I have taken in a skirt I wore to my daughter’s wedding by 13.5 inches. The new elastic waist band is 13.5 inches shorter than what I took out. I can still wear it with flats. Let me say the altering a 100% silk skirt with a loose weave is harder than it looks. I would like to thank Vicky at Grandmas Spinning Wheel for the suggestion of using 100% cotton thread in the sewing machine. It worked out well.
I do not like the special needle that I needed to use with silk. The eye was too small for the automatic threader. I had to turn my sewing machine on its side to see the tiny eye of the needle. This was done 4 times. The needle did not seem to want to hold the thread in between my short areas of stitches.
The only decision left is do I hand wash it in Soak Wash or take it to the dry cleaners?
I will say that I really don’t feel like I have really lost that many inches or that much weight. I am wondering if that is because my weight loss stalled when I got sick in mid February? I am getting really tired of being sore, out of breath and almost nonexistent energy. I still am open to borrowing someone’s magic wand.
Although I am knitting more. I am not getting as much knitting done as I thought I would. Today’s finish project will be featured in a new knitting pattern. This will come out as soon as I can possibly get it finished.
TTFN
