It is so deeply touching to see this video now. Such a great present for so many people, so many beautiful memorys..... and for sure such an endless longing to be together as the whole happy family. ♡❤♡
I loved your guests for this episode! I really enjoy the interviews where designers talk about their different patterns, their inspiration for it, and troubleshooting. Thank you so much for offering such quality material to everyone for free. God Bless you!
OMG! "Fruity get-together!" I laughed so hard! You guys are just so funny and so fun. Really enjoyed the podcast as usual and loved each section! Your daughter surely is an up-and-coming star of the show! Thanks for all the enjoyment.
Loved this episode. your daughter is charming. also the explanation for the music piece used for the hike makes me want to investigate more classical music. you bring so much to the table. thank you for that.
Lete's patterns were an instant eye catcher for me. Most shawls I've seen have interesting colors or shapes but none have inspired me to attempt to knit one. Thanks for the introduction to Lete's Knits!
Lovely to see Katie and Jack in your Knitters of the World segment. I had lots of fun working with Katie at EYF and admired her Cornish Tin sweater a lot!
Loved this episode! You have a lovely sweet daughter! Justyna and Martin are such a nice couple! Justyna has such beautiful patterns. I had so many of them saved in my Ravelry library. Now I want to knit them even more after meeting her! Thank you!
Hi, just started binging on your videos.....but wish I’d been around during the initial timeframe for this video...and that’s because as a seamstress I had the solution for your sleeves (perhaps someone else already offered this suggestion). Cut them on the BIAS of the fabric. Enjoying your videos immensely
Hi. Andrea. I sew also. Jersey is a knit that usually stretches in two directions, Therefore a dress pattern intended for jersey will not have enough ease in it for a woven fabric. The inexpensive jersey fabric you are using should fit much better. Overall, I think you did an excellent job.
Thank you for another wonderful episode. I loved the segment from Katie and how she has found so much joy and comfort from knitting. What amazing illustrations she does too. Madeleine is totally gorgeous and how wonderful that she is knitting too. Good luck with your arms healing and hope you will get back to knitting soon. Cheers, from @knittingpoppy
Oh I loved these two. Justyna and Martin are adorable and I loved watching Justyna as Martin spoke. So sweet...so proud of him. what a wonderful example of working together. Justyna, you made this interview inspiring, informative and articulate. Thank you.
Thank you Andrea. I love all of your podcasts and have just tonight caught up. I've watched them all. You have inspired me in so many ways. I had some Rowan Felted Tweed stashed and am know knitting Amelia - which you wore in one of your earlier episodes. Thank you for the encouragement and motivation. I look forward to your next podcast. It is time well spent. ❤️.
I was thrilled to find this interview. I have knitted Justyna’s “Close to you “ shawl at least a half dozen times. It’s my go to quick knit for gift giving to friends. Everyone loves it so much. It’s such a fun , easy knit that looks more complicated to work up than it actually is. I love hearing from the person who designed it.Thank you !!
Re: life line. I have three life lines. I learned not to depend on one when I misjudged a lace pattern and thought everything was fine only to learn several iterations of the pattern after pulling out the lifeline that i'd made a mistake before the current lifeline. I used to program computers. We had a backup, a father backup and a grandfather backup. So now I use three lifelines.
I could not agree with your more !! I had a lifeline, needed it and it was everywhere but under the stitches were I needed it. Lace, ahhhhhh....... :-)
I loved this episode and knitter of the world Katie! Also I made the Piccadilly Shawl recently and love it to bits. The minute I saw it in pompon I knew I had to make it. It's very beautiful.
I'm so glad to see an interview of Justin's and Martin. I just learned of them when I found her free pattern "Close to You". I have recently knit it up and love it! I'm a new subscriber. And I am from the US.
Ausgezeichnet !! I absolutely love watching your podcasts, and really enjoyed the music at the end of this one. I aspire to be a better knitter and feel encouraged when I watch you and your guests. Thank you.
Justyna and Martin's interview was really fun! And Katie Green's work is so nice. I spent the weekend picking what I believe is the same plant your daughter talked about : over here in France we call it "ail des ours" (literally "bear's garlic") ^^
Lovely Guest, but I have to say the music played at the end of this podcast was particularly beautiful. Thank you, My son and daughter inlaw are musicians and this reminds me of them.
I am absolutely fascinated with the way Andrew knits. It's like a combination of traditional throwing and flicking. I absolutely want to learn that technique...
I everybody! Angela you look great and I totally understand the stress of not being able to knit ,I too am starting to look into sewing because of health issues, now.. I don't use / am not part of the "the sure fit design" community but I do watch "Glenda - the good stitch " videos on RU-vid, she shares tons of info on altering fitting issues, hope it can help.. :)
Andrea it is normal that the armholes are different in the front and back. The front armscye, as it is sometimes called, is not curved in as much as the back because you want to avoid gapping in the front. If you've ever seen a sleeveless dress that's cut too deep in the front armscyes, you will have noticed that unsightly gap where you can sometimes see inside the front bodice. This is also important because you need the sleeve to lie flat in front. It seems counter intuitive that the back armhole has more curve than the from the front. But that is because of the way the arm and shoulder move. You need the extra room for movement. Now here is the tricky part. Of course, the sleeve cap has to have the opposite curve to the body to match the differences in the front and back. However, if the pattern drafter or designer does not understand how to also accommodate for the circumference of the arm itself, the sleeves will be too tight. Unfortunately, even some ready-to-wear garments nowadays have poorly drafted sleeves. They are just not teaching the finer details of pattern drafting these days before the set young patterers work on their own. So, your problem could be that the pattern was designed for stretchy fabric and therefore, had negative ease. In which case, your fabric would have needed extra ease added to the sleeve cap. Or the pattern was drafted incorrectly. In that case, the only way to really fix it is to find someone who can redraft the sleeve. If you have extra fabric, you could then set in new sleeves. My advice is to just make it sleeveless. I am sure you have knitted some cute little cropped cardigans that could be used to make it wearable in cooler weather!
I concur with your observation of the presence of negative ease, because this pattern was meant for jersey. That also means, that the sleeves are set in without gathering them at the top, again because of the fabric. The whole pattern would have to be changed to "elastic" from "stretchy". Also at LEAST 1" seam allowance is needed in order to make sure the garment can be fitted properly, if changing the fabric without changing the pattern. Well. This advise comes late, but maybe someone reads it, heeds our advice and watches all the cool japanese sewing tutorials here on YT.
Loved the episode. Andrea, hoping for a full recovery of your arm. I sew and I think the majority of the problems you had with the dress stem from the fact that you didn't use Jersey fabric. I think you will find the next one out of Jersey will be much better fitting. Take care all.
Hi to Johannesburg! I (Andrew) was lucky enough to have a quick visit to Cape Town some years ago. Loved it. Would love to visit South Africa again sometime. Thanks for watching and enjoy catching up.
Thank you for this Episode. It was so nice and I always love your walks outside with the dog and the interview. All perfect done. Please go on this way. 😃👍🏻😄.
The draft of the sleeve is correct. The front arm hole curve is different from the back. It has to do with the way the upper arm is shaped and how we want the sleeve to hang straight on the body. You are correct that you don't deal with it very often when knitting and that is because hand knitted fabric has so much ease and give. If you had chosen a very tightly fitted bodice such as a formal wedding gown type bodice or a tailored formal jacket or blazer the armsyce seams will be even more different. Now most of your problems with the dress are because the fabric is not jersey. There are several things you could do with the dress. Several you have mentioned in the podcast. If you'd like to talk more with an experienced sewist, you can PM me over on Ravelry. I'm in your group as NeedlewomansWork
hi andrea, I agree with the others, you can make any pattern with jersey but a stretch knit pattern can only be made from stretch knit. I would suggest an invisible zipp down the side as you will tire of wrestling yourself into it. its very beautiful by the way. sue
Really informative podcasts and I think I'm your opposite: experienced sewer, novice knitter. :) The pattern pieces for the bodice allow for greater movement in the arms when shaped that way: it's opposite to what we do in knitting so it looks strange by comparison. But for jersey materials, having more armhole "space" in the back armhole pattern allows for greater movement, especially to accommodate our shoulder blades. PS. Your daughter is utterly charming!
Hi. Andrea has been working on the second version of the dress - this time using the correct material. You'll get an update in the next episode. Interesting that there is that difference between sewing and knitting. There is so much to learn and having the community to point things out is amazing. On our daughter Madeleine - she is a growing into a lovely young woman, we are very lucky. Cheers, A + A.
Usually knit fabrics doesn't have seam allowance. You always can drop the under arm to 1/2", this will open you sleeve but then you will need to embebbed the sleeve to fit the armhole.
Madaleine looks beautiful in her sweater. That happened to me on an off over the years..but care and one can still knit..it goes. Sit on firm chair, but I knit standing more often, strangely the older I am. Your fabric on dress lovely. very Laura Ashley Some stretch patterns have on the bottom how much stretch the pattern is cut for, so obviously you needed a stretchier fabric, you could try using an overlock/zig-zag armhole seam to assist in the stretch, or perhaps you could re-cut the front, and widen the bust dart/slim, but cuttung paper patten and opening it out/tape it up..you see you will see as you do amazing knit cut feats... there are easy ways to adjust. It's lovely finished garment.
The pattern marking is two marks for back and one for the front. I wonder whether there is a mistake in the pattern. You are correct there should be more fabric in the back around the arm hole than the front. Lovely dress though and it suits you 😊
Hi Roxanne. It was so good to have Martin on. It's great to see someone loving his work, and Martin has found something that he enjoys, and he's producing beautiful yarns. Thanks for watching.
Hi Andrea and Andrew. I'm also an avid knitter and quickly turned into an avid sewer as well. Can I give you some starter advice? 1. Start by using indie designer patterns, they're pricier but you'll get comprehensive instructions, and I allways got a better fit out of the packet from a indie designer rather than a large company pattern (burda, mccalls, vogue or butterick), and as stoffstill are providing patterns just to sell fabric I expect their designs are not as thoroughly tested for fit as the smaller pattern companies. My favourites are sew over it, tilly and the buttons, closet case and deer and doe. 2. The (almost) unbreakable rule of sewing is: don't substitute a knit fabric for a woven one, and the opposite might also be true, but people get by with sewing smaller sizes. 3. I still don't understand pattern drafting and fitting completely, but if you make a toile/muslin first, i.e, sew the pattern in a cheapo fabric (muslin, old bedsheets) you can experiment in slashing to add fabric, or pinching out fabric where needed, and then transfer these alterations to the pattern before using it to sew the more expensive/prettier fabric for your garment. 4. It is super easy to add a invisible zip into a side seam, under your arm - no more wiggling into your dress.
No sheep around Offenbach? Have you ever considered travelling to the "Nordsee" in Germany? You can find most of the german sheep there. Aswell as in the "Lueneburger Heide" in Niedersachsen.
Hi Linda. We _do_ have sheep in Offenbach. But we do a lot of hiking, and I think that was the first time that we stumbled across a flock of sheep on our wanderings. The Nordsee and Lüneburger Heide are beyond our normal weekend travelling range, but we'll look into those areas. Thanks for watching! A + A
Glenda - that's very nice of you! We are all looking forward to her getting her exams behind her so that she can move onto the next phase of her life - whatever that might be! Cheers, A + A.
Hi Andrea, I do not know, if You still have interest in sewing. Your tennis ellbow is surely healed out, I hope. In Frankfurt (Bornheim) is the Nähcafe Seidenfaden. You can check it out, my daughter had sewing courses there.
Thank you for the interesting footage of the church. It is a shame what happened to it. According to the Wikipedia: "In 1794 the French confiscated the property and auctioned off parts of it. Mennonites settled there, continued to manage the former monastery estates and lived in the monastery buildings, which they divided among the families. They used the church as a quarry and demolition began in the chancel area. The Bavarian state put a stop to the work of destruction when the district administrator of the Kirchheim district office bought the church ruins in 1851 in favor of the Historical Association of the Palatinate and the Bavarian district government in Speyer. In 1863 it became the property of the then Rosenthal Association and today the Historical Association of Rosenthal and Surroundings looks after the impressive complex."
Hello Andrea, I don't sew much anymore, but learned to sew at age 10 yrs. . You did a very good job with your dress, but I do see how uncomfortable the fit is on you and I agree with another post on here, the jersey material will have more ease in it. Great video, than you!
The bag pattern should be wider than the front because it allows movement across the back which is usually wider that the front. However, I recommend to make a muslin or a sample of the upper portion of the dress to work out the fitting issue. You may need more room or width in the armhole on the front pattern. No pattern is perfect, most patterns needs to be adjusted to conform to our bodies. you may need to walked your sleeve, meaning the center of the sleeve on the pattern may not be you center. Once the upper portion of the garment is sewn, you lined up the notches at the seam line of the sleeve and armhole and walk the sleeve to the armhole until the sleeve hits the shoulder seam line and mark it on the sleeve. Do the same for the back of the sleeve and mark where the back sleeve meets the shoulder seam. Line up the two marks and mark the half point between the two marks that is now the center of your sleeve. May may find that you have to ease in fullness in the front and back sleeve or you may need to cut a smaller or bigger sleeves.
Maybe because the pattern was made for jersey material? That is stretchy. But there are good sewing books on the market where sewing in a sleeve is a chapter. The dress is lovely, and cutting out the sleeves would be a shame, look in a book, and there will be the answer?
I think it is an old episode I watched but, s I am a lifetime sewer I immediately saw ha the problem was in your dress. You have the back and front reversed. Remember, the single notch is the front. The double notch is the back. So you must join the double notch from the back to the double notch from the sleeve, and single notch to single notch.
Loved the episode. Andrea, hoping for a full recovery of your arm. I sew and I think the majority of the problems you had with the dress stem from the fact that you didn't use Jersey fabric. I think you will find the next one out of Jersey will be much better fitting. Take care all.
