Comments on: Project Number One Again http://www.kukyideas.com/journal/2008/01/project-number-one-again.html Sewing, drawing, knitting. Whatever is going on in my kuky life. Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:40:32 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: flowerlady http://www.kukyideas.com/journal/2008/01/project-number-one-again.html#comment-3108 flowerlady Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:42:32 +0000 http://www.kukyideas.com/journal/2008/01/project-number-one-again.html#comment-3108 Hi, I jumped over here from, "I Have To Say" to look at the 3-tiered skirt instructions. Tomorrow I am hosting a sewing bee for making skirts for children in Mexico. I'm using your instructions for measurements, I hope that's okay. I just realized I probably should have asked first since I'm posting them on a wall! sorry. My little girl looks to be about the same age as yours, I'm looking forward to making one for her after we do the ones for the Mexico kids! Hi, I jumped over here from, “I Have To Say” to look at the 3-tiered skirt instructions. Tomorrow I am hosting a sewing bee for making skirts for children in Mexico. I’m using your instructions for measurements, I hope that’s okay. I just realized I probably should have asked first since I’m posting them on a wall! sorry. My little girl looks to be about the same age as yours, I’m looking forward to making one for her after we do the ones for the Mexico kids!

]]> By: cc http://www.kukyideas.com/journal/2008/01/project-number-one-again.html#comment-3107 cc Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:41:52 +0000 http://www.kukyideas.com/journal/2008/01/project-number-one-again.html#comment-3107 hi! don't laugh, but we are the starch capital of homes in North America - we discovered this awesome starch made by Niagra - it comes in a red/burgundy can and made specifically for fabrics that have a softer hand. It works wonders on rayon, linen, very soft cottons, etc. It helps flatten the fabric but not make it stiff. My best results are lightly spray the fabric with water, THEN with the starch to help it absorb more, then iron right away! Enjoy! Your site is terrific! hi! don’t laugh, but we are the starch capital of homes in North America – we discovered this awesome starch made by Niagra – it comes in a red/burgundy can and made specifically for fabrics that have a softer hand. It works wonders on rayon, linen, very soft cottons, etc. It helps flatten the fabric but not make it stiff. My best results are lightly spray the fabric with water, THEN with the starch to help it absorb more, then iron right away! Enjoy!
Your site is terrific!

]]> By: Jade http://www.kukyideas.com/journal/2008/01/project-number-one-again.html#comment-3106 Jade Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:15:44 +0000 http://www.kukyideas.com/journal/2008/01/project-number-one-again.html#comment-3106 This one's really nice. I love linen to sew and to wear. You get used to the wrinkle-ness after a while. This one’s really nice. I love linen to sew and to wear. You get used to the wrinkle-ness after a while.

]]> By: Irene http://www.kukyideas.com/journal/2008/01/project-number-one-again.html#comment-3105 Irene Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:42:21 +0000 http://www.kukyideas.com/journal/2008/01/project-number-one-again.html#comment-3105 What a great shirt. I liked the blue one as well, but this one is wonderful. Just the right length and I love the color. And I've always wondered about the 100% cotton thing as well. Makes sense. What a great shirt. I liked the blue one as well, but this one is wonderful. Just the right length and I love the color.
And I’ve always wondered about the 100% cotton thing as well. Makes sense.

]]> By: samanatha http://www.kukyideas.com/journal/2008/01/project-number-one-again.html#comment-3104 samanatha Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:08:25 +0000 http://www.kukyideas.com/journal/2008/01/project-number-one-again.html#comment-3104 "How come the 100% cotton I buy from the fabric store is so stiff unlike the 100% cotton clothes I buy from a clothing store?" This is because the fabric has a coating on it to help keep it clean and lock in the dyes. That coating also helps with putting the fabric on the bolt, because it stiffer instead of soft and floppy. I sew with 100% cotton all the time and it always feels much softer after a few washings, cause the coating has been washed off. I hope this helps! “How come the 100% cotton I buy from the fabric store is so stiff unlike the 100% cotton clothes I buy from a clothing store?”

This is because the fabric has a coating on it to help keep it clean and lock in the dyes. That coating also helps with putting the fabric on the bolt, because it stiffer instead of soft and floppy. I sew with 100% cotton all the time and it always feels much softer after a few washings, cause the coating has been washed off. I hope this helps!

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