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Ask the readers: What’s hard about knits?

Posted by Sarai on May 10th, 2013  |  Leave a Comment

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Last week I got a query on our Facebook page, asking for some tutorials and tips on sewing with knits.

This was actually perfect timing. After meeting up with Alyson Clair recently, we’ve been scheming about ways to introduce more sewists to the wonderful world of knits.

Obviously, knits do present special challenges, such as:

  1. Fitting, when various fabrics behave so differently.
  2. Finishing necklines and other openings.
  3. Understanding the serger and how it’s different from other machines.

These are just a few off the top of my head. But Alyson and I would love to hear from you:

What problems have you encountered in sewing with knits? Or if you haven’t tried knits, what intimidates you about them?

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image source: Madame Grès dresses in jersey from 1956, from WWD

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Behind the scenes: April on Instagram

Posted by Sarai on May 1st, 2013  |  Leave a Comment

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I’m sick this week (boo!), so I’ll keep this quick. In fact, that’s fitting because this month seemed to fly.

We had such a great time traveling this month and meeting so many friendly new faces, but it’s good to be back home amongst my cats and flowers again. There’s nothing quite like Portland in the Spring.

I can tell May is going to be fantastic. I’m running a half marathon with my sister, throwing a cocktail party for Quilt Market, and hiring a fabulous new staffer (more on that soon). That is, as soon as I shake this annoying cold…

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