broken so new was required. So I made a slightly generous replacement, only to find that his mobile phone would not fit in it without forcing it horribly. "Yes", says James, "that's the whole point. I need a bigger one." Pity he didn't tell me that at the start, but never mind, I had enough fabric to try again. I used the original webbing and some powerdry type of material for the body of the bag. There is a strip of elastic inside the bag to take a bit of the strain and also to use to stop things rattling about. And I attached some bright and reflective material as it is now so black it will get lost otherwise. Result seems to have gained approval from the running man. </div>
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About a year ago I made a couple of pairs of pyjama bottoms out of cotton (I think perhaps I didn't bother to blog them), but this winter all my PJ tops wore out too so I have made a top to match one of the pair of bottoms. This is the same <a href="http://julesstitches.blogspot.co.uk/2009/02/pajama-party.html">Jalie pattern I used previously</a>. Our house is a lot warmer than our house in Japan, and brushed cotton is too hot, so these are just shirting weight. I just wear a t-shirt underneath if it is a bit colder. Picked up the fabric shortly before we left Japan in late 2013. It is very pretty at present, but the gold will wear off after a few washings.</div>
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Found this lovely blue fabric on the remnants floor of Britex Fabrics in San Francisco when we were there for the AGU in December last year. The shop assistants were a little surprised that my plan was to use it to make something for a man! But, anyway, here we are... I think it suits James very well. This was just the usual long-sleeve top pattern. Since the fabric is quite weighty and has 2-way stretch, and these long-sleeve tops tend to go a bit baggy round the neck, I added narrow elastic round the neck. This had the effect of making the shirt a bit short and I had to add an extra hem onto the bottom! The neck appears slightly gathered but it has already relaxed quite a bit and I expect it to do more so over time. </div>
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For the trews, all I did to the basics was alter the crotch seam (took a bit off the back and added to the front). The pattern is unfinished at the top and so I generally cut it long, fit the trews and then decide where the waistband should go (according to mood), draft the waistband and stitch. The waistband line comes out as a pretty weird shape being high at the back. This time I decided to experiment and obey it, cutting a 4-piece band, which produced an interesting result and a bit of a gap at the back in the waistband when I sit down. So I probably over-did it a bit and should got for less of a parallelogram for the back piece. Other than that, they are a really good fit and don't need a belt. So now I have to just not change shape, and I've got pattern that fit for both stretch and no-stretch trousers! The fabric is a dark maroon stretch denim that I bought at the Harrogate show last year.</div>
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For the hoody I am a bit less certain that I've got it sorted. This one is made from adding width in arms and body to the same pattern used for the <a href="http://julesstitches.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/leggings-and-rollneck.html">rollneck made recently</a>. For that one I fairly radically reshaped the underarm, and maybe it was a bit too radical. The fabric is Polartec Powerstretch so very stretchily forgiving, but I've a feeling it would be a bit tight in a less stretchy fabric. I seem to be struggling to find the right kind of mid-weight as I try to replace <a href="http://julesstitches.blogspot.jp/2006/10/mountain-hoodie_10.html">this</a>, "Mountain Hoodie" - 2006, which is getting quite worn, and is worn almost every day in British summer! Having said that, this new one is a much better weight for a mountain/exercise hoodie, as it is quite a bit warmer.</div>
<br />juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02591920483149775255noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20192460.post-57073808300542400332016-08-02T17:19:00.002+09:002016-08-02T17:19:42.052+09:00Leggings and RollneckFound this interesting fabric going cheap at the <a href="http://julesstitches.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/harrogate-knitting-and-stitching-show.html" target="_blank">Harrogate show</a>. Couldn't really resist.<br />
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My wardrobe continues to suffer from climate change. Insufficient styles for cold weather and too many quite worn out summer clothes. Something must be done. Summer isn't really summer here, shorts and T-shirts a rarity, so long base layers seemed like a good idea.</div>
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The leggings that I use most for running and cycling cost about 35USD and they are full of holes from when I've fallen off my bike. How hard can it be to make them? The difficulty is actually in finding really good fabric, and I have yet to find a nice 2-way stretch cotton lycra. That's the power that these big sports companies have - they get to specify their own fabrics. Anyway, I had the nice colourful synthetic quite gently (2-way) stretchy fabric and also some <a href="http://julesstitches.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">violent pink and black stripes</a> in a fabric that would probably be classed as dancewear fabric. So, I drew round a pair of lycra leggings, and adjusted the inside-legs on the pattern so they would match, and that was about it. I made one pattern piece as I thought these patterned fabrics would be better without a side seam. Inside leg seam, crotch seam, 2 cuffs and an elastic waistband and that's it. Made it first in the pink stripes and have used them both running and cycling. The fabric is quite thick for lycra and so they are a bit warmer than normal lycra leggings, which is a good thing as standard lycra leggings are usually a bit cool for round here. The second pair are in the colourful fabric. It is a very pliant fabric so quite soft, and probably less suitable for sports. Hope they are warm enough to be worn at least occasionally in Yorkshire, but they may also come in handy for travel, being light and comfortable.</div>
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I have quite a lot of t-shirts, and although I wear them under things, they don't often see the light of day any more. I usually wear 2 layers over them, even in "summer". I seem to be short of middle layers, and I want something that looks nice under jumpers with a variety of necklines, and for that reason I thought rollnecks might be a good idea. So I revisted my <a href="http://julesstitches.blogspot.co.uk/2009/12/t-shirts-extravaganza.html" target="_blank">long sleeve t-shirt pattern</a>. There is something wrong about the underarm on all my home made t-shirts which fell too far from the body so I moved the underarm point in quite a bit (4-5cm - I basically made the underarm and hip fall at the same width which makes sense in that my bust and hips are about the same circumference), and then walked the seams to make sure everything would line up. It is much improved, and seems close to perfect fit but I wonder if I should make a slightly less drastic alteration for a less stretchy fabric. I guess I will have to try and see!</div>
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I don't really intend to wear the ensemble in public. Lucky that no one reads this blog. I think it might scare the sheep. I already get comments from people in town on the brightness of my trousers!</div>
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<br />juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02591920483149775255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20192460.post-89764823447115526012016-04-04T00:50:00.001+09:002016-04-05T00:59:27.155+09:00Fell running waterproof<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Of course, I minimised seams, but I also found a nice roll of seam tape on EBay and taped the raglan seams as well as the pocket area. Doesn't seem much point taping the underarms, given the pit zips. But perhaps I will have to. The rules say, <i>'The FRA regards "waterproof" to be a garment marketed as "waterproof" (i.e. not just “windproof”)
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Having already bought the fabric in Harrogate at the start of December, I convinced Pops to buy me this sweater for my birthday (27 December), so the pressure was on to complete the garment before we departed for Scotland on 20th December. As it turned out it only took about 24 hours real time, so was finished in time. I did the pattern work one evening and finished the sweater by the next evening. </div>
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Because of the lovely pattern of the fabric I decided a plain structure was best, so I adjusted <a href="http://julesstitches.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/woolly-hoody.html">my sweater pattern</a> to have no taper in arms and no shaping in body. I also cut a "cowl" neck, which is basically a big roll-neck.</div>
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Wanting the stripes to go across the chest meant cutting on the cross grain, but this had the bonus that I need not make cuffs and instead put all the ends on the selvage. The sales person thought 1.5m would be enough, but I always buy more so had 2m. Even that was not enough for my original plan, which was to have the same stripe across body and arms. But it all fitted with the body pieces using one side of the width and the arms and neck the other. In the end I think this turned out for the best, as now the full patterning of the fabric can be admired. </div>
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One interesting thing is that the fabric stretches a lot almost like it had been cut on the bias. This means the lack of shaping was a good move, as the sweater anyway falls to the contours of the body, but it also means that the length of the finished garment is somewhat variable depending on its mood. Thus sometimes I roll up the arms to make cuffs. It is quite fun because the pattern at the end of the arms of course matches the pattern of the base of the rollneck.<br />
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A quote from the first time I used this pattern to make jimjams, "<a href="http://julesstitches.blogspot.co.uk/2005/12/jimjams.html" target="_blank">Simplicity 7045. Made Large size (should have made Medium but pattern is L-XL)</a>" It's deja vu all over again! So ... the pattern was somewhat too wide, and I took out an inch from each shoulder seam. It could be a little more snug around the neck so I could have taken another 0.5-1" out down the back at the back of the neck, although maybe would need to put some back at the underarm, which would have been a rather more complicated adjustment. I added 5" in total to the length, 3 above the waist and 2 below. We positioned the waist loops and pockets according to personal preference of the victim. James wanted lots of wrap around, so I added an inch or two to the cross-over flap it at the front, and adjusted the other pieces (collar, facing) to work with this. I thought the sleeves were right, but that's because I misunderstood the construction which involved a quadruple thickness cuff at the bottom. So, they were a few inches short, but managed to work out a different style that can be folded up manually. The pattern says something like "easy" on it, but I think this is the largest thing I have ever made, which made for quite an interesting challenge. Fabric mustn't be stressed while sewing, and so checking that bits of it weren't caught under a chair, wrapped round a knee or stuck in a cat was quite important. Glad to have <a href="http://julesstitches.blogspot.co.uk/2007/02/atarashii-mishin.html" target="_blank">lovely large sewing machine</a> for this project! </div>
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The pattern seems very wasteful on fabric as each collar and facing is a single piece. I was using James' John Lewis dressing gown so I copied its pieced collar and lack of the upper facing around the shoulders. The fleece is actually a bit thinner and more drapey than I had expected (or perhaps with the whole garment hanging off the shoulders and neck they could do with some reinforcement), so I probably should have included the upper facing, but, like the collar, cut it in pieces. </div>
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juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02591920483149775255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20192460.post-28382077733523253052015-12-31T23:09:00.000+09:002016-01-01T00:22:08.373+09:00Hat for James<div style="text-align: justify;">
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James complained much about his nobby because, although partially windproof the lower cuff is power stretch and lets the wind through, so it is not great for cycling and even blows off when the wind gets in under the top part! J and I have rather similarly sized heads so since my beanie is plenty big enough for me, I used the same pattern for J. He cycles at the front of the tandem in the wind, so I made the centre piece and bottom cuff with the tougher <a href="http://julesstitches.blogspot.co.uk/2009/02/james-in-winter.html">Powershield remnant</a>s. The sides are windpro fleece. The inside of the cuff is a powerdry-like fabric that I bought a length of at the closing down sale of a local walking shop in Ingleton (maybe that haul of cut price bargains should be another blog post!). </div>
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juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02591920483149775255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20192460.post-38953337929203452942015-12-31T22:04:00.001+09:002015-12-31T22:04:18.554+09:00Harrogate Knitting and Stitching Show<div style="text-align: justify;">
After a fun shopping visit to Harrogate in November (where I found one fabric store, one craft store and a sewing machine store all one one street, as well as a cornucopia of other exciting non-stitching related shops) I looked up to see what was on at the <a href="http://hicyorkshire.co.uk/">HIC</a>, and discovered the <a href="http://www.theknittingandstitchingshow.com/harrogate/">Knitting & Stitching Show</a> was just a couple of weeks away!
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The show was amazing, and huge and I bought quite a lot of fabric. As should be clear from the name, the show wasn't all about fabric, but there was quite a range - mostly it was not the super expensive fabrics, and quite a few seemed to have special deals for the show. I met James for lunch in town and offloaded some bags on to him and then went back in for more. The only downside was that I seemingly caught a nasty cold off the crowds, and seem to have been not quite 100% ever since, which hasn't been at all good for the training plan! Then again it has been raining almost continuously so not much has been missed in the way of outdoor adventures. </div>
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<a href="http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/the-shuttle-shipley">The Shuttle</a> is amazingly local (but no website) being in Shipley, and I think it was there that I made 2 purchases. One was a quite lightweight slippery knit in a wonderful pattern. Not sure it is often warm enough here to wear this weight as an outer-layer, so it might have been a somewhat foolish purchase, especially as I still have a lot of lightweight clothes leftover from living in steamy Japan. I think I also bought there 5m of <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=jigsaw+print+fleece&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&imgil=ndBenfVgl5SguM%253A%253BVvMTJ8S61jZWWM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.joann.com%25252Fanti-pill-fleece-print-jigsaw-puzzle%25252F12050811.html&source=iu&pf=m&fir=ndBenfVgl5SguM%253A%252CVvMTJ8S61jZWWM%252C_&biw=1216&bih=726&usg=__IMGVTB1ZLhxP32FiguR-nblKhnw%3D&ved=0ahUKEwjeruO4iYbKAhWCShQKHQ9VAzEQyjcIQA&ei=ChyFVt6BBYKVUY-qjYgD#imgrc=T87V8U-gyN8cQM%3A&usg=__IMGVTB1ZLhxP32FiguR-nblKhnw%3D">jigsaw print fleece</a>. This has been sewn up into a dressing gown for James. </div>
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There was a London based store selling quite low quality fabrics for almost nothing. I bought a length of some kind of fuzzy polyester, but totally missed a trick as most of their stuff would have been great for making muslins of one kind or another. </div>
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Another store sold end of rolls and didn't know quite what they were selling, but did the salesman was doing his best to inform people before they bought by enthusiastic application of <a href="http://images.taunton.com/downloads/th/T168_Burn_Test_Chart.pdf">the burn test</a><span id="goog_56761597"></span><span id="goog_56761598"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a>. I got into conversation with him, and ended up with what he thought was moleskin, but it was so much cheaper than moleskin I have found online that I have some doubts... </div>
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Somewhere towards the end of the day I bought some synthetic red velvet. I am not sure why this was a good idea at the time. I think it might just have been brightly coloured yet cheap. Also towards the end of the day I found some nice, but very dark, brushed cotton for making pajamas with. It was quite expensive and a bit narrow so I was a bit tentative over the quantity and I'm not sure if I got enough for full pajamas for James. Might have to be just a top, or bottom, or for me! I also found some stretch cotton in dark maroon that should work for another pair of trousers for me in my <a href="http://julesstitches.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/class.html">making-trousers-that-fit odyssey</a>.</div>
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A few months before we left Japan, I signed up on <a href="http://www.patternreview.com/" target="_blank" title="pattern review"></a><a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/" target="_blank" title="pattern review">PatternReview</a> for a 'pants class' with <a href="http://www.sarahveblen.com/" target="_blank" title="Sarah Veblen">Sarah Veblen</a>. Sarah is American, so this is pants as in trousers not pants as in knickers. I read the material and watched the videos, and bought some very cheap fabric to make the muslins, but didn't have time for anything else, as we were starting to get quite busy with things-to-do-before-we-leave-the-country. We moved to the UK in Dec 2013, but the poor sewing machine had hardly any action as we were living a confined sokobox lifestyle at my Dad's house. </div>
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By 2015 we wer settled in our new house, and almost all my trousers had holes in. My stretch jeans pattern already fitted well, so another pair of these made the trip to Japan in January possible. A little later on, a pair of pajama bottoms were made. Then in July, spurred on by a lack of unholey trousers for our trip to the USA in September I finally got around to doing the class properly. Luckily the videos are all still online (hurrah for PatternReview!), and I was able to follow it all through. It was a fairly enormous amount of work, making patterns, cutting them out, sewing them together, making changes, making new patterns etc. Eventually one gets pleased enough with the fit (or runs out of muslin fabric) and starts to make things using nicer fabric, that may be wearable.</div>
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The 'slacks' style which the class focussed on is too, well, American, but I've arrived at a non-stretch pattern that fits really well, and is super comfortable, and a stretch pattern that almost fits really well (I reckon one more iteration is required - just needs a bit adding to the front crotch and the same taking off the back). But out of all this I have 3 wearable pairs of trousers: 1 pair of orange cottons, 1 pair of black stretchy fuzzy stuff, and 1 pair of blue flowery stretch woven. I also have a pair of tartan trousers that are wearable, but being a bit short in the back, not that comfortable for all day every day. I have also patched up my other trews, and am wearing them out at home... </div>
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Addendum: I see my last post was made in February after the trip to Japan, and shows the fabric haul from that trip. The blue flowers shown there became the blue flowery stretch woven trews mentioned above. The green stripes on the right has also been used to make a new pair of 'carpet trousers' for James. So I suppose I have to say that, so far, this year has been completly pants!! ( black stretch jeans, PJ bottoms, carpet trews, tartan trews, black fuzz trews and blue flowery trews.)<br />
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On our recent visit to Japan, we were lucky enough to stay in Tokyo and also have enough time off to visit a few shopPs! Staying in Asakusa, we were just a short trip from the fabric district of Nippori. We spent about an hour there one morning, but it was a bit miserable as it was snowing quite hard. I bought some stretch fabric, from which I hope to make some leggings for running/cycling.</div>
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Later, we went to Shinjuku and I spent a large part of the day in Okadaya. Here's the haul:</div>
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Lots of Japanese thread, some stretch flowers for trousers, some brushed cotton for pJ bottoms and some ethnic upholstery fabric to make some more "<a href="http://julesstitches.blogspot.co.uk/2007/02/heavy-cotton-baggies-for-james.html">carpet trousers</a>" for James. Let's hope I bought enough fabric this time, as sending James off to pick up an extra metre, as happened last time, would be quite a long trip.</div>
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juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02591920483149775255noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20192460.post-80697326646595722562015-02-16T00:19:00.000+09:002015-02-16T00:19:34.629+09:00Black jeans for jules<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMLTSqWxkBWlrX2l33oKFDeGFgx1OVV7chtXwAm6poSAmWDr0snIfPZ8-jgp-SP42Dq8oliHXr7QgzbjppJM2DXkwafzU7QR9whqichvF-uWTq0-VIbAJiNm3oM8z4aPC_hFG3Q/s1600/jeans-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMLTSqWxkBWlrX2l33oKFDeGFgx1OVV7chtXwAm6poSAmWDr0snIfPZ8-jgp-SP42Dq8oliHXr7QgzbjppJM2DXkwafzU7QR9whqichvF-uWTq0-VIbAJiNm3oM8z4aPC_hFG3Q/s320/jeans-1.jpg" /></a><br />
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Having been worn almost all of last year while we were living in boxes, <a href="http://julesstitches.blogspot.co.uk/2010/01/striped-jeans.html">my Jan 2010 jeans</a> started to get holes in. I patched the knee, but with an upcoming trip to Japan, I thought it was time for a new pair. They are made from the beautiful stretch black denim used last <a href="http://julesstitches.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/j-jeans.html">to make a pair of jeans for James.</a> There is still some left - haven't measured it to see who gets the last pair, or whether it will have to be shorts. </div>
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The pictures show the jeans nicely creased after the two week trip to Japan.</div>
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I used the same pattern as last time, but got confused when it came to the waist band as their weren't any pattern pieces in the bag. Despite the blog, I still fail to write things down and so end up swearing at flakey past-me. Eventually I thought perhaps I'd used the pieces from the Marfy pattern, and I think still think that's the case, although I think that I took some off the length even last time. So I cut the pieces and fitted them to the leg pieces</div>
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, tacked them in place and tried them on. I decided to have a go at improving the shape at the back to avoid the gap that tends to appear at the spine. </div>
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An interesting shaped back pattern piece resulted and I was skeptical that it would work, but it did! Note to dimwit future me - the front waistband piece in the bag is still about a cm too long! I think a little off the width off the leg pieces is probably in order, as I ended up easing the waistband somewhat more than might be ideal. </div>
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juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02591920483149775255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20192460.post-54198141718921784602015-02-16T00:07:00.001+09:002015-02-16T00:07:25.612+09:00Helen's Penguin PJs<div style="text-align: justify;">
In December I made some PJs for Helen, my sister in law. She's got long limbs and complains about trousers not being long enough. Now I'm living in the same country my excuses for not making her something that fits have run out. <a href="http://julesstitches.blogspot.co.uk/2009/02/pajama-party.html">My women's PJ pattern is Jalie 2686</a> which has a huge number of sizes, so I got Helen to send me some measurements, and picked the nearest size. Unlike me, Helen is normal in that she's the same sized top and bottom. I made adjustments to the pattern according to the difference between the pattern pieces that are closest for me and her and between the measurements of me and her. This included lengthening arms and legs, decreasing crotch length and decreasing the width of the jacket. The thing about the pattern is that it has details at the trouser hem and cuffs, which makes it not entirely simple to alter the length of the limbs after the garment is finished. So I just finished it off and hoped my calculations were good enough.</div>
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The fabric is a penguin patterned brushed cotton which I bought from a UK shop on the internets. I'd been assuming that I would no longer be able to import fabric due to the high import duties in the UK compared to Japan, but the fabric seems so relatively expensive here, even online, that it might not make much difference! </div>
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Helen says they fit, and she wore them while visiting us over Christmas, but hasn't sent me a photo, so perhaps they're being used up as dusters now. :-)</div>
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Luckily I had enough fabric left to make some PJ bottoms for myself - both my pairs from Feb 2009 are now in the bin after ripping on the rear, although the jacket is still in reasonable condition. I suppose I ought to take a photo of the new pair! I also bought some fabric for another pair of PJ trousers while in Japan, so I should soon be back to having 2 pairs again.</div>
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Hisashiburi - Japanese for "long time no see". We moved from Japan in December last year to the north of England, and into our new house in August this year. Until this week, the sewing machine was been switched on just once to repair a cushion cover. :-( But then sister in law Helen came to visit us in the fast cooling north of England and asked for... hats. The super sewing area was all ready set up, new iron purchased, so all I needed to get going was something to make stitching seem more important than one of the zillion new-house jobs.</div>
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Measuring ear to ear over the top of her head, Helen's head is quite a bit smaller than either mine or James' heads. I had a beanie that I had got for free that was too small for both of us, but fitted Helen, so I based the pattern on that. It is made from Polartec 200 fleece <a href="http://julesstitches.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/mountain-jumper.html">previously used for a jumper</a> and a loud pink and black striped lycra that I bought years ago, but never made into anything as the stripes make too much of a psychedelic effect for a large garment to be a reasonable proposition. The hat is actually reversible but I guess it will be warmest with the fleece worn on the inside and the lycra on the outside. To break up the psychedelics, for the front panel the layers are reversed, and the lycra is reversed on the side panels. </div>
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New house decorating seems to occupy the same space in my brain as stitching, and there is lots more still to be done, but there is also much stitching to do. I am wondering what to do with all the lightweight or solar resistant clothing in my stash carefully shipped from Japan. Perhaps I'll just have to line everything with fleece!</div>
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This is the proper winter version. Helen seems to feel the cold, and I hope to defeat her with this hat as it must be far too hot in almost every circumstance. The inside is a non-stretch thick windproof fleece, and the outside is polyester fur stuff, previously used to make <a href="http://julesstitches.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/purple-panic.html">this</a> hoody and others of similar ilk. If you wanted one, it's too late now - the purple is all used up! The inside fleece is annoying stuff, as the windproof layer is on the "inside", which makes it useless in a single layered garment.. the whole point of fleece is that it traps the warm air next to your body. However, used as a lining, as in this circumstance, one can reverse the fabric and so it should really work to heat things up. Quite lucky with the sizing. Unlike the first hat, this one is non stretch and Helen was not on-site. I thought the first hat a little tight at the front horizontal seam so I sewed a narrow seam allowance on the rim pieces and the lowest couple of cm of the vertical seams. It was a bit subjective - I'd gained an idea of how much smaller Helen's head is than mine so worked from how right it felt on me - probably added 1.5cm of width.</div>
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I have also made a version for me. It is more like the first hat, and no photo yet. The purpose was to make, an ear warmer for cycling that also had a top to protect from the bitter Yorkshire wind, and that could also go under a helmet. I am not sure it is a success. The fabric is 100 weight wind pro, but really isn't really very wind repelling! From relative measurements of me and Helen, I added a couple of cm of over the head distance to her pattern. I also slightly reshaped the front piece to make it a bit more snug on the forehead. The top is a single layer, and the rim doubled. I also shaped the hat to fit over the ear lobes, as a cycling hat should do. I wore it mountain biking this week, and it performed quite well, although perhaps it is a little too long at the front. I am not sure if I can be bothered to re do it, however. Probably better to see how the winter develops and make another in a more windproof fabric if required. </div>
juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02591920483149775255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20192460.post-2302617698961345652013-09-09T10:19:00.000+09:002013-09-20T20:18:26.524+09:00Trews and PJs for J<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It is just starting to cool down a little here, with top temperatures now barely scraping 30C each day. However, that means it is still too hot for James to model either the trews or the winter PJS that I recently made for him. Hopefully I will add some photos to this post later, when the weater cools some more. [20th September update: just about cold enough to bear the wearing of long trousers, so here they are!]</div>
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Both were repeat of previously sewn patterns. The <a href="http://julesstitches.blogspot.jp/2010/05/lightweight-pjs.html">trews</a> were made from a cotton fabric bought this spring in Cortez, which is near Mesa Verde National Park, in the USA. I'd been a little concerned I might not have enough fabric as the bolt in the shop was finished with less than the length I'd requested. But it was actually just right. </div>
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The <a href="http://julesstitches.blogspot.jp/2010/05/lightweight-pjs.html">PJS</a> were from a rather narrow bolt of printed brushed cotton, and, although I bought many many metres (purchased in Yuzawaya in Kamata), the pattern pieces were actually a tighter squeeze onto the fabric than the trews. I had to cut out the arms separately in order for it to fit. It was only while laying out the jacket pieces, after having cut the legs, that I realised that the pattern on the fabric ought to be positioned nicely and could be matched across the pieces. So the jacket looks quite smart in this repect, while the legs are a little off! </div>
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juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02591920483149775255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20192460.post-40162267510359279132013-04-04T19:48:00.000+09:002013-04-04T19:48:15.401+09:00prons<div style="text-align: justify;">
They never made Ron Hill running legs long and thin enough for James, but in the early 90s at a rowing regatta we found something called "4runners" that did fit, and he bought two pairs, in blue and black, and they've been used for running and cycling ever since. I spotted some rather similar looking/feeling fabric in Yuzawaya in Kamata. Just this year James decided that his blue pair were past it so he wore them on a trip to Kamata and we decided the fabric was near enough to give it a whirl. </div>
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I took the pattern off the old pair, using the voile left over from making the <a href="http://julesstitches.blogspot.jp/2013/04/brew-in-bag-biab.html">beer-bag</a>. It is partly transparent, supple but not stretchy and I was able to make a pattern without cutting up the old pair. The trick I missed was that, although the widthways stretch was similar to the originals, the lengthways stretch of the new fabric was quite a bit less than the 4runners fabric. I'd already added an extra inch to the legs for luck, but it really wasn't enough, and I ended up having to add 5cm to the under-foot straps. I actually put the cord and toggle from the old leggings back in the new pair. I didn't bother with the piping on the sides for this pair, which were really a test fit. He is wearing them for a while before I embark on another pair. Apparently I may need to lengthen the rear crotch too next time.</div>
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juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02591920483149775255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20192460.post-16944542206394000832013-04-04T19:23:00.002+09:002013-04-04T19:49:22.242+09:00Brew in a bag (BIAB)<div style="text-align: justify;">
Apparently, after millennia of evolution, in the last 5 years, the Australians have discovered that making beer is much more simples than anyone had ever thought. But, in order for brew in a bag to work, you first need to get your stitcher to make a bag. We bought some lightweight white voile from Swany in Kamakura and here's the bag:</div>
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And here's the bag again in its pan, bought super cheapo in Yokohama. I made a french seam and used two circles of ribbon threaded through the casing to make it easy to pull the ends, close the bag, and hang it up to drain. </div>
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It seems you heat up the grain in the bag in the pan and then lift up the bag and let it drain. The beer tastes pretty good, and is much more flavourful than the results from brew-kits, although a bit cloudy. </div>
juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02591920483149775255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20192460.post-66948665382948875922012-12-31T16:59:00.001+09:002012-12-31T17:01:11.561+09:00J jeans<div style="text-align: justify;">
First he wanted a button fly. Copied it from some Levi 501s. Then he wanted back pockets with lids on so that his bulging wallet stays safe. So I did those too. Then (admittedly, after he realised the fabric was stretchy) he wanted them tight, like in his youth. So - I think I'll just call them trend setting. :-)
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As I recall, the fabric is from <a href="http://www.gorgeousfabrics.com/shop/index.php">Gorgeous Things</a>. Unlike all the other black denim I have seen for sale, this, like the black denim used in RTW jeans, is actually black right they way through the fabric (the reverse and right sides are both black). It is quite soft feeling, and I think it has a slight nap, so I cut it so that it is smoothest when you slide your hand down a thigh. For the tightness part, I tacked them together and adjusted. Took in the back crotch seam about 0.5cm, and the side and inseams both about 1.5cm. The base pattern is the same as <a href="http://julesstitches.blogspot.jp/2009/08/more-black-jeans.html">this one.</a>
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I'd always bought the hardware for jeans locally (Kamkaura or Yokohama), but the range is very limited, and this time I wanted smaller buttons for the fly. We found them on Ebay, and subsequently I've also bought some rivets from Ebay. They are the same make as those found here (Prym), but I could get both silver and copper coloured. These only just arrived so haven't yet been installed - but will be soon - probably silver ones this time. James does that part, as he is the one who is more trustworthy with a hammer in is hand.
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Last year I made a pair of <a href="http://julesstitches.blogspot.jp/2011/07/marfy-trews-4.html">Marfy 0680 trousers in a stripey stretch fabric</a>. At the time they seemed a bit long in the body, and James did tell me I should have made them tighter. I'd thought the less than skin-tight fit was OK. Maybe it was OK, but the stretch fabric doesn't have as much recovery as one might have hoped, and they got baggy quite quickly after each washing, and got sufficiently bad that the trews became distinctly un-smart. I pondered what to do and decided that the first thing to try was to sew a new seam 1cm inside the present stitching line all around the inseam. This would make the legs tighter and bring up the crotch seam, making the body part shorter. To keep the grain (keep the stripes vertical at centre front and back) I also took 1cm off the outside seam below the hip/pocket/crotch. I'd thought I would probably have to take the waistband off and move it lower but, magically the whole fit was much improved. They were too tight in the thigh so I tapered the new seamline above the knee. Here is the result - still not radically tight - but I am hoping they will not bag out much more. I guess I can try the same trick again if they do... The photo is taken after one day of wear.</div>
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The lesson is that Marfy 0680 isn't that good a pattern for stretch fabrics. The extra ease <a href="http://julesstitches.blogspot.jp/2010/11/marfy-trews.html">feels right in non-stretch fabrics</a>, although I might experiment with taking the crotch junction up an additional cm or so next time I sew it.</div>
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