Adventures of a self taught sewer

Friday, October 24, 2008

Progress on the Gloves

I have been progressing on the pattern for the gloves; the original design was all wrong. Now I've been reading about hand sewing techniques from all these couture books and I'm now planning to sew the gloves all by hand. I am cutting the fabric tomorrow, after carefully ironing and trace-stitching the pattern. Then I move onto a overcast stitch around the edges so they don't fray. I'm using the same fabric from before but I'm adding a knit cashmere lining (an old sweater). I'm excited about these gloves because they will be made to fit my hand perfectly. I have made two practice gloves and measured my hand and material so hopefully all will go well.

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