RETURNING TO THE SEWING MACHINE

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Greetings fellow needleworkers. Trust you are all doing well. Today I am delighted to share one of my recent pieces, far from the usual crochet I do. Today's project has to do with sewing.

I know a thing or two about making a dress with a machine, although it is not my area of specialty I do know my way around. I used to sew long before I started crocheting, I learnt how to sew from my mom at a very young age.

The motivation for making the dress is because I couldn’t come up with what to wear for an event I needed to attend. So, I decided to sew something simple for the party.

My mom offered to help with the cutting of the dress, which I gladly accepted. I could do it myself but I was pressed for time and was wondering how to balance it all.

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It's a pretty easy dress to make, the only elaborate things are the sleeves. I made a straight gown, joined it on both sides and added the sleeves which consisted of 2 big flairs.

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I found out later that I had made the sleeves a little too tight. It was supposed to be an off-shoulder gown but I ended up not wearing it as such because it was too tight for an off-shoulder.

The half-cut ended up coming a little above my breast as a result of that. If I had tried it on before the day I would have noticed but I didn't so I had no choice but to use it like that and fix it after the party.

I don't know when next I'll try out anything sewing-related but I think this one turned out okay.

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Thanks for stopping by ❤️



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This is a good one. This is an upgrade to your needlework and it although crocheting appears to be your area of strength.

Using sewing machine looks like am easy thing, but I have tried it more than once and I just can't get the machine into action. Lol.

I think the hardest part of sewing is the aspect of cutting the cloth material into nice shapes.

Well Done

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You are right, crocheting is my area of strength, to me sewing is more tiring so I rarely do it. It was relatively easy for me to learn sewing though but it is not something I enjoy.

I think the hardest part of sewing is the aspect of cutting the cloth material into nice shapes.

I know right, most times my mom help with that part.

Thanks for your feedback!

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A simple dress with flamboyant sleeves, I love the fabrics too.
Well done

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Te quedó muy bonito, me gustan las mangas y el color queda perfecto para tu tono de piel. Saludos desde Venezuela 😁🇻🇪

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❤️❤️Vaya, muchas gracias. Mi mamá me ayudó a escoger la tela que usé

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