tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733005898566155607.post8823939322487233244..comments2024-03-16T06:49:41.798-04:00Comments on 110 Creations: Knit Finishes Part 1: Applying a Band110 Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12740139592563988097noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733005898566155607.post-4535232419624207522014-07-10T09:06:33.482-04:002014-07-10T09:06:33.482-04:00That's a brilliant suggestion - I'm just a...That's a brilliant suggestion - I'm just about to do a colossal wardrobe declutter so I'll see what turns up! Thanks for your advice :).Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17301916253526680493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733005898566155607.post-9878712055134581242014-07-10T08:41:04.541-04:002014-07-10T08:41:04.541-04:00Good luck! And don't forget about all those ol...Good luck! And don't forget about all those old t-shirts you're never going to wear anymore...you can cut those up and reuse the fabric!110 Creationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12740139592563988097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733005898566155607.post-70792419691397552662014-07-09T10:56:04.316-04:002014-07-09T10:56:04.316-04:00Thanks! Sadly I don't have any other knit fabr...Thanks! Sadly I don't have any other knit fabric at the moment other than stealing some from my bf :/! I might try rejigging the neckline piece though so that I can have seams at the two shoulders - as it stands the neckline piece is joined at the centre back, so figuring out exactly where the shoulder piece is might be tricky, but I'll give it a go :). Thanks for hte idea!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17301916253526680493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733005898566155607.post-71664407429143438562014-07-09T08:29:34.147-04:002014-07-09T08:29:34.147-04:00I'm glad I'm not alone on this...my machin...I'm glad I'm not alone on this...my machine also tends to eat the fabric when I use a zig-zag, which is why it never looks pretty.110 Creationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12740139592563988097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733005898566155607.post-10726922636396371232014-07-09T08:28:53.932-04:002014-07-09T08:28:53.932-04:00Yay, glad I could help!Yay, glad I could help!110 Creationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12740139592563988097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733005898566155607.post-12660211449040879302014-07-09T08:28:26.930-04:002014-07-09T08:28:26.930-04:00Hi Jenny! My first thought is to use a different f...Hi Jenny! My first thought is to use a different fabric that coordinates. I haven't blogged my first Renfrew yet, but for mine I used solid black on the neck band and arm cuffs, with a black-based print for the main body.<br /><br />If you don't have anything that coordinates, you could try piecing short lengths together. Do you have enough to go from one shoulder, down the front, then up to the next shoulder? You could cut one piece for the front and one for the back neckline and piece them together so the pieced seams are at the shoulders.<br /><br />If you don't have anything that will work when its visible, then next I'd recommend a bias facing or narrow hem. Narrow hems are a pain on knits, but at least you won't need any additional fabric. You could also use FOE (fold-over elastic) which works like a binding.<br /><br />I'll be doing a post on all of these techniques in the coming weeks, sorry I don't have any photos to point you towards right now!110 Creationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12740139592563988097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733005898566155607.post-63727889849981437362014-07-09T07:56:20.242-04:002014-07-09T07:56:20.242-04:00Can you help? Like a twit, I more or less stopped ...Can you help? Like a twit, I more or less stopped thinking when I cut out my Renfrew (rookie error combined with a fantastic show on telly so I really wasn't concentrating) leaving me with not enough fabric to cut out the neckband (I'm doing the scoop neck version). I do now have plenty of the fabric left but not one that I can get the full neckband length out of (it's a horizontal stripe, so I'm also a bit limited by that in terms of things that will work). How else might I finish the neckline? Thanks for reading and I would love it it you can find the time to reply :).Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17301916253526680493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733005898566155607.post-21361290836483356072014-07-08T12:29:24.455-04:002014-07-08T12:29:24.455-04:00Thank you for this tutorial series! I always feel ...Thank you for this tutorial series! I always feel unsure when sewing knits, and like you I don't like how the zig-zag stitch looks, it tends to make a mess out of the fabric. Good job on mastering the scary knits! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221111549045233842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733005898566155607.post-48235807107929789972014-07-08T12:08:47.337-04:002014-07-08T12:08:47.337-04:00Thank you! Your photos are clear and I can already...Thank you! Your photos are clear and I can already see where I went wrong on my first in the flat neckband application.<br /> :-DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15169904383319426998noreply@blogger.com