hand embroidery take 1

my first attempt. it was done on some scrap muslin fabric with embroidery floss. image was traces by laying hoop over tablet with b/w

fun project played with a few stitch styles and thread counts.

checkin

overdue update

i have learned to do embroidery on the machine.

i have culled the herd

• good and i mean good sewing/embroidery machine the Janome MC9900
• i hate the janome coverstitch machine. i never use it
• my brother 234d serger is my bathingsuit workhorse
• i have a chinese walking foot machine i sew leather on. its like driving on ice. you can only steer it and walk it through often times manually with the wheel

I have only made a few projects recently. some spandex leder hosen. and a ring master tail coat for a party

I have started learning hand embroidery.

over due update and some pix of work

I've been sewing like a madman for the last few months.

i've also picked up two new machines and purged the rest

loving my janome MC9900. it is a good computerized machine and embroidery machine.
still haven't done any real embroidery work.

janome coverpro 1000cpx 3 needle cover stitch machine. i've made about 10 suits with it and continue to get better. (thanks craigslist)

and my brother 1034 serger.

i purged the industrial straight sticth and blind hem machine to reclaim space in the room.

and now my projects



I made these for a groovy party at camp for the 6 of us hosting a big party
i took my pattern for a square cut i always use and scaled it up and down.
turned out pretty good. made a pair in what i consider S (32") M(34") L(36" starting pattern) and L (38") i also made a pair of XXL shorts for my husband that are more like basketball shirts

 

I made some rainbow striped suits to sell at camp. fliped the oriantation to make them unique since the pool is a small place to see someone with the same suit.

2 swim briefs and 2 square cuts 34-36" waist

serger and coverstitch construction. normal serger thraed in the needles and wooly nylon in the loopers

another project i made to wear for a charity event/bear run I host and plan with my husband  we hold. we raise $3002 for a local homeless org for LGBT youth in atlanta lost-n-found. and my company will double it and raised 1500 2 weeks later at a memorial day party we hosted. crazy

ok back to the suit. a friend found me 1/3 a yard of this vintage 80's spandex at a thriststore. oh so slippery

made these odd ones to toss in the consignment pile

i like em but don't love em.

 

so my question.

i've been playing with tumblr  and twitter @boothillbespoke for this blog and even posted a bit.
does anyone still use blogs via blogger? did i miss the boat?

and now for your moment of Zen.

I will let you in on why i called this 'y kant men sew'

total joke on a horrific late 80's band with a promising young singer

 

y kant tori read fronted someone named Tori Amos

that is all

quilting you say

Started working on my first quilt. 
Tons of old work shirts. Many record moments in the sites I have worked at. 
Figure I'lll make 4x6' panels and donate them to work for more decoration.

Tonight's lessons 
press it everything a few times. this was Not a corner to cut. 
Remember your outside seam allowance. Looks like this will get a boarder.

really want to get the gayglers panel  done before ATL pride so I can include the 4 shirts over the last 6 years

This was from the Moncks Corner, SC grand opening. Had a fun few years up there building the sites 

and a shot of my messy sewing room

sewing room overhaul

Dear reader (the one of you)

I recently was able to pickup 2 industrial machines from a friend

a singer 251-1 straigh stitch machine and a singer blind stitch machine

the 251-1 is somewhat limited. it does lightweight fabric with a max width of 3/8"
the blindsticth was thrown in,

I figure they are a good start to start learning industrial machines skills

this required more space so the 41 x 91" confrence / cutting table had to go.


natualrly i took the opertunity to make the cutting the table i always wanted
1 sheet of 3/4" MDF
3 9x9 cubbies
4 locking casters

its 4 square feet of bliss at a great standing height

mock up of the table

mounted 4 casters in the corners

mounted the cabinets to the base

another view

the top is mounted and its rolled to its normal place

in the end i'm happy with it and can't wait to break it in

Tis the season

Ah reader. Yes the one of you
The weather is changing
Time to think about summer wear
Bathing suits, shorts and shirts
Now to pick my first project.

Shorts!

i think some gym style shorts will go first. something comfy not too baggy but not skintight
something to wear around the house or pool

think some color blocking will be this project. mixing some material i bought a few months ago into shapes

should be entertaining using these patterns as a starting point