Question for the sewists out there. Just ran out of white and black thread, so going to order from Wawak. While I am there, does someone have a list of the basic stuff you ought to have on hand to avoid ordering one-offs?
(In the amateur radio work, there's the concept of a "junk box" where some common things like resistors, capacitors, connectors, semiconductors, diodes, ICs, etc. should be maintained so you can quickly connect up circuits)
My current list:
1. Extra sewing machine needles (already obtained)
2. Pins (already have)
3. Extra bobbins (already have)
4. Hand sewing needles (I have EXACTLY ONE... I really need more)
5. Interfacing (bought some stuff from the Bezos expo... the wrong size, not happy I bought that way, but I was desperate).
6. Thread (black, white, beige... other colors I should have around?)
7. Stretchy stuff you use for waistbands and what not?
8. ???
(if there's a page with a list, that works too).
#sewing
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org Seam rippers
Those little slidey ruler things
Some zippers to take up space but always e the wrong size for what you actually need
Comically old-timey wood, brass, and bone buttons
No, you don’t understand, even MORE bobbins
Sewing machine oil
The tiny little light bulbs
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I love what great answers you are getting to your sewing questions. I second the rotary cutter/mat recommendation for cutting out patterns, and I use large washers as weights. One thing nobody recommended was Wonder Clips, which I use far more than pins. Easy to add and remove, and they don't poke you.
Also, my favourite sewing tool is a plain white glue stick! For placement of patch pockets, ribbon, or various things that go in the middle of a project, the glue works super well to secure the item. You can add a couple of pins to be sure it stays. The glue washes right out afterwards.
Have you worn your vest outside the house, yet??
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org for cutting out fabric, I prefer using a rotary cutter and cutting mat over scissors. Particularly helps if you get hand/thumb pain from prolonged scissor use. Oh and a big transparent quilting ruler to run the cutter along.
When you’re trying to match colourful fabric to thread, it’s best to check the thread against the fabric directly. If ordering online, the Fabric Mart link I posted the other day has an option in their shopping cart for them to add matching thread to your order. I’ve been happy with the matches I’ve gotten from them. They use Gutermann thread.
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Stretchy stuff you use for waistbands, is called elastic.
¼", ⅜" is good for wrists. Waistbands are more comfortable with wider, 1" or more
An assortment of needles, in a case. They are sharp.
You might want some upholstery needles too. Good for heavy duty poking, like backpacks.
Thread snips if you don't have one. Cheaper is fine.
A seam gauge, One lifetime purchase.
An awl, smaller and clean. Or check your tool box.
Some good zippers. 7' or 9" for men's pants.
Tailor's chalk or wax, or marking pencil.
You need beeswax. - grow your own.
A few basic buttons is standard sizes. 16, 24, 30 ligne.
Shirts 16L
Dresses 24L
Jackets 30-32L
Some snaps or hooks for closures
A bodkin, but check estate sales first.
@EugestShirley@m.ai6yr.org What's the advantage/disdvantage of chalk vs. pencil for marking?
It turns out I have one of those seam gauge... which I could have really used these last projects!!! Ooof. I have an awl. I have some zippers from Joanns. Beeswax, swimming in it right now. Buttons in the giant button jar. What is a bodkin? LOL.
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When you are at the machine, your workspace is small.
Short measure and clips are good to hang from a string around your neck. Or your chatelaine.
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
When you are at the machine, your workspace is small.
Short measure and clips are good to hang from a string around your neck. Or your chatelaine.
@EugestShirley@m.ai6yr.org
I assume the wee bottle is for smelling salts / Amyl Nitrate.
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@EugestShirley@m.ai6yr.org
I assume the wee bottle is for smelling salts / Amyl Nitrate.
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@zl2tod@mastodon.online @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
I think they mostly used ammonia. That would create a sharp intake of breath!
@zl2tod@mastodon.online @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
I think they mostly used ammonia. That would create a sharp intake of breath!
@EugestShirley@m.ai6yr.org @zl2tod@mastodon.online I'm confused, why smelling salts?!
@EugestShirley@m.ai6yr.org @zl2tod@mastodon.online I'm confused, why smelling salts?!
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org @zl2tod@mastodon.online
Wait until you find out how they made bandages. This was before germ theory.
https://civilwarrx.blogspot.com/2015/03/civil-war-bandages-lint-and-charpie-its.html
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Wait until you find out how they made bandages. This was before germ theory.
https://civilwarrx.blogspot.com/2015/03/civil-war-bandages-lint-and-charpie-its.html
@EugestShirley@m.ai6yr.org @zl2tod@mastodon.online Wow, no wonder they amputated so many limbs
@EugestShirley@m.ai6yr.org @zl2tod@mastodon.online Wow, no wonder they amputated so many limbs
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Amputation was the best chance against infection before antibiotics.
Lint is called muka in Maori, and was the basis of assumedly independently developed weaving technology.
I first saw kuia scraping flax with oyster shells almost sixty years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWbOSqI2Nj8
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@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
Amputation was the best chance against infection before antibiotics.
Lint is called muka in Maori, and was the basis of assumedly independently developed weaving technology.
I first saw kuia scraping flax with oyster shells almost sixty years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWbOSqI2Nj8
@EugestShirley@m.ai6yr.org
@zl2tod@mastodon.online @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org @EugestShirley@m.ai6yr.org If you're referring to wound treatment during the American Civil War, it really wasn't. Getting hit by a slow-moving .58" chunk of lead was a lot like today's wounds delivered by IEDs. It literally destroys the limb it hits - nothing at all like a wound from a NATO 5.56x45 bullet. The Army medical people actually did research into ACW amputations at places like the National Museum of Civil War Medicine.
https://www.civilwarmed.org/
@zl2tod@mastodon.online @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org @EugestShirley@m.ai6yr.org If you're referring to wound treatment during the American Civil War, it really wasn't. Getting hit by a slow-moving .58" chunk of lead was a lot like today's wounds delivered by IEDs. It literally destroys the limb it hits - nothing at all like a wound from a NATO 5.56x45 bullet. The Army medical people actually did research into ACW amputations at places like the National Museum of Civil War Medicine.
https://www.civilwarmed.org/
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