Post by fabrickind / Redsky

"Did you switch sewing machines and areas" Shhhhh (It's because my own machine decided that tension is for chumps and needs to go to the shop)

Very poorly tensioned lines of stitching on a scrap of blue satin

aug 18, 2025, 1:04 am • 8 0

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I sewed one sleeve Realized it was inside out Redid it Double checked the other sleeve Somehow still did it inside out. Again.

A blue bodice with one inside out sleeve

aug 20, 2025, 12:57 am • 7 0 • view

Sleeves fixed I need to grab some elastic from upstairs for the cuffs so I'm working on the collar instead It's a 90s anime so the sleeve puff amount is "yes"

aug 20, 2025, 2:14 am • 6 0 • view

Simple little stand collar Just needs a facing

A simple blue stand color with topstitching

aug 20, 2025, 2:17 am • 4 0 • view

Facing, done Circle skirt, cut, with no help from Casval Skirt needs hanging and sleeves need elastic and hemming and bodice needs zipper and everything needs pressing and thread clipping but we are getting somewhere on this quick and dirty project

A handsome orange cat lying on blue fabric

aug 20, 2025, 3:23 am • 6 0 • view

He was pressing tiny creases out by using his little feets to put all the pressure in the world on that one spot.

aug 20, 2025, 5:42 am • 3 0 • view

Casval is not chewing on it or otherwise using it as a toy at this very moment. That seems like enough help from a cat.

aug 20, 2025, 4:47 am • 1 0 • view

When sewing sleeve elastic it is very helpful that this machine's arm is about the same circumference as my wrist lmao

A blue sleeve around the free arm of a sewing machine, with elastic stretched over it

aug 22, 2025, 2:18 am • 5 0 • view

Dolphin why are you giving "90s mother of the bride"

A puff sleeved and princess seamed dress with a full skirt being held up on a hanger

aug 22, 2025, 2:51 am • 4 0 • view

I am one of those weirdos who prefers doing an invisible zipper with a regular zipper foot Someday I'll do a tutorial. Today is not that day.

A grey invisible zipper being sewn onto a blue garment

aug 22, 2025, 4:04 am • 7 0 • view

Also I opened The Forbidden Box™️ Mishka was not helping

Moving box with large writing on all visible sides, in all caps, reading horsehair braid do not open

A small grey cat intently eyeing a handful of horsehair braid

aug 22, 2025, 4:05 am • 9 0 • view

She is determined to claim that box.

aug 22, 2025, 4:54 am • 0 0 • view

She wanted to eat the horsehair so bad when I was untangling it

aug 22, 2025, 4:55 am • 1 0 • view

I'll post more details when I'm not getting ready in a hotel room but she's done ✌️ Diana did a lot of the finishing work and I did her Zelas shirt so very few progress pics lmao

A blue dress with puffed sleeves and a full skirt with scattered gems is laid out on a bed

aug 23, 2025, 3:01 pm • 8 0 • view

ok what makes the horsehair braid box "a problem" because now i'm curious

aug 22, 2025, 4:32 am • 0 0 • view

Ah! It's basically a box stuffed to the brim with a long, springy material (that is also horribly tangled inside) So not only does it like to explode with braid, but the cats want to eat it

aug 22, 2025, 4:56 am • 3 0 • view