sewing, crafts (and a question for ploesj) - Page 2

phoenix · 02.12.2009, 06:22 AM

i still love the kitty sneakers. so much.

ploesj · 02.12.2009, 06:28 AM

i have them on my feet now.

they were done in half an hour or so. my next sneakers will have either a marching band or whales on them.

phoenix · 05.18.2009, 08:31 AM

ploesj have you ever made spats? I've done leg warmers out of knits and things, but never sewn anything tailored for calves/ankles. A friend of mind just ordered a pair of custom made ankle boots to look like they have spats on, and I think I want to make a cute pair for over my boots this winter. (as my winter wardrobe doesn't change much from skirts and boots.. it just adds in stockings and lots of defcorative keep warm leg covers..) Maybe in deep red or the neverfail black.

kind of like these but in a fabric that isn't so slinky because I think it would show off the detail of boots underneath too much? ( hope these work, etsy links are very long..

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php...ng_id=22049892

or like this but in two tone black/charcoal with some pretty butons.. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php..._id=2205262 5

ploesj · 05.18.2009, 08:34 AM

haven't made anything like it but i vaguely remember someone writing somewhere about making them... no idea where that was though.

phoenix · 05.18.2009, 08:35 AM

meep

I'd just email that girl on etsy but I dont think they would fit me unless I made them myself. I have stupidly tiny ankles. : /

ploesj · 05.18.2009, 08:49 AM

they don't look that hard to make, it you pick a stretchy fabric so they fit well enough..

phoenix · 05.18.2009, 08:56 AM

I'm mostly worried about the part that comes down over near the toes.. if it will lift up, or if I should use an iron on backing or something.

floatingslowly · 05.18.2009, 08:58 AM

I'm good at sewing buttons back on.

feel free to ask if you need halp.

phoenix · 05.18.2009, 09:00 AM

sure, I HATE sewing buttons on. I find it infuriating. I dont know why.. well I do.. over and over in the little holes. It's like beading, which is also quite tedious.

floatingslowly · 05.18.2009, 09:03 AM

I have to be good at sewing on buttons because the wife won't do it for me.

WTB: 1950's HAPPY_HOUSEKEEPER

Savage Clone · 05.18.2009, 09:04 AM

I'm good at crotch-patching.
I ride a bicycle.

phoenix · 05.18.2009, 09:05 AM

eh won't the mexican cook ladee do that too?

phoenix · 05.18.2009, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Savage Clone

I'm good at crotch-patching.
I ride a bicycle.

boy shape seriously has about 5 pairs of jeans that I have fixed and patched over and over and I have now given up and said just buy some fkn new ones. Maybe you should teach me something I do not know about correct crotch patching. Because I'm a bit fail on that one.

Savage Clone · 05.18.2009, 09:09 AM

You're not uninformed, it's just a losing battle.
I've patched patches before as well. I have several pairs of pants that I just keep around for patch material, because they have pretty much disintegrated. Pants cannibal.
I need to get some new ones as well.

floatingslowly · 05.18.2009, 09:11 AM

if this had been anyone else's thread, I would have been compelled to ruin it by talking about the hole that my giant metal p33n0r has worn in all my pants.

I'm not going to do that. no way. no how. going to work now, I am.

ploesj · 05.18.2009, 09:12 AM

i have to repair my brothers' underwear all the time. no idea what they do with it to make so many holes in the crotch!

phoenix · 05.18.2009, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Savage Clone

it's just a losing battle.

I agree!!1

"you didnt do it very well, they're already coming apart again"

"I sewed/reinforced and ironed like five times!11111 My resources are exhausted. "

phoenix · 05.18.2009, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ploesj

i have to repair my brothers' underwear all the time. no idea what they do with it to make so many holes in the crotch!

wow are you serious? underwear is a no go for me.. more effort required to fix than I would spend working to pay for new pair.. Definately a "just buy new ones" item..

I only rescue 'good fit' items or 'expensive' or 'work clothes'

everything else goes to charity or my painting/drawing rag bag.

heh.

phoenix · 05.18.2009, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by floatingslowly

if this had been anyone else's thread, I would have been compelled to ruin it by talking about the hole that my giant metal p33n0r has worn in all my pants.

I'm not going to do that. no way. no how. going to work now, I am.

andto think I was going to post how I appreciated the lack of robotpart reference in this one.

ploesj · 05.18.2009, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phoenix

wow are you serious? underwear is a no go for me.. more effort required to fix than I would spend working to pay for new pair.. Definately a "just buy new ones" item..

I only rescue 'good fit' items or 'expensive' or 'work clothes'

everything else goes to charity or my painting/drawing rag bag.

heh.

yeah my mother keeps bringing pairs of underwear to get fixed, they go through them so quickly it would cost a lot of money to get new underwear all the time.

02.12.2009, 06:22 AM	#21
phoenix invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: the future where it's hot and dark Posts: 5,926	i still love the kitty sneakers. so much. __________________ tiny and lost.
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02.12.2009, 06:28 AM	#22
ploesj invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: antwerp. Posts: 2,901	i have them on my feet now. they were done in half an hour or so. my next sneakers will have either a marching band or whales on them. __________________ blog flickr
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05.18.2009, 08:31 AM	#23
phoenix invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: the future where it's hot and dark Posts: 5,926	ploesj have you ever made spats? I've done leg warmers out of knits and things, but never sewn anything tailored for calves/ankles. A friend of mind just ordered a pair of custom made ankle boots to look like they have spats on, and I think I want to make a cute pair for over my boots this winter. (as my winter wardrobe doesn't change much from skirts and boots.. it just adds in stockings and lots of defcorative keep warm leg covers..) Maybe in deep red or the neverfail black. kind of like these but in a fabric that isn't so slinky because I think it would show off the detail of boots underneath too much? ( hope these work, etsy links are very long.. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php...ng_id=22049892 or like this but in two tone black/charcoal with some pretty butons.. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php..._id=2205262 5 __________________ tiny and lost.
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05.18.2009, 08:34 AM	#24
ploesj invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: antwerp. Posts: 2,901	haven't made anything like it but i vaguely remember someone writing somewhere about making them... no idea where that was though. __________________ blog flickr
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05.18.2009, 08:35 AM	#25
phoenix invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: the future where it's hot and dark Posts: 5,926	meep I'd just email that girl on etsy but I dont think they would fit me unless I made them myself. I have stupidly tiny ankles. : / __________________ tiny and lost.
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05.18.2009, 08:49 AM	#26
ploesj invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: antwerp. Posts: 2,901	they don't look that hard to make, it you pick a stretchy fabric so they fit well enough.. __________________ blog flickr
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05.18.2009, 08:56 AM	#27
phoenix invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: the future where it's hot and dark Posts: 5,926	I'm mostly worried about the part that comes down over near the toes.. if it will lift up, or if I should use an iron on backing or something. __________________ tiny and lost.
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05.18.2009, 08:58 AM	#28
floatingslowly invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 21,165	I'm good at sewing buttons back on. feel free to ask if you need halp.
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05.18.2009, 09:00 AM	#29
phoenix invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: the future where it's hot and dark Posts: 5,926	sure, I HATE sewing buttons on. I find it infuriating. I dont know why.. well I do.. over and over in the little holes. It's like beading, which is also quite tedious. __________________ tiny and lost.
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05.18.2009, 09:03 AM	#30
floatingslowly invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 21,165	I have to be good at sewing on buttons because the wife won't do it for me. WTB: 1950's HAPPY_HOUSEKEEPER
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05.18.2009, 09:04 AM	#31
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	I'm good at crotch-patching. I ride a bicycle.
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05.18.2009, 09:05 AM	#32
phoenix invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: the future where it's hot and dark Posts: 5,926	eh won't the mexican cook ladee do that too? __________________ tiny and lost.
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05.18.2009, 09:09 AM	#34
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	You're not uninformed, it's just a losing battle. I've patched patches before as well. I have several pairs of pants that I just keep around for patch material, because they have pretty much disintegrated. Pants cannibal. I need to get some new ones as well.
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05.18.2009, 09:11 AM	#35
floatingslowly invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 21,165	if this had been anyone else's thread, I would have been compelled to ruin it by talking about the hole that my giant metal p33n0r has worn in all my pants. I'm not going to do that. no way. no how. going to work now, I am.
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05.18.2009, 09:12 AM	#36
ploesj invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: antwerp. Posts: 2,901	i have to repair my brothers' underwear all the time. no idea what they do with it to make so many holes in the crotch! __________________ blog flickr
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