Carrie's in town!
Carrie is here for a few days, and we've been trying to connect -- but with Mother's Day and so many people and so much to do, we haven't actually seen one another yet! Hard to imagine. But true. Boo.
This morning I was listening to the Material Mama podcast, which reminded me that I had the Sew Forth Now Podcast on my iPod, and that I'd started listening to this great interview with a gal who owns a fabric shop -- a shop that specializes in knit fabrics! Knits are always more of a challenge to sew with than wovens, and it was excellent to listen to her tips and tricks. (Did you know that you can tell which side is the FACE of a knit by looking at the holes punched in the selvages? The side that the needle went in is the back, and the side that the needle came out is the face. Cool, huh?)
I did pick up something from the "DUH" department. Of course, when you get new fabric, before you use it, you have to launder it. I usually zigzag over each cut edge of the fabric so that it doesn't unravel in the washing process. Well, DUH, I could just zigzag the cut edges TOGETHER, and cut my time and thread use in half. It's such an obvious thing...no wonder I never thought of it. :-)
