Sewing new tweeds

Unfortunately, most pattern layouts are for the most economical layout rather than for the best garment result!

think Kate has a page on her

Yup - the Bias Cut Disaster page!

can before you hem it.

Unfortunately, that last part

Yes! You need to be a stick insect for a bulge-free look... BUT bias cut things that are PROPERLY fitted are very flattering to all but exaggerated hour-glass figures. Oh, and remember to wear seam-free undies or line the skirt!

Lie it out flat, steam it without letting the iron touch the fabric, pull back into shape, and use it for fun projects like bias cut plaid Christmas stockings! :)

Sorry not to have been in on this before, but the thread popped up just as I was packing for three days in The Frozen North (i.e. up near Newcastle Upon Tyne - 350 miles due north of where I live).

Thanks for replying.

I can sometimes save fabric by moving pieces around but I take the point.

Must have a look at that.

Ok.

I'll bear that in mind - at least I know not to put it in recycling quite yet.

That's near me !

Thanks again

Susan

Aha! We were staying in Washington - FIL lives in South Shields.

I spent Saturday morning at Dainty Supplies, about a mile from where my friends live.

You're welcome.

Miles? I thought all the EU countries had gone metric and the roads are in km [except Sweden, which has swedish miles, written svenska mil = 10m! or has UK just compromised that they must price and sell groceries only in kg. Is gasoline (bensine) sold in imperial gallons still or is that liters now?

klh in VA

Oh, we tend to use both, as and when... Have done since 1971, when the money was converted. I get weighed in stones and pounds at Weight Watchers, but some of our younger members like kilos.

Petrol/fuel is priced and sold in litres, but cars are still run on mpg, and speed limits are in mph. Roads are still in miles. And we still weep at the price of a gallon of petrol!

Because of excise duty, pubs still sell pints of beer - and that's unlikely to change in a hurry! I think whiskey and spirits are still sold by the gil!

Horse racing is still in furlongs...

Veg are usually advertised both ways, and you can ask for either in most market stalls and greengrocers. The scales are such that you weigh in pounds, press the switch to convert, and they get priced correctly in kilos! Magic - we can buy a pound of tomatoes and still abide by those silly EU rules!

Fabric can be bought either way in most places I shop - especially the Indian shops. But again, one often buys metres of fabric 45" or 60" wide! :)

Are you confused? WE aren't! ;D

in the us, my volvo does all the mile stuff but the temp display is set to C. and my indoor/outdoor thermo display is set to C also. in the kitchen, we have a list of CF taped to a cabinet door as well as measurement conversions

conversion and dual operation isn't a problem anymore. I wish the US government would finish the conversion rules but that is small stuff compared to their other isues! I did see a highway speed limit sign in Tennessee last month in km/hr as well as miles per hour!

oh well... our viking machines have both measures built in.

klh in VA USA

klh skrev:

No, one Swedish mil =3D 10 KILOMETERS, not meters. Someone could get very lost!!! :-)

God Jul och Gott Nytt =C5r from Sweden!!!

Erin

Thank you, Erin, and a good Noel and New Year to you and yours.

Jean M.

klh skrev:

No, one Swedish mil = 10 KILOMETERS, not meters. Someone could get very lost!!! :-)

God Jul och Gott Nytt År from Sweden!!!

Erin

oops my tangentbord dropped a k .... en mil is definitely not same as 1 m! typed too quickly and sent same. thanks for the correction!

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