I attended THE. MOST. AMAZING. WORKSHOP. EVER at my local sewing guild!! The Overlocker (aka serger) workshop.
It was FABO...
The workshop covered the basics of tension which is a need to know but not overly exciting... sort of like learning how to sew a straight line on a regular machine - functional and absolutely necessary to go forward - but doesn't make the heart flutter!
We then learnt how to do outer and inner corners neatly - yeah - fantastic - absolutely need to know - great info and techniques.. Believe me - this is something I have struggled with.
We learnt how to gather without using a special foot and to do a really nice neat rolled hem. Love the stitching on that.
Then came the sewing with "decorative" thread. WOW WOW WOW.
How gorgeous is this.
We learnt to make decorative cord. Learnt great techniques such as using soluble vilene so that the stitches don't "jump" when making cord.
AND - how to do a lacy edge
So much to take in - so little time. Having a brain spin at the moment - oh so giddy!
All in all - most pleased with self!!
Big thanks to Larraine Jenkins who taught this workshop. She is a great teacher and had wonderful typed up notes for us too!
Can't wait to start using these techniques.
Velosewer has instructions for some of these techniques on her site.
It was FABO...
I did have a wonderful video of me doing the happy dance taken by the fabulous Velosewer in her directorial debut - but I can't get it to work when uploaded - works fine on my PC and phone but - alas - doesn't seem to want to go into the bloggershere.
The workshop covered the basics of tension which is a need to know but not overly exciting... sort of like learning how to sew a straight line on a regular machine - functional and absolutely necessary to go forward - but doesn't make the heart flutter!
We then learnt how to do outer and inner corners neatly - yeah - fantastic - absolutely need to know - great info and techniques.. Believe me - this is something I have struggled with.
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| How good is that (sorry Velosewer - didn't mean to steal your tag) inner serged corner??? Even if I do say so myself!! Okay - I may have come off the edge a bit and the lower looper thread is showing too much - but hey - you should have seen my attempts before! |
We learnt how to gather without using a special foot and to do a really nice neat rolled hem. Love the stitching on that.
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| I was frilled with the outcome |
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| Close up of rolled hem |
Then came the sewing with "decorative" thread. WOW WOW WOW.
How gorgeous is this.
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| Pretty - three thread overlocked |
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| Rolled hem |
We learnt to make decorative cord. Learnt great techniques such as using soluble vilene so that the stitches don't "jump" when making cord.
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| Cord without stabilisation |
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| Creating cord using wash away stabiliser |
So much to take in - so little time. Having a brain spin at the moment - oh so giddy!
All in all - most pleased with self!!
Big thanks to Larraine Jenkins who taught this workshop. She is a great teacher and had wonderful typed up notes for us too!
Can't wait to start using these techniques.
Velosewer has instructions for some of these techniques on her site.
