H is for...

Hems.

How do you hem, and for what purposes? I have two hem types I usually use: By hand, which looks like this:

Or by pressing and turning up the raw edge twice, and machine sewing over the edge.

I have tried a bound hem, on this:

Which I should do more often, as it was easy and looks great:) The ribbon bound the raw edge in between the ribbon and the main fabric, and Kathryn still loves this skirt, even though it's now slightly too small for her!

However I am thinking of trying different types of hemming. There's rolled hems, blind stitch hems (which my machine does, but I never have and I want to try), facings and raw edge no hems. Presumably with an overlocker you can also add overlocked edges as well.

So, what hems do you like to use, and for what purposes?

Quicky post

I forgot to say, I'm going on this course:


Corset pattern drafting with Sew Curvy Corsets! So excited:)

Just need to find and book a place to stay (can anyone recommend nice, cheap places near Oxford?)

Yay!

G is for...

Good enough; or am I a Perfectionist?

If I notice an error in something I'm making, I find it very very hard to ignore the error. I have undone knitting and ripped seams out to make something 'right'. Even if it was a very small error. Even if I'm the only one who will ever know it's there.

I've finished jumpers before now, noticed that the neck is not evenly picked up, and undone it... and redone it until it's perfect.

This does annoy me sometimes, especially when it really is just a tiny little error, that I wouldn't notice once it's made up, and I have a new question to apply when I find an error now: Just how much will that bug me if I leave it? Honestly, will it stop me wearing it, or will I forget it's there?

Often, the answer is actually "I'll forget it's there", although a major error will still get ripped out and fixed.

So, how much of a perfectionist are you? Is good enough ok, or are you seeking absolute perfection?

Blogging challenges

To be honest I have kind of got out of the blogging habit, so I'm going to force myself to blog, once if not twice a week, and so that I have a ready made topic, it will be alphabetical.

However to keep up the mystery the first one will not be "a", I shall start somewhere in the middle... tune in on Sunday evening to find out where.