We are recording today on the traditional ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish

and Kwa Kwa Kwa Kiwak peoples, including Slalo Tooth, Squamish, Musqueam, and Komak's First Nations.

Hello and welcome to Love to So! I'm Caroline, the owner of Blackbird Fabrics,

and I'm Helen, the designer behind Helen's Closet Patterns. We're two sewing buds who love

to sew our own clothes and want to encourage you on your sewing journey too!

Join us for today's topic. What's your Memeat Style?

Ooh, I am excited for this one. Hello, Helen. Hi, Caroline! How are you?

I'm doing great. How are you? I am excellent. I think we say this every year, but I love this time

of year because I get all the back-to-school butterflies even, you know, 15 years after school.

I know. It's like a new beginning. It's like that feeling of like, we've got three and a half

months left in the year. Anything could happen. We're going into like pumpkin season.

All the very parts. All the scarves? Yes, getaway. The scarves and boots. I want to wear boots again.

Yes, and actually, when this episode comes out, we're going to be about a year from my wedding.

So, team minus one year to make my dress perfect. I love it.

Yes, okay. Well, before we get into today's very fun topic, we have a question from Ellie.

Hi, Caroline and Helen. I'm an intrepid newbie soist who could probably be categorized as an advanced

beginner. I've made half a dozen or so woven garments and multiple muslins to support them,

and I recently decided I was ready for nits. I was able to wrap my head around crappy neckline number

one. Although I knew my knit fabric needed to be handled with care to avoid stretching,

I did stick a tailor's hem in and out of it while pressing shoulder and arm seams. By the time I

attempted it, the bodice had stretched by at least two inches, resulting in a neckline that I

absolutely could not attach the neckband to. So, I ran to the internet for help. I found a great

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