Does anyone else make their own clothes

Mrs_Flittersnoop

nuttywoman wrote: »

Where can i buy really stiff interfacing from? The wallet i`m making needs it but i can only buy curtain pelmet stifferner locally and its not the right width for when i make bags etc.
Help?

Hi nuttywoman, this is a site I've been meaning to try, maybe it will help?

http://www.u-handbag.com/

HTH

Mrs F

nuttywoman

Mrs_Flittersnoop wrote: »

Hi nuttywoman, this is a site I've been meaning to try, maybe it will help?

http://www.u-handbag.com/

HTH

Mrs F

Hi Mrs F , i have seen that website, in fact found it last night, thanks :T
wonder if anyone has ordered from it before ?

thoroughlybrokemillie

Hi, I just placed my first order with u-handbag.com. As I'm a complete beginner at bag making (and sewing in general) I ordered one of their bag making kits and have been really pleased! The instructions were really straightforward to follow (even for a beginner like me) and the resulting bag looks really good (even if I do say so myself). Delivery was also very prompt. There are lots of free tutorials on the site I'm planning to explore. Making bags is a much better way to feed my bag addiction:rotfl:! Oh and I believe it stocks a full range of interfacing.

I've just bought my first sewing machine and am still getting the hang of it. I was getting tired of disposable poorly made clothes and the ethical and environmental issues surrounding them. So I decided to have a go myself. This morning I've turned a dress that looked like a sack on me into a well fitting top. I'm really pleased with it:j.

Also love the skirt Bunny!

D&DD

:T love the skirt Bunny..I don't have any girls to sew for so never get to do 'girly' things unless my neice visits..I'm a trousers girl

Nutty thanks for that wallet pattern its much better than the other pattern I saved,will be giving that a whirl after his nibs fleeces

Rikki

she_grinch wrote: »

Also does anyone know the cheapest place to buy stuffing as I too am making dolls.

What fabric do you use for the bodies and where do you buy it from?

lauradora

bunny I love that skirt!!! :beer:

rosh12

nuttywoman wrote: »

Hi Mrs F , i have seen that website, in fact found it last night, thanks :T
wonder if anyone has ordered from it before ?

I just recently ordered some interfacing and lining from there, for a bag I'm making... I'm another new sewing machine person, having borrowed one last year and totally loved it. I def think that U Handbag (and U handblog)- is AMAZING! So many tutorials and tips and ideas, and for me it's a lot less scary to order stuff online than going into a scary haberdashery shop full of all kinds of stuff when I don't know what I need!

Plus, the stuff I ordered seemed decently priced, came really quickly, AND there was a little bar of chocolate in the package :T

Good luck with the projects, everyone x

haleygrey

Rikki wrote: »

What fabric do you use for the bodies and where do you buy it from?

Hi Ive just found this site and am swooning at the thought of so many kindred spirits!

Rikki when ive made dolls before i used calico which is perfect, you should be able to buy it anywhere, i got mine in JL and it was fairly cheap,havent been there for a while so not sure how much it is now.

she_grinch

Rikki wrote: »

What fabric do you use for the bodies and where do you buy it from?

Depends on the doll I am making at the time, I have used calico, cotton and brushed cotton, My mum gets it for me in the market in London if I ask her to and sometimes I get it from the market here in Northampton, I have also bought from the Fabric warehouse but this works out expensive. Sometimes I use cotton sheets as you can make more than one doll from these.

haleygrey

sheeting is good for lots of things because of the width.