February 3, 2010

marking hook & eye placement


The hook & eyes have to meet right where the seam line would be if the front and side were sewn together. So I can line up the tapes perfectly I thought I'd mark the placement by basting a line of thread on the meeting point of both pieces. 


Taking no chances, I measured the seam line/meeting point with the shuriken so the basting would be accurate. I basted one line three times because I forgot to knot the end of the thread and pulled it out. Twice.
 
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6 comments:

  1. That tool is just so unbelievably brilliant! Thanks for the ongoing tutorials on its uses :)

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  2. As much as I love the name shuriken, does it have a 'real' name, with which one could find a shuriken of one's own?

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  3. Oooh my god I never thought to do this. I suppose it wouldn't kill me to buy a BOOK on how to sew corsets, rather than just fumbling around blind like an idiot.

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  4. I've found the tailor's shuriken's real name on the Ace Sewing website and will post it when I announce the recipient of the one I'm giving away. I was so sad to learn there is already a name, and a boring one at that.

    Julie, I have tons of books about corsets and I am still fumbling around!

    Christa, it's my pleasure!

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  5. Kate:

    Its on amazon. Everything is on that site.

    www.amazon.com/MGS-Global-UMD-MEASURING-DISC/dp/B002BGPZ9M

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  6. Opps.

    Should read the posts before posting.

    Kate

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