I'd like to talk for a sec about raw edges. I seem to remember them being not a good thing. Finished seams = Good, Raw Edges = Bad, right? Not only do they look unkempt but they unravel till you have no article of clothing whatsoever. Remember the song. "if you want to destroy my sweater/ Pull this thread while I walk away/ Watch it unravel.. I'll soon be naked/ Lying on the floor I've come undone" ?
I've seen some beautiful dresses lately (on etsy and other sites for handmade clothes) they are artistic and flattering yet when I click to see the larger view I see row after row of raw edges and seams where the thread is clearly coming loose. This bugs me. I understand for a wedding dress you aren't going to wear again. To have it fragile and perfect like a butterfly that will live for a few hours and fade away. But raw and unfinished seams on a party dress or an office shirt seems wastful to me. Especially if it's costing $135.00!!!
My goal for the month is to create useful clothes out of sheets. I made a pair of boxers yesterday out of a white sheet. The pattern was from the 70's so they are 100% recycled :0 ) love it! Todays project is a grey jersey dress from a stretch cotton sheet. The cotton is thinner than I thought and very challenging to work with. (maybe that's why Im onlinje instead of at work.. lol)
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