tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post6791908594590569231..comments2024-03-28T23:30:19.366-07:00Comments on Being Me: Reasons why Fran will never be on that Great British Sewing Bee programmeFran Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-53232341340536569132017-03-06T10:40:47.876-08:002017-03-06T10:40:47.876-08:00I hate to trample on your desire to shorten your 2...I hate to trample on your desire to shorten your 2013 trousers, but your A level students will spot they are no longer in fashion. Did you never think of using a stapler? That has worked well for me in the past.Georginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13232154028235485600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-79665424618038595052017-02-22T12:57:32.946-08:002017-02-22T12:57:32.946-08:00Ah, but they do! I have lost 2 stone since Easter!...Ah, but they do! I have lost 2 stone since Easter! Otherwise, yes, you would be right ... Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-71903271808895521932017-02-22T11:59:57.635-08:002017-02-22T11:59:57.635-08:00Oh, you innocent, you. Anyone knows that a pair of...Oh, you innocent, you. Anyone knows that a pair of pants bought in 2013 will no longer fit in 2017.Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-77661452183184549722017-02-22T10:44:51.239-08:002017-02-22T10:44:51.239-08:00Mmm ... a warm fuzzy feeling does sound attractive...Mmm ... a warm fuzzy feeling does sound attractive. It reminds me that I gave my wedding dress to Oxfam years ago and when I next walked past the shop there it was in all its glory in the window. It looked much better on the Oxfam mannequin, I must say, than it had on me. Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-17986327896213854772017-02-22T07:54:13.977-08:002017-02-22T07:54:13.977-08:00Oxfam time? No worrying trousers and a nice warm f...Oxfam time? No worrying trousers and a nice warm fuzzy feeling. Because someone somewhere really needs those trousers....don't they?Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-2868162863533232912017-02-21T09:27:04.107-08:002017-02-21T09:27:04.107-08:00Everyone keeps mentioning this double-sided tape! ...Everyone keeps mentioning this double-sided tape! I obviously haven't lived :) As for people checking out your clothes, I am a lot more paranoid than you are, it is clear! Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-68428085485534994762017-02-21T09:26:13.330-08:002017-02-21T09:26:13.330-08:00I can see it now - my next blog post would be enti...I can see it now - my next blog post would be entitled 'Why Fran should never be trusted with fabric glue - news from the hospital bed.'Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-65788509267573708112017-02-21T09:25:20.874-08:002017-02-21T09:25:20.874-08:00I'm not as quick at threading a needle as I us...I'm not as quick at threading a needle as I used to be. I have to really, really concentrate! Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-26561098083077665592017-02-21T01:44:03.856-08:002017-02-21T01:44:03.856-08:00I understand your concern about the cotton not mat...I understand your concern about the cotton not matching the fabric colour....it used to bother me too. Now I use double sided tape... the thin one.. it comes in a variety of widths... fabulous. As for the garments with non-matching cotton stitching.. I wear them anyway, because I figured out that most people will never check out MY clothes that closely.. and anyone who did notice, well.. I hope they would be too polite to admit they were checking out my clothes. lol .... have a good day Fran...<br />.. Barb xxxx Barbara Neubeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12129774816143303590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-15891976534805617532017-02-20T19:29:44.437-08:002017-02-20T19:29:44.437-08:00Even better than double sided tape, fabric glue.Even better than double sided tape, fabric glue.JahTehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007730071564639411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-14225185206481005762017-02-20T10:18:56.041-08:002017-02-20T10:18:56.041-08:00I can't even see clearly to thread a needle le...I can't even see clearly to thread a needle let alone use one !<br />Double sided tape works for me !BadPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889591351222591488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-78392148888093044462017-02-20T04:47:45.876-08:002017-02-20T04:47:45.876-08:00Ha ha! What a brilliant solution, River! Ha ha! What a brilliant solution, River! Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-91321463351257623582017-02-20T04:46:36.388-08:002017-02-20T04:46:36.388-08:00Oh no! From one problem to another! Oh no! From one problem to another! Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-33948284042747084702017-02-20T04:44:42.940-08:002017-02-20T04:44:42.940-08:00I think it's the way ahead for me too.I think it's the way ahead for me too.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-9325518652301361622017-02-20T01:13:46.414-08:002017-02-20T01:13:46.414-08:00I tried that, even dabbing the backs of the stitch...I tried that, even dabbing the backs of the stitches, it washed out and I had to keep re-doing it. Eventually resewed with black thread only to find the pants had faded enough the black stood out. Straight into the Goodwill bin.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-59063474729812133542017-02-20T01:11:55.563-08:002017-02-20T01:11:55.563-08:00Excellent idea. Take a small walk, leave the pants...Excellent idea. Take a small walk, leave the pants, come back later (another small walk, see? exercise!) Or leave them as is and add a row of your "designer" stitches to the pocket edges and the waistband. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-40246963627874290072017-02-19T20:43:41.973-08:002017-02-19T20:43:41.973-08:00I threw in the towel on sewing years ago. Everythi...I threw in the towel on sewing years ago. Everything I have goes to the tailors. Life is much easier because of it.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-78880124210043049572017-02-19T14:56:02.360-08:002017-02-19T14:56:02.360-08:00I would never have thought of that! I would never have thought of that! Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-40678394084552161782017-02-19T14:51:17.996-08:002017-02-19T14:51:17.996-08:00Just a suggestion . Go round with a felt tip putti...Just a suggestion . Go round with a felt tip putting a miniscule dab of black ink on each silver stitch and no one will ever know .<br />Then you'll have loads of time to help me pin up those jeans that have been sitting in my cupboard since November (2015).SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.com