tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post639493439810034361..comments2024-03-29T05:26:30.522+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Getting things just right.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-23373817816574053492022-03-10T04:14:10.694+00:002022-03-10T04:14:10.694+00:00Good for him. We should all teach our sons that a ...Good for him. We should all teach our sons that a bit of independence is good for the soul. Relying on others to do simple things for us is lazy.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46392024347269779162022-03-10T04:11:15.335+00:002022-03-10T04:11:15.335+00:00I do my best. I'm a self-taught amateur who fa...I do my best. I'm a self-taught amateur who failed his sewing test!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60216359076891304392022-03-10T04:10:00.287+00:002022-03-10T04:10:00.287+00:00We have a machine, but it's hidden away in som...We have a machine, but it's hidden away in some dark cupboard somewhere. I wouldn't have a clue how to use it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3307303788737632492022-03-10T04:01:34.735+00:002022-03-10T04:01:34.735+00:00My youngest son did some sewing of his own a few y...My youngest son did some sewing of his own a few years ago. He was invited to a 70s party and added paisley fabric inserts to the bottoms of an old pair of jeans to make flares, and sewed (roughly) a vest with the rest of the paisley. He'd never sewn before and hasn't since, but he does his own washing and ironing and shops for himself too.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53177983905982711112022-03-10T00:33:32.509+00:002022-03-10T00:33:32.509+00:00You do a mighty fine blanket stitch, too.You do a mighty fine blanket stitch, too.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81476117264560719752022-03-09T20:23:07.879+00:002022-03-09T20:23:07.879+00:00Well done for wielding a needle and thread.
I do a...Well done for wielding a needle and thread.<br />I do all my patchwork and quilting by hand as well as other bits and bobs...but I do use a handraulic sewing machine at times!!gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70874983200572525822022-03-09T19:21:38.427+00:002022-03-09T19:21:38.427+00:00I noticed that. Nothing like a handbag and a super...I noticed that. Nothing like a handbag and a supermarket bag as a hat to set a bloke off.<br />Folk here would take the piss mercilessly.Adrian Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09061432566298145837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-18454901291764425702022-03-09T16:26:01.362+00:002022-03-09T16:26:01.362+00:00I have to admit that my wife does the actual hems....I have to admit that my wife does the actual hems. I wouldn't trust myself with anything as complicated.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21561374905806296952022-03-09T15:47:55.659+00:002022-03-09T15:47:55.659+00:00I'm also a hemmer and that's also where my...I'm also a hemmer and that's also where my talent in sewing ends. I once got a high mark on the hem I did on a skirt for Home Economics class and to this day, I'm oddly proud of that. The other day I actually attempted to search for hobbies on the internet that involved hemming but apparently they don't exist. Embroidery and cross stitch is far too arduous for a simple hemmer like myself.Melinda from Ontariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09019426158896831594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-77183030570161598012022-03-09T14:47:38.779+00:002022-03-09T14:47:38.779+00:00'Rustic' is my middle name. I do my best.'Rustic' is my middle name. I do my best.<br /> Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71729618636242650812022-03-09T14:37:52.973+00:002022-03-09T14:37:52.973+00:00I do simple alterations by hand as well. A tapered...I do simple alterations by hand as well. A tapered straight seam always looks more tailored. Your must be very precise to get the angle and measure just right and matching. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27717821453142262002022-03-09T14:28:04.857+00:002022-03-09T14:28:04.857+00:00Sewing machines are a total mystery for me. Even t...Sewing machines are a total mystery for me. Even threading an ordinary needle takes me about 15 mins.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87725780751223905922022-03-09T14:26:57.003+00:002022-03-09T14:26:57.003+00:00I'm a dandy of the dandyish persuasion. But do...I'm a dandy of the dandyish persuasion. But don't believe everything I say.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9492665617600129222022-03-09T14:25:17.217+00:002022-03-09T14:25:17.217+00:00You're making me wish I'd never started.You're making me wish I'd never started.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-56149057401069938232022-03-09T14:24:25.917+00:002022-03-09T14:24:25.917+00:00I think my wife would agree with you!I think my wife would agree with you!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6542554607719826712022-03-09T13:55:20.306+00:002022-03-09T13:55:20.306+00:00My wife was a teacher, and sewing was one of her s...My wife was a teacher, and sewing was one of her subjects. She was quite accomplished at it. She preferred to teach me how to do my own pants rather than just doing it for me. I was even required to get my own machine. (Which means I was NOT allowed to touch hers!)Tim B. Inmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08143483015560273896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54370405233627437652022-03-09T13:32:39.354+00:002022-03-09T13:32:39.354+00:00I would love to meet you 'in the flesh' so...I would love to meet you 'in the flesh' so to speak - and I don't mean without clothes - just face to face Cro - just to show me that you are sartorially as elegant as I imagine you to be.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12464904067499691462022-03-09T12:48:33.605+00:002022-03-09T12:48:33.605+00:00You sound very handy with all that you do, my husb...You sound very handy with all that you do, my husband can barely boil an egg let alone anything else... I think we shall have to have you stuffed and mounted!Sue Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741069217480207333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70480491993254323502022-03-09T11:45:55.136+00:002022-03-09T11:45:55.136+00:00You are still saying it incorrectly. What you cou...You are still saying it incorrectly. What you could say is width AT the turn up (two words) or you could say more clearly, width of the trouser leg at the bottom, or width at ankle, all of which have nothing whatsoever to do with the turn up except that it is located at the bottom of the trouser leg. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54481854032273167122022-03-09T10:13:46.947+00:002022-03-09T10:13:46.947+00:00Now, there's a very good reply to this (which ...Now, there's a very good reply to this (which I know you are anticipating), but I shall refrain.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71449554105756936562022-03-09T09:57:38.755+00:002022-03-09T09:57:38.755+00:00The thimble is a marvellous invention. Hardy Amies...The thimble is a marvellous invention. Hardy Amies used one all the time to avoid unwelcome pricks.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69968732423560888722022-03-09T09:18:40.462+00:002022-03-09T09:18:40.462+00:00Yes, the width of the turnups. I'm not au fait...Yes, the width of the turnups. I'm not au fait with all the correct terminology.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46973430836001071902022-03-09T09:17:21.138+00:002022-03-09T09:17:21.138+00:00I expect we all first learned to sew on buttons. 1...I expect we all first learned to sew on buttons. 14 inch bottoms might seem quite tight, but I find it comfortable.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9148665257251001202022-03-09T09:15:25.128+00:002022-03-09T09:15:25.128+00:0014 inches all the way round. 7 inches when ironed ...14 inches all the way round. 7 inches when ironed flat.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89149991169477989062022-03-09T08:56:13.499+00:002022-03-09T08:56:13.499+00:00Like Rachel, I was thinking.....14 inch turn ups? ...Like Rachel, I was thinking.....14 inch turn ups? (Would be up to the knees almost.)That would look extremely odd! Then realised on reading further that you mean the width of the trousers at the hem!!Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.com