I think it is awesome that YouTube has button sewing lessons. We aren't born knowing this stuff. (I taught my son)
Wesley: We were fighting on opposite sides, but it was the same war. Fred: but you hated her…didn't you? Wesley: It's not always about holding hands.
'Shells'
The Minearverse 6: Fiery Thread of Death
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath. Oh, and help us get Terriers dvds!
Laura - Jul 03, 2008 1:26:58 pm PDT #1201 of 4535
Our wings are not tired.
Polter-Cow - Jul 03, 2008 1:27:32 pm PDT #1202 of 4535
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
But but but ... thread! Needle! Put together, then push through fabric and holes in button!
But the knots! And the order! And the tying! And the poking!
P-C, you're one up on me--at least you looked it up. When I lose a button, I usually just rip out the others so it's all uniform.
Well, they were for my pants. So the button was necessary! Especially because they were two of my favorite pantses!
Now I have to learn how to mend tears and holes.
Vonnie K - Jul 03, 2008 1:56:03 pm PDT #1203 of 4535
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Arrrrghhh. The cuteness, it burns!
Seriously, I'm making these little moaning noises to the computer monitor. God, those beagles are insanely cute.
Polter-Cow - Jul 03, 2008 2:40:25 pm PDT #1204 of 4535
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Arrrrghhh. The cuteness, it burns!
You find my sartorial incompetence adorable?
God, those beagles are insanely cute.
Oh.
quester - Jul 03, 2008 6:00:48 pm PDT #1205 of 4535
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
I think it's cute, P-C.
lori - Jul 04, 2008 9:24:20 am PDT #1206 of 4535
I love that there's a K-Ville disc on the floor behind the second beagle closeup.
aurelia - Jul 05, 2008 3:09:49 pm PDT #1207 of 4535
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
But the knots! And the order! And the tying! And the poking!
The real non-intuitive trick is to stick a straight pin under your threads (on top of the button) while sewing so that you leave enough wiggle room to use the button.
§ ita § - Jul 05, 2008 4:26:18 pm PDT #1208 of 4535
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The real non-intuitive trick is to stick a straight pin under your threads (on top of the button) while sewing so that you leave enough wiggle room to use the button.
I wrap around between the button and the fabric so there's some distance there. Not exactly wiggly, but room.
Atropa - Jul 05, 2008 5:13:25 pm PDT #1209 of 4535
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I wrap around between the button and the fabric so there's some distance there. Not exactly wiggly, but room.
Yep, that's what I do.
Y'know, I should look to see if there's a class on clothing alteration and tailoring that I can take. Because I do okay, but I bet there are a bunch of cool techniques I don't know.
(Crafts thread! Crafts thread!)
Kat - Jul 05, 2008 5:16:34 pm PDT #1210 of 4535
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
ita and Jilli, I do the pin thing to maintain distance, then I do the wrap to create a snug shank, ,because I think the butto stays on longer. Then, if I'm super energetic, I dab a little of clear nailpolish on the thread to keep it there longer.
That's, of course, for no shank buttons. For shank buttons, I still do the wrap.