Comments on: the myths of making http://thinkermaker.com.au/2010/04/the-myths-of-making/ beauty. breakthrough. breath. brilliance. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:01:44 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: hayley http://thinkermaker.com.au/2010/04/the-myths-of-making/comment-page-1/#comment-228 hayley Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:57:40 +0000 http://thinkermaker.com.au/?p=517#comment-228 I hear you about the computer and TV being procrastination tools. I tend to think that's not about the computer or the TV themselves, that's about our relationship with ourselves - so how we think about it is more important than using these things or not. Like procrastination doesn't exist, it's just a word we use to make ourselves feel guilty (otherwise it's just chillaxing, right?), and that breeds more fear and not-wanting and yuck things. Havi from The Fluent Self totally helped me with these issues, but I'll talk more about her on my next Self Work post. I sew stretch fabric on my sewing machine by doing a slight zigzag stitch. Almost straight. Some sewing machines don't do this, though. Often just a straight stitch is fine, but it depends on the fabric. Basically the only thing to remember is that you don't want the thread to break. If you test out a straight stitch on your fabric, and then stretch the fabric along the stitched line as much as it'll be stretched with wear, and the thread doesn't strain or break, you're fine. Sewing hems down is usually where the thread might break if you do a straight stitch (because that's across the body where it has the most stretch), but you could do a regular zig zag stitch if you don't mind the look, or hand sew it. I hear you about the computer and TV being procrastination tools. I tend to think that’s not about the computer or the TV themselves, that’s about our relationship with ourselves – so how we think about it is more important than using these things or not.

Like procrastination doesn’t exist, it’s just a word we use to make ourselves feel guilty (otherwise it’s just chillaxing, right?), and that breeds more fear and not-wanting and yuck things. Havi from The Fluent Self totally helped me with these issues, but I’ll talk more about her on my next Self Work post.

I sew stretch fabric on my sewing machine by doing a slight zigzag stitch. Almost straight. Some sewing machines don’t do this, though. Often just a straight stitch is fine, but it depends on the fabric. Basically the only thing to remember is that you don’t want the thread to break. If you test out a straight stitch on your fabric, and then stretch the fabric along the stitched line as much as it’ll be stretched with wear, and the thread doesn’t strain or break, you’re fine. Sewing hems down is usually where the thread might break if you do a straight stitch (because that’s across the body where it has the most stretch), but you could do a regular zig zag stitch if you don’t mind the look, or hand sew it.

]]> By: Camila http://thinkermaker.com.au/2010/04/the-myths-of-making/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Camila Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:49:26 +0000 http://thinkermaker.com.au/?p=517#comment-227 This makes perfect sense. I know that my issue with computer use is that I mainly use it for procrastination or when I really could be doing something better. That goes for tv too. I think it's fine to 'actively' use the computer. be really engaged (respond to blog posts instead of just read and forget!) and use the technology to your advantage. I often just get stuck to my computer and become unable to move away for hours so I'd like to stop that type of computer use, but still be able to use it as a resource. also, thanks for your great response to my many questions about sewing! You've made me feel a little less intimidated by it all. I have another question though: how do you sew stretch fabric on a sewing machine? I have the idea in my head that it isn't really do-able? This makes perfect sense.
I know that my issue with computer use is that I mainly use it for procrastination or when I really could be doing something better. That goes for tv too. I think it’s fine to ‘actively’ use the computer. be really engaged (respond to blog posts instead of just read and forget!) and use the technology to your advantage. I often just get stuck to my computer and become unable to move away for hours so I’d like to stop that type of computer use, but still be able to use it as a resource.

also, thanks for your great response to my many questions about sewing! You’ve made me feel a little less intimidated by it all. I have another question though: how do you sew stretch fabric on a sewing machine? I have the idea in my head that it isn’t really do-able?

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