All done

[grygon.livejournal.com]

( Thanks for the comments the otherday, I feel confident to wear this now. :) )

Screened comments - Owner note

[ilea.livejournal.com]

LJ started a new thing where if you commented too much or posted links to a non white listed domain it would automatically screen your comments.

It was brought to my attention so after digging though the FAQ I found the page (here if you want to turn yours off) and turned it off. However we do have a problem with spam so now nonmembers will be shown a CAPTCHA when they comment.

Ok... back to the crafts!

Arm Warmers + Tutorial

[crimson-flygon.livejournal.com]

This style of arm warmer seems quite popular (on etsy, at least) I decided to make my own.

This is the second pair I made, the first was a bit more haphazard and not really worth showing XD

This style is often worn "inside out" with the seams showing as a part of the style. Sadly I don't have a serger to make it look super nice like that so I used zig zag stitches...which seem to hold up alright (don't quite like the way they look as much though!) On the second pair they also look very nice right side out so I took the photo wearing one each way just to show. I also added some "x" shaped patches on one of the green ones. They are actually sewn on both the inside and outside to make it truly reversible (it was tricky!)

Anyway during this process before I started anything I went around looking for a tutorial for this sort of thing, assuming with it's popularity and relative simplicity there would be some resources for it and I found absolutely nothing! So after I did it myself I created one if anyone is interested. http://crimson-flygon.deviantart.com/art/Patch-Arm-Warmer-Tutorial-207121890?q=gallery%3Acrimson-flygon&qo=0

Bodice Boning Question

[malcat.livejournal.com]

I've made dresses before but this is my first time using boning in a bodice.

I am making this dress: http://images.patternreview.com/sewing/patterns/newlook/6773/6773.jpg (the one on the left) and there are six pieces of boning around the bodice.  The boning that I purchased (plastic) was curled up in it's package for so long that all my pieces curl.  I assume that once the skirt is sewn on, that it will help to  uncurl everything.  But in the mean time, which way should the curl face?  It makes sense to me to have them curve into my body.  However two pieces go over the bust and it makes more sense for those to curl away from my body to fit my bust.  Which way should they all face?

Thank you for your help!