Threads Magazine January 2018
The holiday issue is out from Threads. It includes an overview of working with metallic fabrics by Deana Tierney May, just in time for whipping something up for a party. If your taste runs more towards the tailored and you are thinking suits, Pamela Leggett has a technical piece with some inventive ways to make collars and lapels so that the seam lines roll underneath. I’ve always done this by sheer shaping with steam, but she builds sewing into the process as well. The green jacket above illustrates some of her insights. The frogs you see to close a garment are made using a Japanese kumihimo, a gadget that allows you to braid threads, yarns, etc, into custom trims and closures. Daryl Lancaster explains. Plus Linda Stewart offers help if you are considering setting up some kind of sewing business. What do you need to think about, why you need a business plan, how to set up a workroom, etc.
Then there are the monthly features, including reviews of new patterns, the holiday gift guide--so many possibilities!--, Judith Neukam’s explanation of how to make your own vintage petal sleeve, and more. One of the easy fixes for a gaping neckline is tape, so these are 11th-hour stop gaps which may come in handy rather than fitting tips. Threads has featured fitting fixes for gaping necklines (careful easing, for example for a wrap neckline) and will surely give us more. Happy sewing!
