I have been drafting the different bodice patterns shown in your videos and I have already made the princess cut dress and the shirt. They were just right and fitted well. I'm so happy about the outcome. Here is my question: In drafting the neckline, we divided the neck circum. by 6. Is this a constant number in all measurements? I. Hope I will be cleared on this. Thank you very much. I'm enjoying all the lessons.
There are two ways to figure out how to charge someone.
The first way is to charge on an hourly basis. Once you decide on how much makes you happy per hour, you can multiply this by the hours you spent on sewing the curtains. Then add any additional expenses.
The second way is to contact a business that makes curtains and get a quote for the same style of curtain you are making, using the same materials and dimensions. This will give you a good idea of how much to charge. If your skill level is higher than the store's, then you can charge even more than they do. Otherwise you can charge less.
I'm a great fan of your work and I think you are a great teacher and a very skilled person. The reason I'm writing you is because I'd like to know if you have any plans on doing a course on how to draft a pattern and sew a coat knee level with pockets and belt (long coat for winter) or a jacket with a hood or a biker jacket ( I know it's not the style for everyone but younger sewers will be interested) and also I agree with a lot of the ladies here, we need a course on drafting and sewing collars and sleeves variations.
I hope you consider my suggestion of the coat or jacket and keep the good work!
Regards
Cinthia
Overcastting seam allowances, means to finish the raw edge of the seam allowances to prevent it from fraying. We can do this by hand using whipstitch, or by machine using zigzag stitches, or by using sergers.
In the instructions, it is telling you to overcast the seams at the same time, not separately. Then press the seams and lay the seam allowances towards the extension of the material. To prevent the bottom edge of your fabric from fraying, you also need to overcast the bottom edge. Make sure to lay the seam allowances towards the extension and pin to keep them in place, before overcastting the bottom edge.
The part that is creasing is longer than the body. That is why it is creasing. To resolve the problem, you need to raise the narrowest part of the corset higher for the waist line. Whoever you are sewing the corset for has a shorter waist than the corset.
You can take in from the darts that start from the armhole going down to the hemline. The pinch and pin method will work well bellow the bust line, not above it. You can take in the excess material from the side seams as well.
I am not quite sure what the collar issue could be. But it seams to me that you do not need to touch the collar of the shirts, when making the shirts smaller.
You can benefit from watching the alteration and sewing videos, regarding taking in seams and darts. Look at the list of chapters and watch the videos regarding any topic you are interested in.
Please check the following, and see if it helps avoid the puckering along the seam lines.
Use a fine needle.
Make sure your thread is fine as well and smooth.
Make sure your needle is not blunt.
Lower the bobbin and or needle thread tensions.
If these changes do not help, pull along the seam lines from the front and back, as you sew by machine. Apply the same amount of pressure when pulling the fabric.
Extremely well done training videos... I have just gone thro' the skirt slopers under pattern drafting and the tapered skirt under the garment sewing.. fantastic and really impressed with your neatness and precision especially since I too love my garments to be neat inside/out.
I am now planning to go thro' the bodice drafting but notice that collars/sleeve variations are not yet available. Would it be possible to let me know when we can expect to see those online? Just concerned that I would have a bodice done which may be incomplete without sleeves n collars. I notice a lot of questions on these future videos.. so just thought it would be nice to have a timeline if possible...
Because each person's body has a different shape, only when we are taking in a garment during the fitting, we find out how much we need to take in at different parts of the garment.
To get a better idea of what the outcome will be, for example at side seams, try to take in the same amount on both sides, at the same time. Look at the garment in the mirror while doing the fitting. Your pins should be close together, so that you can see the result more clearly.
When pinning knitted fabrics, try not to stretch the fabric as you pin. this will make the garment tight.
The only instructions we have on mitered corners was posted by me on the discussion forum. There are pictures and instructions to follow. Click on the link below to see them.
You can click on the DVD VIDEO link, then add any DVDs you like to your cart. Once you do this, you will see the total price on the right side below your DVD selections. We offer free international shipping on orders over $150 and free shipping to U.S. and Canada on orders over $50.
We will be making a video lesson covering this subject very shortly. Once the lesson is completed in a few months we will email all our members to notify them.
I have been drafting the different bodice patterns shown in your videos and I have already made the princess cut dress and the shirt. They were just right and fitted well. I'm so happy about the outcome. Here is my question: In drafting the neckline, we divided the neck circum. by 6. Is this a constant number in all measurements? I. Hope I will be cleared on this. Thank you very much. I'm enjoying all the lessons.
Dear mmiranda_brito
There are two ways to figure out how to charge someone.
The first way is to charge on an hourly basis. Once you decide on how much makes you happy per hour, you can multiply this by the hours you spent on sewing the curtains. Then add any additional expenses.
The second way is to contact a business that makes curtains and get a quote for the same style of curtain you are making, using the same materials and dimensions. This will give you a good idea of how much to charge. If your skill level is higher than the store's, then you can charge even more than they do. Otherwise you can charge less.
Hope this helps.
Happy sewing,
Nehzat
Dear Deb,
Welcome to our site. I hope that you will be able to benefit from the video lessons and learn pattern making and garment sewing.
Happy sewing,
Nehzat
Hello
I'm a great fan of your work and I think you are a great teacher and a very skilled person. The reason I'm writing you is because I'd like to know if you have any plans on doing a course on how to draft a pattern and sew a coat knee level with pockets and belt (long coat for winter) or a jacket with a hood or a biker jacket ( I know it's not the style for everyone but younger sewers will be interested) and also I agree with a lot of the ladies here, we need a course on drafting and sewing collars and sleeves variations.
I hope you consider my suggestion of the coat or jacket and keep the good work!
Regards
Cinthia
Eid Mubarak MAJaved! I would love to see your work beause Muslim style clothing is what I'm trying to make :)
Dear bginn7150,
Overcastting seam allowances, means to finish the raw edge of the seam allowances to prevent it from fraying. We can do this by hand using whipstitch, or by machine using zigzag stitches, or by using sergers.
In the instructions, it is telling you to overcast the seams at the same time, not separately. Then press the seams and lay the seam allowances towards the extension of the material. To prevent the bottom edge of your fabric from fraying, you also need to overcast the bottom edge. Make sure to lay the seam allowances towards the extension and pin to keep them in place, before overcastting the bottom edge.
To get an idea, you can watch Finishing Seam Edge with Zig-Zag Stitches chapter in the Seam Sewing with Sewing Machine Video Lesson.
Happy sewing,
Nehzat
Dear loz26,
The part that is creasing is longer than the body. That is why it is creasing. To resolve the problem, you need to raise the narrowest part of the corset higher for the waist line. Whoever you are sewing the corset for has a shorter waist than the corset.
Happy sewing,
Nehzat
Dear Maryhelen1217,
You can take in from the darts that start from the armhole going down to the hemline. The pinch and pin method will work well bellow the bust line, not above it. You can take in the excess material from the side seams as well.
I am not quite sure what the collar issue could be. But it seams to me that you do not need to touch the collar of the shirts, when making the shirts smaller.
You can benefit from watching the alteration and sewing videos, regarding taking in seams and darts. Look at the list of chapters and watch the videos regarding any topic you are interested in.
Happy sewing,
Nehzat
Dear pafar,
Please check the following, and see if it helps avoid the puckering along the seam lines.
Use a fine needle.
Make sure your thread is fine as well and smooth.
Make sure your needle is not blunt.
Lower the bobbin and or needle thread tensions.
If these changes do not help, pull along the seam lines from the front and back, as you sew by machine. Apply the same amount of pressure when pulling the fabric.
Hope this helps.
Happy sewing,
Nehzat
Hi Ms.Nehzat,
Due to Eid Festival I was late to read mail. Many thanks for a kind reply.
I will post our work in the members project gallery one by one.
Best regards
Dear Charlotte,
Thanks for your suggestions. I do plan to male video lessons on different collars in the near future.
Happy sewing,
Nehzat
Dear Aaeera,
Thanks for your suggestion. I have added this to my list for future lessons.
Happy sewing,
Nehzat
Dear Javad,
Welcome to our site. I would like to see your work as well. You can post your projects in the community tab by clicking on the Member Project Gallery.
Happy sewing,
Nehzat
Dear Barbie,
Welcome to our site, I hope that you will benefit from our video lessons and share your work with our community.
Happy sewing,
Nehzat
There is a sleeve block pattern video already.
I agree collars would be very interesting to learn to draft from esewing.
Dear Nehzat,
Extremely well done training videos... I have just gone thro' the skirt slopers under pattern drafting and the tapered skirt under the garment sewing.. fantastic and really impressed with your neatness and precision especially since I too love my garments to be neat inside/out.
I am now planning to go thro' the bodice drafting but notice that collars/sleeve variations are not yet available. Would it be possible to let me know when we can expect to see those online? Just concerned that I would have a bodice done which may be incomplete without sleeves n collars. I notice a lot of questions on these future videos.. so just thought it would be nice to have a timeline if possible...
Thanks in advance.. Yvelyn
Thank you Nehzat,
I can adapt the extremely helpful instructions to my project.
Kindest regards,
Pam
Dear dandelion,
Because each person's body has a different shape, only when we are taking in a garment during the fitting, we find out how much we need to take in at different parts of the garment.
To get a better idea of what the outcome will be, for example at side seams, try to take in the same amount on both sides, at the same time. Look at the garment in the mirror while doing the fitting. Your pins should be close together, so that you can see the result more clearly.
When pinning knitted fabrics, try not to stretch the fabric as you pin. this will make the garment tight.
Hope this helps.
Happy sewing,
Nehzat
Dear Denese,
Thank you so much for the kind words, greatly appreciated.
Happy sewing,
Nehzat
Dear Pam
The only instructions we have on mitered corners was posted by me on the discussion forum. There are pictures and instructions to follow. Click on the link below to see them.
Sewing a single fold binding with a mitered corner
Right now we do not have instructions for applique projects, but I will add this topic to my list for future lessons.
Happy sewing,
Nehzat
Dear Princess061206,
Here is a link to where I have answered this question previously.
Happy sewing,
Nehzat
Dear Owolabi,
You can click on the DVD VIDEO link, then add any DVDs you like to your cart. Once you do this, you will see the total price on the right side below your DVD selections. We offer free international shipping on orders over $150 and free shipping to U.S. and Canada on orders over $50.
Happy sewing,
Nehzat
Thank you sew much for the reply!
Dear Veronica,
I use both the slash and the pivot method. However each method has its own benefits depending on the project.
Happy sewing,
Nehzat
Dear Peggyann,
We will be making a video lesson covering this subject very shortly. Once the lesson is completed in a few months we will email all our members to notify them.
Happy sewing,
Nehzat