Comments by "Piccalilli Pit" (@piccalillipit9211) on "VICTORIAN ✨SECRET PANTS✨ | Making an 1890s Split Skirt" video.

PRO TIP literally write LFI [left front inside] and RFI [right front inside] in BIG LETTERS in chalk on the pieces when you are doing french seams and multi-directional seams Honestly, it will save you LOTS of unpicking. Yes it will wear off - but it lasts long enough for you to NOT cock up the seams. NORMAL French Seam - you DONT see chalk on your first pass. You SEE chalk on your second pass.
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@ragnkja - I figured people would work those out for themselves. LOL I make bespoke 1900 to 1930 men's trousers mostly and I still sew the seams the wrong way. I have been making them for 2 years - still do it. Its way easier just to assume you are a total idiot and chalk it on in giant letters.
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@lenabreijer1311 - I am incredibly dyslexic. I could not read or write at 13. I failed my English O level 5 times. For my entire life, I was terrified of writing in front of people - it was my nightmare..!!! Eventually, at 45 I was persuaded to write a book about some life experience I had; I am now a professional author...! It turns out writing is NOT about neat handwriting and good spelling - it's about telling an engaging story and conveying knowledge in an accessible manner... Authors have editors and proofreaders to do the spelling and grammar. The only reason there are not 30 spelling mistakes in this reply is I have very good spell checking software. So I absolutely know to the letter what you feel and what you have gone through.
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Singer Buttonhole Attachment No. 86662 IT IS PERIOD CORRECT for your sewing machine. Link to a video on how it works - https://youtu.be/1L-SLWvng4s Available on eBay for $130
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