tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741243.post114798242502824469..comments2024-01-09T04:36:24.562-08:00Comments on The Virtual Princess and the Pea: Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16597601271517814085noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741243.post-1148203853907390452006-05-21T02:30:00.000-07:002006-05-21T02:30:00.000-07:00I hope Charlie's mouth is getting better. Poor you...I hope Charlie's mouth is getting better. Poor you too - very stressful.<BR/>I like the sound of the three needle bind-off. I've sewn my garments together using an attempt at mattress stitch but will try that next time.<BR/>Will also investigate Noro Blossom though I'm scared of getting addicted to really expensive yarn!Frankiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05038719993308338047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741243.post-1148113264053000162006-05-20T01:21:00.000-07:002006-05-20T01:21:00.000-07:00I've got a purchased handknit sweater that clearly...I've got a purchased handknit sweater that clearly was knitted in the appropriate pattern pieces, blocked SEVERELY, and the pieces were then sewn together using a sewing machine to make standard seams. I'll just go and get it... <BR/>yup. And it's not lightweight wool, must be at least DK/worsted. The seams were sewn, then the two internal edges have been zigzag-stitch bound together. I'm torn between thinking it's cheating and thinking it's an extremely good idea -- but this is a relatively loose-fitting garment and I don't notice the seams while I'm wearing it. The technique might not be so effective for something close-fitting.sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16291326380557787987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741243.post-1148065862451707042006-05-19T12:11:00.000-07:002006-05-19T12:11:00.000-07:00Who said anything about doing it myself? Ha ha. ...Who said anything about doing it myself? Ha ha. Not really.... Thanks everyone.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16597601271517814085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741243.post-1148061869979512432006-05-19T11:04:00.000-07:002006-05-19T11:04:00.000-07:00I'm with the mattress stitch brigade. Backstitchi...I'm with the mattress stitch brigade. Backstitching means the seams won't be stretchy, which is usually a bad thing. <BR/><BR/>I read somewhere that there are some really lazy people out there who pay people to sew up their finsihed garments for them. So we can all feel good about ourselves for making the effort and doing it ourselves!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251751669646774606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741243.post-1148056820476793662006-05-19T09:40:00.000-07:002006-05-19T09:40:00.000-07:00Can't offer much more advice re seaming (I'm the o...Can't offer much more advice re seaming (I'm the one who just backstitched the shoulder seams on the BdF jacket ..), but hope Charles feels better soon. Those coldsores must be awfully uncomfortable (OK downright painful!) for him, and he's too young to understand what's going on.dreamcatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06512623516755804881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741243.post-1148023513506941842006-05-19T00:25:00.000-07:002006-05-19T00:25:00.000-07:00Thanks to both of you! Oh, I detest seaming.........Thanks to both of you! Oh, I detest seaming.......Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16597601271517814085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741243.post-1148021192161644172006-05-18T23:46:00.000-07:002006-05-18T23:46:00.000-07:00For those smart people out there, mattress stitch ...For those smart people out there, mattress stitch is the way to go. But if you're, um, not so good at mattress stitch (which is prolly because I'm not doing it right) then there's the 3 needle bind off. really really easy as all you do is pick up every stitch along the seam on both pieces and then with the third needle, cast off the stiches like you would any garment, knitting through two stitches at once (like k2tog). It also makes the seam REALLY strong.<BR/><BR/>Hope that helps a little.<BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear about poor Charles. you can pick up cold sores anywhere. I'm the same, when Maddie gets sick it's usually instantly noticable. She was in the hospital last november for pnuemonia - 2 days before the doc said she just had a normal cold. As severe as her pnuemonia was by the time we got her to the hospital, she obviously had it when the doctor gave us his 'expert' opinion. <BR/><BR/>Hope Charles is better soon. It's so awful when your kids are sick.kateandmonstershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300480730525569435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741243.post-1148007927537760652006-05-18T20:05:00.000-07:002006-05-18T20:05:00.000-07:00I have some Blossom I am saving for something spec...I have some Blossom I am saving for something special. I don't know what.<BR/>I always join mattress stitch (invisible), when I make a sweater. I do not saw it. If you sew like sewing, it makes for a bulky seam, which does not lay flat.<BR/> poor baby Charles. The cold sores kids can catch from anything, since they touch all and all goes in the mouth. :-( hope he feels better soon .HPNY KNITShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01364973961188155339noreply@blogger.com