I have a new machine for my sewing – an overlocker!
It’s quite a scary looking thing, and I’m still getting used to it and working out how it all works, but am using it to make some clothes. I’m hoping it will speed up my sewing.
The first thing that I made with it was some shorts.
Spiderman has been a big hit in our house recently, so when I came across some Spiderman fabric I had to buy some. I bought a half metre, which was just enough for some shorts.
I used the MADE shorts pattern, with a flat front and elasticated back waist. I made a size 3, with a slightly smaller waist, having a particularly skinny 4.5 year old!
I used my new overlocker to finish off the inside seams instead of zigzag stitching like I have in the past, which was much quicker and looks nice and neat. I overlocked the bottom hem, and then turned up and used a twin needle to sew it, rather than turn and turn again.
Here are my finished shorts:
And here they are being modeled, along with his Spiderman jumper (which I didn’t make) and his new haircut with gel to make it spiky:
Does he really love his new shorts? No! He’s complained that I didn’t put in any pockets.
There’s no pleasing some people!