tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post4747020923104757817..comments2024-03-14T16:03:32.434-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: Let's Try Cording!Gertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-32763211270827152522011-09-10T20:01:20.458-04:002011-09-10T20:01:20.458-04:00Hi my name is Lorraine, Do you know where I can fi...Hi my name is Lorraine, Do you know where I can find the pattern to the dress that you are showing? i love this style of dress especially the red lined pockets. Thank you so much for your blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-48226277037164485232011-09-06T11:07:13.786-04:002011-09-06T11:07:13.786-04:00What a lovely design!What a lovely design!SWBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09405842770477473159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-59575518663850986762011-08-30T22:09:00.979-04:002011-08-30T22:09:00.979-04:00Wow - just gorgeous!Wow - just gorgeous!Shunanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-78965127991543729942011-08-29T11:36:21.024-04:002011-08-29T11:36:21.024-04:00Very nice, thanks for sharing.Very nice, thanks for sharing.rental mobilhttp://griyamobilkita.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-50698856255926622912011-08-29T10:29:13.807-04:002011-08-29T10:29:13.807-04:00wow...i really really love the dress! What a nice ...wow...i really really love the dress! What a nice sewing project. The dress is so cute. By the way, i love to see the cording applied on my dressSew Machineshttp://www.sew-machines.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-5460745114473406062011-08-27T16:12:15.660-04:002011-08-27T16:12:15.660-04:00It would really be awesome if the pockets had zipp...It would really be awesome if the pockets had zipper[s] outlining it....if that makes any since.<br />I'm obsessed with zippers. So anything zippers, is soooo cool!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-79251260531724218432011-08-25T05:06:02.445-04:002011-08-25T05:06:02.445-04:00Just loved the color combo everything is looking v...Just loved the color combo everything is looking very decent nothing is looking over doneJohn Lewis Salehttp://www.myvouchercodes.co.uk/discounts/johnlewis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-61956728627213050142011-08-21T21:05:14.062-04:002011-08-21T21:05:14.062-04:00LOVE that dress! The black cording is gorgeous on ...LOVE that dress! The black cording is gorgeous on that gray!<br /><br />Very feminine look....Rebeccahttp://www.latenightcoffeeshop.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-66481174600373180932011-08-21T19:32:05.999-04:002011-08-21T19:32:05.999-04:00THat is beautiful but I think that that is chain s...THat is beautiful but I think that that is chain stitch embroidery rather than cording which I think would be to stiff for such a dense design.memhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05520080648914042943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-81037021042964840812011-08-21T15:49:54.587-04:002011-08-21T15:49:54.587-04:00WOW,the vintage 50s dress is just stunning. I'...WOW,the vintage 50s dress is just stunning. I've been thinking of making some cushions for my sofa and this technique could be just what I am looking for to create something individual...after some practice that is :-pLovelySewNSewhttp://lovelysewnsew.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-3597697637294891842011-08-21T04:17:09.987-04:002011-08-21T04:17:09.987-04:00I love this dress. The embellishments are wonderfu...I love this dress. The embellishments are wonderful.... and I am loving those pockets!Fickle Sensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16633225330530270134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-4364200899624521302011-08-20T18:26:43.982-04:002011-08-20T18:26:43.982-04:00Hi Gertie, love your blog, been following it for a...Hi Gertie, love your blog, been following it for a long time. I have a question though. Are you no longer doing the projects from the Vogue's New Book for Better Sewing. This was what I loved about your blog the most and it seems that they gone by the wayside now. Any chance of an update? Just curious is all. Once again I think your sewing and blog are fantastic. Cheers. Jane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-21335357954644820212011-08-20T14:16:06.557-04:002011-08-20T14:16:06.557-04:00yes, yes and YES!yes, yes and YES!Jessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553119193374658520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-77811169971399294542011-08-19T15:21:06.165-04:002011-08-19T15:21:06.165-04:00I love the way cording looks. I've done it by...I love the way cording looks. I've done it by hand many times, but never by machine. Guess it's time to try - I'm pretty sure I have a cording foot for my vintage Pfaff machine which I can also use on one of my newer Singer machines!Paulahttp://www.learnhowtosewnow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-89215126756001109252011-08-19T14:08:34.737-04:002011-08-19T14:08:34.737-04:00LOVE it!LOVE it!Momberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00405978223342014234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-35781992041017475262011-08-19T11:13:37.835-04:002011-08-19T11:13:37.835-04:00Sewing around curves is all in having the right at...Sewing around curves is all in having the right attachment. With that cording foot attached, you can move free hand, zig-zagging over the cord as you go (fun!)Jen Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371112170847037417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-64344287320532783732011-08-19T10:31:21.754-04:002011-08-19T10:31:21.754-04:00I still haven't tried a cording foot, but ther...I still haven't tried a cording foot, but there are some wonderful resources on the Net for what Renee correctly calls Passementerie. One is the Antique Pattern Library at http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/html/warm/catalog.htm (you'll have to wade through oodles of drool-worthy ways to embellish your sewing, but some are quite specifically Passementerie, others are just easily adaptable) and another is the On-Line Digital Archive of Documents on Weaving and Related Topics at http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/index.html (again, you'll have to do a little drooling over things you may not want to do, but I suggest looking under the "books" section).<br /><br />Both have a wonderful collection of archived turn-of-the-century or older books published mostly by manufacturers of old-school materials for embellishment. Other great sources are Project Gutenberg and the Internet Archive at archive.org.Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-48668013963119984992011-08-18T23:23:15.018-04:002011-08-18T23:23:15.018-04:00Cording is one of my favourite trims as I find the...Cording is one of my favourite trims as I find the convoluted patterns restful to look at. I even collect Edwardian patterns. I've never applied it by machine, though, in anything but straightish lines. Love that dress!Bunnykinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884512446294782011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-55703008270256100632011-08-18T21:28:16.239-04:002011-08-18T21:28:16.239-04:00I have a vintage dress with cording. I wouldn'...I have a vintage dress with cording. I wouldn't even know where to begin though!Ginger Lemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11257223273399322604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-19592745354166679912011-08-18T20:56:56.714-04:002011-08-18T20:56:56.714-04:00I suck at cording on top. I'd love to know ho...I suck at cording on top. I'd love to know how that gorgeous dress was made! The only thing that works for me is using pearl cotton in the bobbin, drawing my design on wash away stabilizer and following the lines. Joining...it's not the best feature. Have you tried this? How do you think the small turns were made??? I'd love to know!Elegant Obasanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07345271913825586938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-65163021703152872472011-08-18T20:30:43.630-04:002011-08-18T20:30:43.630-04:00Yes, the cording can make for some interestinf eff...Yes, the cording can make for some interestinf effects. Gottas say though, I am really loving the dress.. especially the red lined pocket detail and skinny red belt. Sweet.LunaLoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548922359553685477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-57900615663141012352011-08-18T15:39:10.576-04:002011-08-18T15:39:10.576-04:00Oh I love cording! There is a tutorial on my site ...Oh I love cording! There is a tutorial on my site about how to use it to make a leaf motif pattern on net. http://amamus-amatis-amant.blogspot.com/2010/02/laurel-dress-sash-and-cording-tutorial.html The Dreamstress and I used it to embellish a reproduction of a dress made in 1910.MrsC (Maryanne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440723067459232998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-16444228816971922112011-08-18T15:19:29.455-04:002011-08-18T15:19:29.455-04:00I love cording, but I'm not a fan of the zig z...I love cording, but I'm not a fan of the zig zag stitches showing on top of the cord to the fabric. I'd be interrested to learn how a cording foot works? (Is it to just make cording, or is it for sewing cording to the fabric?)zilredlohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626730299584724606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-89583083058237119082011-08-18T14:59:40.192-04:002011-08-18T14:59:40.192-04:00I just read the post on the other website. I assu...I just read the post on the other website. I assumed the discussion was going to be of creating and sewing cording, say, size 12, covered with a bias strip. An approximately 1/4" seam allowance is created on the side. The adjustable zipper foot is used first to sew the bias strip, then to sew the seam allowance to the garment; the need for the second row of stitching is where the adjustability of the foot comes in handy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-30072555537600720162011-08-18T14:51:07.103-04:002011-08-18T14:51:07.103-04:00A tutor at FIT recommended an adjustable zipper fo...A tutor at FIT recommended an adjustable zipper foot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com