Check-In Post March 17th 2021

[badly_knitted]

Hello to all members, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.

Checking in is NOT compulsory, check in as often or as seldom as you want, this community isn't about pressure it's about encouragement, motivation, and support. Crafting is meant to be fun, and what's more fun than sharing achievements and seeing the wonderful things everyone else is creating?

There may also occasionally be questions, but again you don't have to answer them, they're just a way of getting to know each other a bit better.


Today's Question: No question today.


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[medievalrosalie]

I did a little bit of sewing on the hood. The bottom of the lining is sewn to the outer and now I'm up to sewing around the face. It's been a long day, although I had a fun radio thing talking about nipplegate (book cover nipple censorship... it's a whole other story) so I'm making a cup of tea and hoping to get it finished tonight. My small nephew has discovered online chat and has been taking up a lot of my evenings with kid jokes and humerus animal pictures, so that slows me down a bit. They're only small for such a short time, that I don't begrudge him in the least, but it's cutting into sewing time! hahahahahaha! My kitty is finally looking like she's recovered from her stress-induced urinary infection, but it's been over a week of bloody pee and sadness. The meds have worked their wonders finally.

Here's a close up of stab stitching the lining in. I've just discovered my phone has a macro setting on it, so there will be more fo this kind of thing!

https://www.facebook.com/rosaliesmedievalwoman/photos/a.1198829563514388/3919085368155447

[smallhobbit]

That stab stitching looks hard.

[medievalrosalie]

It's really, really not. It's just a running stitch but instead of just putting the needle through at a regular sewing angle, you put it through at 90 degrees and as you pull it through it just holds the fabric a little more firmly. Seams are stronger but they are slower to sew.

[badly_knitted]

Very neat stitching, and of course it has toi be done by hand, otherwise it wouldn't be authentic.

Glad to hear kitty is feeling better!

[medievalrosalie]

Lots of medieval re-enactor people use a sewing machine and I sure did when I started, but I find sewing by hand is soothing and it gives me a feel for working with the fabrics and threads.

Kitty was feeling a lot better until a water dragon elbowed its way past her and came right into the kitchen looking for snacks. She is pretty scared of it.

[badly_knitted]

I guess it all depends on what works best for you, but hand sewing sounds more authentic.

Oh, poor scared kitty! That's quite a bold water dragon *grins*