As you all may know I not only teach sewing and pattern
making, but I make custom clothing for clients who want to stand out for special
occasions. I decided recently that I would take pictures from start to finish
when working on more intricate projects to give you guys a look into the
process.
Even as an instructor there are projects that I struggle
with. Some that takes me longer to finish than others and some that are downright
a pain to do! The sequin on this dress gave me issues initially. My old reliable
Brother sewing machine would only allow me to sew the first two seams. After
that it completely gave out on me. Every time I tried to get the fabric through
it just jammed. Of course I turned to YouTube for help. I already knew that
most would say to remove the sequin from the seam allowance. Who was doing that?
Not this girl! I have to admit I did try, but to no avail. There were no other
answers I could find online so I decided I was going to hand sew the entire
dress…Yup, you heard right! The whole entire dress. I did finish 5 seams by
hand, but who was I kidding? I must’ve been delusional due to lack of sleep.
I had friends calling me and suggesting different options,
but I couldn’t comprehend any of it because I was in a fog. One friend
suggested that I use one of her machines and at that moment I was sure it
wouldn’t work. After I got off the phone I realized that it would be worthwhile
to at least try one of my other machines. The on/off switch is missing from my
industrial machine so that was a no-go (must order a new one ASAP), but there
was another machine in my showroom closet that I never used before. It was
gifted by one of my clients last year. It was a Euro Pro. I can probably count
on one hand how many times I’ve seen this brand. I plugged it in and started
sewing scrap pieces of sequin and to my surprise it went over the feed dogs
like butter! You can imagine my excitement at this point. EURO PRO saved the
day.
My client loved her dress and no matter what I had to do to
get it done that’s all that matters.
See all pics below from the prototype, draping & finished product…If you have questions feel free to drop
me a line. Find out more about having a custom dress made or scheduling a sewing session at www.chachankole.com
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ChaCha
