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EvilPixie Dec 2023 4:17pm, 31 Dec 2023 50,283 posts	0 EvilPixie Can’t help with fabric but love the above
fraggle Dec 2023 5:38pm, 31 Dec 2023 3,799 posts	0 fraggle sallykate Lady sew and sew ?
sallykate Dec 2023 7:23pm, 31 Dec 2023 12,982 posts	0 sallykate Thank you fraggle I'll take a look. Feeling like a right numpty now as I don't even have enough of the backing fabric and can't remember where that came from to try to get more. So back to the drawing board in that regard too.
HellsBells Dec 2023 7:51pm, 31 Dec 2023 32,608 posts	0 HellsBells sallykate can you post a pic of the fabric?
sallykate Dec 2023 8:26pm, 31 Dec 2023 12,983 posts	0 sallykate I've ordered some more from Doughty's now and will amend with that. Figured out that the backing came from Doughty's, and while they don't have any more of the same I can work around it. Doing a log cabin quilt-as-you-go, so each square has a square of backing fabric too - which means you can make a pattern on the back if you like, as well as on the right side. Suspect I was guilty of assuming all cottons were 140cm rather than 115cm, hence under-ordering.
Drell Jan 2024 1:48pm, 1 Jan 2024 2,607 posts	0 Drell I've got a new pattern for a dress in a jersey fabric, and the instructions are saying to double stitch the seams (sew, then sew again in the seam allowance) then overlock. All the other patterns I've done for jersey fabric say either sew or overlock the seams. Do people think the double stitching is necessary? Admittedly they are princess seams, but still... Any thoughts welcome!
Meglet Jan 2024 2:03pm, 1 Jan 2024 24,236 posts	0 Meglet Double stitch AND overlock? That seems unnecessary unless they have a lot of strain on them
Garfield Jan 2024 4:02pm, 1 Jan 2024 17,672 posts	0 Garfield Unless they're trying to make it fray-proof going forward. That would probably do the trick!
EvilPixie Jan 2024 5:29pm, 17 Jan 2024 50,853 posts	0 EvilPixie Potential craft question I have a pile of A5 paper taken out of half used notebooks Anyone got a tried and tested way to make them into a book of sorts?
Garfield Jan 2024 8:59pm, 17 Jan 2024 17,683 posts	0 Garfield Staple them together as close as possible then get some card of sorts and make a cover for the resulting book.

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The regular "Behind the Seams" tour starts with champagne, lasts about 2 hours and includes lots of crystals and swishy dresses.

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Fabric shops - bricks or on-line. fetcheveryone.com/article-view.php?id=556

Article about sewing machines: fetcheveryone.com/article-view.php?id=557

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