I made a pattern out of a dress I currently have, and am recreating the top part. But I’m stuck on what to do about the neckline. I want to do something similar to the original. But struggling to figure out which direction to cut the fabric.
I recently saw a “ruffle hack” where you increase the top tension on your machine and it makes instant ruffles without having to gather by hand. I normally sew on a 4, but I increased it all the way to 9. No difference. I can’t easily open up that part of the machine to see the tension disks, but is there any quick troubleshooting that could tell me why changing the number isn’t doing anything?
My machine is a Kenmore from the late 80’s, early 90’s. The answer could just be to go get it serviced, but trying to save money!
I know the bottom is just rectangles, but I really struggle with collars when I don’t have a pattern!