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Does anyone else make their own clothes

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  • vivw_2
    vivw_2 Posts: 2,230 Forumite
    another good place to buy fabric from is
    http://www.abakhan.co.uk
    We don't need to do it perfectly - good enough is exactly that GOOD ENOUGH.


  • Savvy_sewing
    Savvy_sewing Posts: 11,580 Forumite
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    I will add that to my favourites and keep it in mind when I need to buy more fabrics. I have plenty of bits and pieces that I have carried around with me for quite a while, so I better use them up while I practise. etc.
    When I die I will know that I have lived, loved, mattered and made a difference, even if in a small way.
  • homealone_2
    homealone_2 Posts: 2,004 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    abusybee wrote: »
    They are not free in the magazines in the shops. The robbing sods :mad: get you to pay £2.50 for the mag then pay at least £1.75 for the phone call to order the pattern. in my last magazine there was an offer leaflet to subscribe to magazine for £18 for the year so that is only £1.50 an issue and you get the pattern and it is all delivered to your door so I couldnt miss the oportunity.:D

    Yes Im in preston. you've got some fantastic cheap shops in chorley, my mum and I come occasionaly on a shopping trip.


    does the free patterns come free automatically with a subscription, as i was about to order some with my nectar points but there was no mention of any free patterns?
  • HappyMrsG
    HappyMrsG Posts: 28 Forumite
    homealone wrote: »
    does the free patterns come free automatically with a subscription, as i was about to order some with my nectar points but there was no mention of any free patterns?
    Yes they do
  • top_drawer_2
    top_drawer_2 Posts: 2,469 Forumite
    hi,

    I would really like a clapper to use at home but after having a look around the web cant seem to find one in my price range. I have also looked into buying a piece of hardwood and attempting to make my own. Has anyone any suggestions on how to go about this?

    Jen
  • flea72
    flea72 Posts: 5,392 Forumite
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    homealone wrote: »
    does the free patterns come free automatically with a subscription, as i was about to order some with my nectar points but there was no mention of any free patterns?

    the pattern is glued into the binding in the middle of the magazine, so you have to be careful when removing it, as it rips quite easily

    when you subscribe you get the patterns for free, but you dont get any of the 'freebies' that come stuck to the mag - so you may miss out on a lipstick or a mills and boon type book

    Flea
  • top_drawer wrote: »
    hi,

    I would really like a clapper to use at home but after having a look around the web cant seem to find one in my price range. I have also looked into buying a piece of hardwood and attempting to make my own. Has anyone any suggestions on how to go about this?

    Jen

    Hi Jen, my clapper is a piece of wood offcut that OH found lying around in the garage, he sanded it down for me so it is super-smooth (use the finest glasspaper after sandpaper to be sure). It's about 20cm x 10cm x 10cm, I've used it for years with no problems. Just be sure that the wood you use is a fairly hard wood with no varnish/finish etc in case of seepage onto fabric.

    HTH
    Mrs F x
  • Justamum wrote: »
    I'm a bit puzzled. My sewing machine just won't sew the skirt I'm trying to make. The tension is fine, the needle is threaded, the same thread top and bottom, but it just won't leave the thread in the material. It sews woven material fine, but not this particular knitted stuff. Anyone got any ideas? Or maybe it just doesn't like the material (I'm not keen on it myself actually - I was given it so I'm just using it as a 'test' for my alterations, I won't actually be wearing it because it is, quite honestly, horrible!)

    Next time try a stretch needle if the ballpoint one wasn't right, and sew with a tiny zigzag stitch rather than a straight one, this should help with the stretch of the fabric. If the fabric was heavy on lycra, this can cause skipping stitches. Sometimes a strip of tissue/loo roll/tear away stabiliser (Stitch'n'Tear) underneath the seams can help too. Depends on how precious the fabric is :).

    HTH
    Mrs F x
  • top_drawer_2
    top_drawer_2 Posts: 2,469 Forumite
    Hi Jen, my clapper is a piece of wood offcut that OH found lying around in the garage, he sanded it down for me so it is super-smooth (use the finest glasspaper after sandpaper to be sure). It's about 20cm x 10cm x 10cm, I've used it for years with no problems. Just be sure that the wood you use is a fairly hard wood with no varnish/finish etc in case of seepage onto fabric.

    HTH
    Mrs F x

    Hi,

    Yes thats what I was hoping to do but I dont have any hardwood lying around ... my dad and stepdad arent really DIYers and I'm baffled as to where else I could try.... any ideas?

    Jen
  • Hmm, dunno, maybe a builder's merchant/timber yard would have an offcut they would let you have?
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