tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post4533118516005638666..comments2024-02-27T07:37:46.350-05:00Comments on K-Line: Silky GoodnessK.Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-40045115529607909132011-08-28T17:21:06.933-04:002011-08-28T17:21:06.933-04:00Karin: That's just what I like to hear! :-) Th...Karin: That's just what I like to hear! :-) Thank you.<br /><br />Carla: I finally wore this for the first time last week. I was amazed by how popular it was. Took me a long time to get over my little error...<br /><br />lsa: It does take a lot of patience!<br /><br />T: I can see there's a theme here and it's name is "modeling". I should get my ass in gear - and my lipstick on - and do a post that shows photos...<br /><br />Melissa: I totally agree with you. No more facings!<br /><br />Sal and Susan: Thanks!<br /><br />Treadle: It is actually a true taupe. Though chocolate sounds like a great colour for a garment like this...<br /><br />LSCG: I did interface - well I interfaced by doubling up on the silk (to make it extra pretty). I think I needed slightly smaller snaps...<br /><br />Suzy: It's payback time! Do it! Sew with some sassy fabrics :-)<br /><br />Eugenia: Thank you! I did really enjoy wearing it because the fabric feels luxe.<br /><br />Chutchings: I hear you. I wonder how many times we need to make the same pattern with different fabrics to understand how it's going to play out. It really makes the case for slopers so you can fool around with seam allowances more easily. I don't have the answer. Perhaps, in the old days, women made the same shirts a dozen times and perfected it sometime after the third go around?K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-31585640858094161402011-08-15T13:38:30.525-04:002011-08-15T13:38:30.525-04:00So I know this was a little while ago, but I'm...So I know this was a little while ago, but I'm working on making Sencha now. I'm finding the same odd fitting thing. I made one in poly satin as a trial, got far enough to decide I screwed up the top seam but it was okay. Cut another in woven rayon. I'm wearing it now. I've had unsolicited comments, so I know people like it, but the fit feels a little odd, like I'm wearing a shirt backwards and it pulls. I figured I worked out enough bugs though and made a third version yesterday. Cut the neckline a little lower, did some satin bias around the neckline, it's 100% poly but it seems to have nice drape. And yet it flattens me across the bust. Sigh. It's odd how much of a difference the fabric makes. So I was looking through your old Sencha posts to see, perhaps, where I went wrong.<br /><br />Your silk version looks lovely. All of them do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-19251720320331557632011-06-30T18:30:28.425-04:002011-06-30T18:30:28.425-04:00Your top is beautiful - very elegant and luxurious...Your top is beautiful - very elegant and luxurious looking! I do think that silk is worth the trouble of working with because it is so very lovely to wear.Eugeniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584571701550775408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-20302996530528999562011-06-29T03:23:06.758-04:002011-06-29T03:23:06.758-04:00Fantastic result! You are inspiring me to try more...Fantastic result! You are inspiring me to try more challenging fabrics, so far I have avoided them. And yes, I also want to see in action photos.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054640961472954823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-79246485079032856492011-06-28T15:43:42.618-04:002011-06-28T15:43:42.618-04:00That's an amazingly beautiful blouse! It look...That's an amazingly beautiful blouse! It looks brown on my monitor too but my monitor's color quality is iffy. <br /><br />How nice to hear that silk is not so terrible to sew with! The only other issues you had seem to be related to experience with that particular fabric. I think 99% of the mistakes I make are due to lack of experience with something. You said the snaps are heavy for this fabric, but many of the garments I see in delicate fabrics these days have heavy snap or zipper fastenings. Maybe interfacing that edge would help?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-15891611343954083012011-06-28T11:41:17.445-04:002011-06-28T11:41:17.445-04:00I think it looks lovely! Is it really black, my m...I think it looks lovely! Is it really black, my monitor makes it look a lucious chocolate color.<br /><br />It strikes me as simple and elegant, timeless.Treadle27noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-84300427189922267182011-06-28T11:19:31.590-04:002011-06-28T11:19:31.590-04:00Nice work! The color is chocolate dreamy and I lov...Nice work! The color is chocolate dreamy and I love the way the light and shadows as it drapes. <br /><br />I know what you mean about taking risks. To me, fit is the biggest risk, so I like muslin testing in an expensive fabric with similar ease and drape before cutting something expensive.Susan Tinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11900811284963063686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-28014765338252490092011-06-28T11:06:53.618-04:002011-06-28T11:06:53.618-04:00Gorgeous!Gorgeous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-89294919930680102522011-06-28T10:23:43.350-04:002011-06-28T10:23:43.350-04:00Lovely blouse! You're 100% correct - silk is n...Lovely blouse! You're 100% correct - silk is not that bad to sew with, and when it's THAT wonderful to wear, it's totally worth it. Regarding the facing - frankly, I hate facings on silk! My preferred method of edge finishing on silks is <a href="http://www.fehrtrade.com/article/347/how-to-sew-a-narrow-bias-edge" rel="nofollow">a narrow bias edge</a>. You end up with a little bit of topstitching, but the overall effect is so much nicer to wear.melissahttp://www.fehrtrade.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-43493328024640618422011-06-28T10:17:21.556-04:002011-06-28T10:17:21.556-04:00It looks lovely---I second the motion for modeled ...It looks lovely---I second the motion for modeled shots.<br /><br />I haven't tried sewing with silk yet (hey, even delicate cottons annoy me sometimes), but I definitely feel you on the "quality fabrics" theme. There's something incredibly satisfying about putting together a garment from gorgeous material.Tanit-Isishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824217102632813598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-30892100829967479142011-06-28T10:15:29.268-04:002011-06-28T10:15:29.268-04:00Well, this looks great to me. Good on ya for sewin...Well, this looks great to me. Good on ya for sewing with charmeuse, I still can't stand sewing the stuff. I just don't have the patience. I second a photo of it being worn by you.lsaspaceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058968076601943527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-67840682617245035562011-06-28T09:57:57.872-04:002011-06-28T09:57:57.872-04:00It looks great. I would love to see a picture of y...It looks great. I would love to see a picture of you wearing it. I haven't tried sewing with silk yet. I'm still working on fitting...sigh.CarlaF-in Atlantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08645265029528219794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-40231644989931597542011-06-28T09:24:53.891-04:002011-06-28T09:24:53.891-04:00This is very pretty! I don't notice any of th...This is very pretty! I don't notice any of the little errors you've confessed to. It just looks really, really nice. A black silk blouse is bound to get a lot of potential wear too.Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06551387452771116176noreply@blogger.com