tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716616407420487026.post7859279382855812181..comments2023-10-08T06:37:26.421-04:00Comments on Little Hunting Creek: Butterick, how can you be so wrong?Little Hunting Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15581836733935812927noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716616407420487026.post-52891754770964081712009-02-27T09:53:00.000-05:002009-02-27T09:53:00.000-05:00You're right, there is no need to double that hem....You're right, there is no need to double that hem. It will only cause trouble!Nancy Winninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01291320098379550586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716616407420487026.post-68832282189218967732009-02-27T09:52:00.000-05:002009-02-27T09:52:00.000-05:00You're right, there is no need to double that hem....You're right, there is no need to double that hem. It will only cause trouble!Nancy Winninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01291320098379550586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716616407420487026.post-9816044739131340862009-02-23T15:16:00.000-05:002009-02-23T15:16:00.000-05:00What, are they crazy? Revel in your rebellion, Mr...What, are they crazy? Revel in your rebellion, Mrs. Hunting Creek. Roll around in your rebellion if it makes you feel good. (Mr. HC still might not get it, but he'd enjoy the visual).c<BR/><BR/>You know what you're doing - instructions are more like guidelines anyway. Do what feels right and show us the result. I love that pleated neckline.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449229622474314815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716616407420487026.post-12848366973079202872009-02-22T20:55:00.000-05:002009-02-22T20:55:00.000-05:00Since my new foray into sewing (along with many ot...Since my new foray into sewing (along with many other things I am discovering are required to live in 1955) I am learning to take many sewing instructions with a grain of salt. Or, rather, I have decided to take what is written as a suggestion rather than gospel. Nice blog, I have just discovered it.50sgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250940806307766624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716616407420487026.post-91790458800141910292009-02-22T00:52:00.000-05:002009-02-22T00:52:00.000-05:00You go girl! Be a rebel, I can't wait to see it!You go girl! Be a rebel, I can't wait to see it!lsaspaceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058968076601943527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716616407420487026.post-78418871994497159232009-02-21T16:29:00.000-05:002009-02-21T16:29:00.000-05:00I just completed that exact top last night. I wa...I just completed that exact top last night. I was so frustrated by the pleats around the neckline and ripped them out multiple times. I am anxious to see how you will interpret the directions. Good luck!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716616407420487026.post-36422195774978690752009-02-21T15:10:00.000-05:002009-02-21T15:10:00.000-05:00Insane, right? Twin needles over clear elastic! ...Insane, right? Twin needles over clear elastic! All modern machines accommodate them and there is no reason on earth instructions don't tell you to use a twin needle on knits.<BR/><BR/>For me reading pattern directions is like reading a very satisfying short story. I like reading them before bed.Gretchen the Household Deityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882578423517346342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716616407420487026.post-65918748618976832532009-02-20T18:41:00.000-05:002009-02-20T18:41:00.000-05:00This is why many people give up and quit sewing!bi...This is why many people give up and quit sewing!bitiogwensewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809115166600229262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716616407420487026.post-40679681886177627712009-02-20T16:20:00.000-05:002009-02-20T16:20:00.000-05:00oooooohhhhhhhhhh so that's what went wrong on my l...oooooohhhhhhhhhh so that's what went wrong on my last knit top.<BR/><BR/>I'm so gullible, I fall for big 4 instructions all the time.-Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813543787477972134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716616407420487026.post-42491204344053060582009-02-20T15:48:00.000-05:002009-02-20T15:48:00.000-05:00I used to wonder why my knit hems never came out. ...I used to wonder why my knit hems never came out. It was because I was following these kind of foolish directions!cidellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13762649326538041094noreply@blogger.com