>> I have made a variety of skirts over the years although I don't currently own a sewing machine. <<
I just hand-sew things. I have a sewing machine, I know how to run it, but machines are so unreliable around me that I get things done faster by hand. Plus I'm most prone to sew while talking with people, and I can't put a sewing machine in my lap while I'm sitting on the couch. People are often impressed by my hand-sewing, but it's not patience, it's laziness.
>> I have one I made that's still in heavy rotation - I didn't want to have to hem the thing so I used a queen size sheet doubled over and the finished edges used as the hem. I trimmed it down in the middle and put in a drawstring made from the extra fabric. It's cute - I'll have to take a picture<<
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Re: Yay!
Date: 2018-01-18 06:15 pm (UTC)I just hand-sew things. I have a sewing machine, I know how to run it, but machines are so unreliable around me that I get things done faster by hand. Plus I'm most prone to sew while talking with people, and I can't put a sewing machine in my lap while I'm sitting on the couch. People are often impressed by my hand-sewing, but it's not patience, it's laziness.
>> I have one I made that's still in heavy rotation - I didn't want to have to hem the thing so I used a queen size sheet doubled over and the finished edges used as the hem. I trimmed it down in the middle and put in a drawstring made from the extra fabric. It's cute - I'll have to take a picture<<
I have totally used selvege edges as hems.