At a recent visit to Ally Pally - AKA the Knitting and Stitching Show, I bought a couple of patterns from a lovely (fairly) new company called Sew Over It. Including the Joan Dress. I posted a photo of my pattern and fabric on Instagram and before I knew it I was joined by Alix and Becky and we had a SAL. I'm actually more used to Knit Alongs but the idea of a Sew A-Long sounds fun so here we go. Please feel free to join in, I shall post my progress on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook with a little more detail on here. No rules or time scales, I am not sure how fast I shall work on this, although I hope to get the dress cut out this week. But look out for and use (if you wish), the hash tag #makingjoan then we shall all be able to pool our experiences
Pre-wash or not pre-wash? I'm not a fan of pre washing fabric, I love to feel crisp new fabric under my fingers as I sew. But Raystitch, where I bought the fabric recommends preaching and I have had some recent disasters with shrinkage. So I cut a small piece of my fabric and gave it a gentle swish through some Soakwash (I buy mine from here in the UK) as this will be how I wash my dress when made.
It's clear I shall need to wash the whole length! If you are joining in please let me know in the comments or social media - whatever way you prefer. We would love some company and to learn from each other
Pre-wash or not pre-wash? I'm not a fan of pre washing fabric, I love to feel crisp new fabric under my fingers as I sew. But Raystitch, where I bought the fabric recommends preaching and I have had some recent disasters with shrinkage. So I cut a small piece of my fabric and gave it a gentle swish through some Soakwash (I buy mine from here in the UK) as this will be how I wash my dress when made.
It's clear I shall need to wash the whole length! If you are joining in please let me know in the comments or social media - whatever way you prefer. We would love some company and to learn from each other
xx
c
