tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566831796183567008.post4343941568170863112..comments2023-06-01T15:17:07.178+01:00Comments on Diary of a Chain Stitcher : Navy Viscose Crepe Solina TopFiona Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02009622644944619042noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566831796183567008.post-44758507564962477532020-05-29T19:18:10.166+01:002020-05-29T19:18:10.166+01:00O what a great way to use Me Made May! It is defin...O what a great way to use Me Made May! It is definitely worth spending a bit of time returning to some projects to tweak them into something you will get much more wear out of. I love the term 'back of the door' makes, I know instantly what you mean!Fiona Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009622644944619042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566831796183567008.post-18667906753784339022020-05-29T19:17:08.955+01:002020-05-29T19:17:08.955+01:00O thanks for the helpful tip! To be honest tracing...O thanks for the helpful tip! To be honest tracing it off took no longer than assembling the PDF would have done and it was quite nice to have a change of process! Fiona Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009622644944619042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566831796183567008.post-61289613807798334932020-05-29T19:16:21.380+01:002020-05-29T19:16:21.380+01:00I'm glad you found the post helpful, it is alw...I'm glad you found the post helpful, it is always a bit nerve-wracking sharing things which go wrong isn't it?! <br />The crepe is absolutely gorgeous but definitely worth taking your time with it and thinking about which techniques you useFiona Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009622644944619042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566831796183567008.post-83245959299738363492020-05-29T19:08:56.167+01:002020-05-29T19:08:56.167+01:00That is a really helpful comment thanks Claire! Pe...That is a really helpful comment thanks Claire! Perhaps some of the fit issue is to do with my height as suspected then. I think a sleeveless version of the top sounds great!Fiona Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009622644944619042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566831796183567008.post-27137493989516048272020-05-24T08:52:24.327+01:002020-05-24T08:52:24.327+01:00Thanks for sharing all you learned from this make....Thanks for sharing all you learned from this make. This Me Made May I've been having some success saving some fails. This post has spurred me to think how I can fix/love some more of my "back of the door" makes. Thanks for the extra nudge! Lodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13777295136016723298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566831796183567008.post-58180590941177705182020-05-22T16:43:48.428+01:002020-05-22T16:43:48.428+01:00If you have the book, you don't have to trace ...If you have the book, you don't have to trace the pattern, you can download it from the Named website if you prefer to! The instructions are in the book, page 6 in mine (which isn't in English so it might differ, but in an introduction to the book and the patterns.) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566831796183567008.post-27437153964162125932020-05-20T20:42:53.129+01:002020-05-20T20:42:53.129+01:00Hey, I learn so much from my own mistakes, it’s ni...Hey, I learn so much from my own mistakes, it’s nice to learn from other’s, too! :-) I have that crepe in a different color and haven’t sewn with it yet, so your tips on how to handle it were particularly useful to me. Thanks for sharing this!Miss Taeschlinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566831796183567008.post-23777953089048672622020-05-19T22:41:50.935+01:002020-05-19T22:41:50.935+01:00I made the dress version in a spotty viscose from ...I made the dress version in a spotty viscose from Minerva. Also made a size 3. I didn't make any pattern alterations and it fit really well, I'm 5ft 7. I also found it to be more fitted than I originally thought it would be. Planning to make the top version, but sleeveless Claire Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15923437480914463238noreply@blogger.com