Female: Hey there DI wires.
Male: All right so last week Megan Roden asking us about shirred Clothing. But before we show you how to do it, we are here at mood fabrics, when you try to look around and teach you a little bit about the grain line.
Female: There is a lot of different types of fabric out there, different fibers, different weaves, knits, heavy, light, loose, tight but to explain the grain we are going to focus on plain weave cottons.
Male: Woven fabric is made on a loom, the vertical threads that are stretched top on a loom are the warp threads, also known as lengthwise grain, the threads that are woven horizontally to the wall threads are called weft threads, also known as the crosswise grain. The sealed edge is the uncut edge of the fabric which is on the right and left hand edges as it comes out of the loom. This edge will fray because the weft threads double back on themselves. Here we see the selvage in its natural environment, the lengthwise grain has little to no give, where in some cases the crosswise grain has a lot of give. The bios is anything that is diagonal to the selvage, a true bios is at exactly 45 degree angle to the selvage.
Male: All right, so now we know a little bit about grain lines, we are going to head back to the workshop and sure it up.
Female: First you are going to need to get yourself some elastic thread. Take out the bobbin and hand wind the elastic around the bobbin. Put the bobbin in your machine and use normal sewing thread for the top thread. Set your machine to a straight stitch and put it on the longest length possible. My tension is automatic but you may need to lower it just a bit. Alright, let us test on a scrap. Slowly start sewing and make sure to lock your stitches or the elastic will pull right out. So all the way to the other side, lock your stitches and take a look. Sew more rows about having in to part from each other to create that awesome shirt effect. Use your presser foot as a guide. I made a very simple rectangle pattern using my bust measurement for the width and measuring from my armpit to two inches below the knee for the length. Now take out your fabric and iron it. I lined the top of my pattern to be parallel with the crosswise grain. It is very important how you place your pattern pieces on fabric for the right fit and drake of a garment. Pin your pattern to the fabric and cut around the pattern, repeat so you have two pieces, place them right sides together, pin, and sew down one side. Just make sure you have regular thread in the bobbin and a shorter stitch line. Press your seam and sew down both sides. Next out of hand to both the top and bottom of the garment. Put the elastic thread bobbin back in your machine, do about 20 rows of shearing, place right sides together and sew the other side of the garment closed. Press the seam and sew down both sides. Lastly cut a long in to a half wide strip, press it like so and sew around all of the edges. Pull the shaft in half like this and sew it together then sew it to the front top middle of your garment and you have a new shirred summer dress.
[Advertisement]
Female: Hey guys, it is another one of my dread banger videos and today I was already making a home made grain print and I filed it into my shirt. This two bunnies, one is pink and the one is orange, I reuse one of my old ID cards from grade seven to start the stuff around and let us not waste much, and then I am currently starting my second scrap cove which is going to be a school design. I know a lot brand crease and tops and stuff like that. So, I am going to use this to decorate them with my stuff instead of buying somebody else’s. Thanks thread bangers.
[Advertisement]
Male: what is going on over on the forums, checking in on the tutorial lab we have got some cool creation like this one from Pent over Party who shows us how to make a pint like this out of some old jeans. Long time thread banger out to pop posted a tutorial on how to make her super cool zipper contour necklaces. And wave up the forum member crazylady1234 to show us all how to make a sewing basket completely out of popsicle sticks.
Over the project boards Israel Repose finally found a great way to bring back flannel with this ultra cool flannel hood. Nadia Pasem made this pair of PJ’s for his guitar. Groovy Halley made herself this awesome pool side rope from all those old towel she had lying around. Sidney Sue took the cue from our previous foot flop episode and made herself a pair from her old yoga man. Went some simple modifications. And we have got to give it up to glass onion for one of the coolest corporate recons we have ever seen.
His ever zombie sweater is awesome. Got something you have made come on over to third banger forums and get to post them.
Male: Hey everyone that is it for this week.
Female: Check back next week for a very special lesson from one of our very own thread heads plus another huge announcement from thread banger and Jenomi.
Male: See you guys then.
Transcription by:
Scribe4you Transcription Services