Day one of starting this project and it is not that bad. I learned a few new stitches. Two of them are for hemming (they are the ones on the edge of the fabric), while the rest are just regular stitches.
The one with the most gaps is a running stitch, and it is the most basic stitch one could learn. Right next to it is my attempt at what I think is called a backstitch (the names are so hard to find for some reason since so many people use so many different names for what I think is the same thing and then apparently, it’s not???). The backstitch is my preferred way of sewing, since it’s more secure than the running stitch.
On top is the whip stitch, which is a slanted stitch that is designed to not have as much bulk as a different hemming technique. Finally, the hardest one for me: the blanket stitch, which took me around half an hour to figure out, but it became really simple after I realized that the way I moved the needle through was actually important.
But overall, I felt like it was pretty quick and simple to learn all of them. Of course, they are all uneven, and the tension (is that the right word) is very inconsistent, but the most important part is the stitch itself currently. I will focus on that other stuff later.
Anyway, below I have provided a picture of my attempt at sewing. Surprisingly, I did not stab myself with the needle at all! The longest part was just doing it…I can tell it’s going to take me forever to actually make that dress :(.
For my next day, I think I will begin researching the different fabrics, and hopefully, I'll have a list of the materials I'll need and the pattern I'd like to use to make the dress!
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