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hermionegold · 01-30-2018, 01:56 AM

Text Cut: Professor

Wow, this was actually easy. This was actually easy!

Night found herself wishing she had learned these things years ago. She could have done everything by now. But alas, she was only just getting started.

Okay, to be fair, hats seemed pretty easy compared to shirts and pants and things where you had to be precise with angles.

Then, Night thought about what she was doing. Her mother had always taught her that if something was too easy, she was probably doing it wrong. But at this point, she didn't feel that way at all. This felt like something Night knew. She felt powerful. New.

01-30-2018, 01:56 AM	#105 (permalink)
hermionegold MO Puffskein Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: near Chicago Posts: 2,474 Hogwarts RPG Name: Amanda "Night" Dixon First Year	Text Cut: Professor “The next step requires you to use your machines. We are going to sew the edges together. Take the bottom, the smaller of the two pieces you’ve just cut out. Place it on the machine and under the needle like this.’’ The professor demonstrated. “You want to start about a inch from the top to make a backstitch. This keeps the fabric from unravelling. All you need to do is average that inch, position the fabric under the needle at that measurement and sew. Use the foot pedal to get the machine started. Sew from the point where the needle is positioned then upwards.’’ Lengthy pause here while she waited and observed. “Once that’s completed, proceed to sew from the top all the way down to the end of the fabric in a straight line. Then you complete another backstitch by sewing upwards for about another inch.’’ All of this was done so the class could see. “I can repeat the steps if you like. Just raise your hand if you need me to.’’ When they were ready to continue, she gave the instructions and demonstration for the bigger piece. “Repeat the same for the second fabric. Except when you come to the bottom, leave about inch of space. Instead, turn it so that you can stitch the side in a straight line all the way down. “Next, we need to flip the smaller piece so that the stitched seam is on the inside.’’ Another pause as she waited, demonstrated again and assisted as needed. Wow, this was actually easy. This was actually easy! Night found herself wishing she had learned these things years ago. She could have done everything by now. But alas, she was only just getting started. Okay, to be fair, hats seemed pretty easy compared to shirts and pants and things where you had to be precise with angles. Then, Night thought about what she was doing. Her mother had always taught her that if something was too easy, she was probably doing it wrong. But at this point, she didn't feel that way at all. This felt like something Night knew. She felt powerful. New.