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- sewing@lemmy.world
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- sewing@lemmy.world
Finally got around to fixing the sewing machine. But I needed something to test it on. I found a just-big-enough piece of linen to make a bandana.
To hit a price point most bandanas are ~22 inches. That’s way too small for my head. Most are polyester. Which means they don’t wick away moisture. You want a 27 inch cotton and those cost extra. Like twice as much.
But linen? That’s premium. Those start at ~$15 and go up from there. More durable, less environmental impact, better at evaporating than cotton. A linen bandana easily pays for itself if you are the kind of person that needs a bandana.
Now that my machine is working I just need an iron and fabric to start making things happen. Time to go to a thrift store and start looking carefully at fabric that can be repurposed.

Looks like a tortilla
My tortillas look different.

What is the world is this about?
tortillas
There aren’t tortillas in the house, there are materials for making them. The husband’s lockdown hobby was making tortillas.
I thought it was medical gauze.
you should x-post on !sewing@lemmy.world and other sewing communities!
Done.
Hell yeah!
I’ve been meaning to turn an old ripped bedsheet into handkerchiefs and lint free cloths for seasoning my cast irons. Hopeful its a good basic project to learn how to use my sewing machine lol 😅
Nothing is more basic than a square.
Yep lol.
I really enjoy hand sewing but machine sewing has always given me trouble 😅
Ex-wife was an OR nurse. She sold those as scrub caps, made solid beer money from the deal.
Is that you?
On the advice of my council I have been advised to not answer that.
The council’s model looks like they could be working in a hospital with that bandana.





