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May. 14th, 2019 10:06 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kendiefoxHalfway through May and I am bummed, y'all. I follow the #memademay on Instagram and it's (understandably) really femme. I feel like it's not my scene, and that even if I manage to get my shit together and start making clothes I want to wear, it would not be welcome. (I saw some flannel that needs to be a shirt in my closet but I am also broke as a joke and cannot afford it right now, especially since it's about to get swampy in Houston.) But I am inspired to make some progress on my own wardrobe, so maybe following the hashtag isn't the worst thing I could do?
The mitts are coming together slowly, I've cast on and made it about halfway through the first cable repeat. I like the yarn a lot, but it's definitely got problems. It's tied together in several places, which means knots, and sometimes they come untied. :| Not ideal, but I'm working around it for now. I have another skein of this that I was intending to make a shawl out of, but with the current issues, I'm not so sure it would work. Wait and see, I suppose.
Minor question!
When I make my first shirt out of muslin, do I actually attach buttons? Or do everything except that because buttons are for clothes that will be worn? I'm feeling like the latter is the answer, but I am, as always, plagued by doubts.
The mitts are coming together slowly, I've cast on and made it about halfway through the first cable repeat. I like the yarn a lot, but it's definitely got problems. It's tied together in several places, which means knots, and sometimes they come untied. :| Not ideal, but I'm working around it for now. I have another skein of this that I was intending to make a shawl out of, but with the current issues, I'm not so sure it would work. Wait and see, I suppose.
Minor question!
When I make my first shirt out of muslin, do I actually attach buttons? Or do everything except that because buttons are for clothes that will be worn? I'm feeling like the latter is the answer, but I am, as always, plagued by doubts.
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Date: 2019-05-15 06:16 pm (UTC)I'm not much of a crafter, but from my limited amount of knowledge, you shouldn't attach the buttons to the muslin. Doing a basic check for button placement? good idea. Maybe doing a thin basting just to see if there will be major gap issues, but only if you suspect an issue based on how the garment is shaping up.
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Date: 2019-05-15 09:17 pm (UTC)I'm sure there are masc folks posting in the tag, but it's getting buried for me. Which is a bummer because I'd like to see some items I'd actually like to make myself.
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Date: 2019-05-15 10:21 pm (UTC)As much as I like the #memademay concept, it does have its limitations. I might be overstepping a bit, and doing the equivalent of "have you tried turning it off and on again?" if so, I apologize.
Method 1) person based. Find a person who's style/instagram posts you like, and then do a dive into who they follow/ follows them/ what hashtags they use
Method 2) hashtag based. Search using terms like Queer, Sewing, Sewist, Sewer, and things like that. Check related hashtags on posts that catch your eye.
I don't have anyone that I follow who sews and is more masc/ male id'ing right now or I'd toss you their name.
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Date: 2019-05-16 02:47 pm (UTC)Seeing that there is a definite lack is kind of motivating me to get off the couch and get something done.