Chapter 69: Erase and redraw
"Chi Chi, can I learn to make clothes from you?"
"If you want to learn, then learn."
It wasn't a big deal, so Yi had no reason to refuse. However, she was a little curious, "Why did you suddenly want to learn how to make clothes?"
Bai Chen and the others pricked up their ears.
Obviously, they wanted to know, too.
Zhou Qiuyu smiled and said, "When I have enough cloth coupons, I want to make a new dress."
She had never worn new clothes since she was a child. She always wore old clothes from her brothers and sisters, or old clothes from the neighbor's children.
She dreamed of owning a brand new piece of clothing that no one had ever worn.
“I want to be nicer to myself.”
"Plus, being able to make your own clothes can save you a few dollars in labor costs!"
The last sentence is the key point, but it successfully gets to the point of Bai Chen and others.
Saving labor costs is a huge temptation for them, and it is an irresistible temptation.
“We want to learn, too.”
They said in unison, looking at Yi Chichi with eyes full of anticipation.
She nodded and said in a loud voice, "Learn!"
It's a good thing to be self-reliant, whether it's to save money or for other reasons, it's better than causing trouble for her.
Of course, if they were willing to pay her to help make clothes, she would be happy to do so.
So, the teaching began.
But making clothes also requires talent. Yi Chichi really wanted to teach them. Originally, there was no need to draw patterns. In order to make it easier for them to watch and understand, she specially used drawing powder to draw patterns.
It also focuses on the steps of drawing patterns for shirts, trousers and coats, as well as why patterns should be drawn in this way.
Because I was confident, the pattern drawing process did not take long from start to finish.
However, the explanation was very detailed. When Bai Chen and his friends asked questions about something they didn't understand, she would give a detailed explanation.
Anyway, everything that needs to be taught has been taught. As for how much they can learn, that is their business.
Yi Chichi did what she was supposed to do, and there was nothing she could do about the rest.
Then she moves into the cutting process.
A group of people watched as she used scissors to cut the fabric into pieces, some of which were in odd shapes.
Wang Nan couldn't help but pick up a piece of cloth and asked, "What is this used for?"
"sleeve!"
“??? This is actually a sleeve?”
Bai Chen and the others were confused and came over to look at the cloth over and over again.
The result, of course, was that no matter how they looked at it, they couldn't tell what the connection was between the piece of cloth and the sleeves.
“No!”
Wu Yongfei gave a sincere evaluation.
Yi Chichi hummed, "Now it's just a piece of cloth, it doesn't look normal!"
That's quite true, so keep reading.
As time went by, it got dark. Working at night without turning on the lights and using a flashlight or candle was bad for your eyesight.
So, I can only stop for now and continue during the day.
In the winter in Northeast China, you can’t do anything because of the high temperature.
I can only hibernate.
After staying in the team doctor's office for several days in a row, Yi Chichi really couldn't stand the cold twice a day.
So she discussed with the team leader and others whether she could not go to the team doctor's office. If anyone was sick and needed medicine, they could call her when they went to the Youth League Home.
The captain and others agreed.
Therefore, Yi Chichi began to spend the winter in the Youth League Home with Wang Nan and others.
As for Liu Lan and the others who were learning embroidery from her, they stopped going out and started staying at home to practice needlework, following the embroidery patterns drawn by Yi Chichi.
This time it was a colorful embroidery pattern. With the painting tools, Yi Chichi colored the embroidery pattern. The colors were bright and lifelike. As long as Liu Lan and the others could embroider it with a 50% similarity to the pattern, it would be considered a certain degree of learning achievement.
In this regard, they are full of confidence and say that they will practice hard.
Yi Chichi expressed high praise for their attitude towards learning and then strolled back to the Youth League Home.
After breakfast that day, a group of people gathered in the large room with a heated kang as usual.
Wu Yongfei really loves making matchboxes. After delivering the last batch of goods, he brought back a bunch of materials to continue making them.
Zhou Qiuyu was also taken by him to get the materials and come back to paste them, while Bai Chen and the others were mending clothes and pants.
Yi Chichi, on the other hand, threads the needle and then starts sewing with the cut fabric.
This process really tests one's patience.
When sewing, not only should the thread ends be hidden, but the stitches should also be fine and solid to ensure that the clothes will not tear (seam) easily.
In addition, the pins also need to be hidden.
It is truly a case of slow work and fine work.
At first, Bai Chen and the others found the show very interesting as they were trying to do two things at once.
But as I watched I began to find it boring. I also felt that this job was not difficult and was similar to how they mended clothes, so I wanted to try it myself.
As the saying goes, action speaks louder than words, and Ge Sujuan, a person of action, chose to take the initiative.
She said, "Chi Chi, do you think we can try it ourselves?"
Yi Chichi paused and looked up in surprise, "You want to learn how to cut and sew by yourselves?"
"right!"
"...You have cloth to learn from?"
Are you planning to take the fabric in her hand?
They can't do this. We can't allow them to ruin the fine fabrics.
Besides, this is not hers, it is Yu Rutang's fabric.
Fortunately, her worries were unnecessary. Ge Sujuan said, "We can get some scraps of cloth to make it according to your image. Although it's a super small version, it can be used for practice."
"Even if it's scrapped, the scraps can be taken apart and used to patch or repair shoe uppers, so it's not a waste."
Bai Chen and the others nodded, indicating that she was right.
Yi Chichi, ...she had considered everything very carefully, and it seemed like she had no reason to refuse.
“You can try.”
"I'll get the rags."
With a loud bang, all the scraps of cloth ran away.
Within two minutes they reappeared with scraps of rags.
Yi Chichi took a quick look and found that most of the clothes were made of cotton, which was washed to a white color and had severe wear and tear.
But for practice, just the cloth is enough, other requirements can't be too high.
After checking the size, she found it was okay, so she smiled and said, "Practice hard, start with mini clothes."
The scraps of cloth they brought could be cut into doll clothes, pants or skirts.
The premise is that there are no problems with their drawing.
As a result, they were stumped at the first step.
Either the lines drawn with powder are crooked like earthworms, or the spacing is not right.
If it is really cut out, the sewn things will look terrible.
"I feel like something is not right."
Wang Nan looked at his own painting with a frown on his face, looking bitter and resentful.
Bai Chen and the others looked at each other, and it seemed that something was wrong, but they couldn't tell what was wrong.
So he cast an inquiring look at Yi Chichi.
"Chi Chi, can you help take a look?"
Yi Chichi leaned over to take a look and said calmly, "Erase it and redraw it. The size of the front and sleeves are wrong, and the lines are crooked."
Wang Nan followed the advice and decisively erased and redrawn the lines he had drawn before.
Then, she was wrong again.
Yi Chichi sighed and began to teach her step by step how to draw shapes, reserve seam allowances and so on.
Then, she succeeded.
Yi Chichi nodded with satisfaction and said, "It can be cut now."
(End of this chapter)
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