Crafty tutorials - how do you like to see them ??

[rockinhippy]

I'm posting here rather than on the bloggers spot as more relevant to A&C & I'm wanting opinions of people who would actually read/use craft tutorials IYSWIM.

I've just finally got my act together & started a bit of a "blog" - well started it yonks ago, but just adding a few tutorials to it now

it's all still very much in it's early stages & I'm learning as I go.

Tutorials are craft/sewing related & food related - food I'm okay with, but the craft tutorial I'm working on now is starting to look very long winded - but there is a complete printed garment at the end of it.

Looking at it this morning, with view to adding more instructions as its not yet complete, I'm wondering if its actually a bit too much - makes perfect sense to me & wouldn't scare me off if I read a similar one, but then I'm all arts & crafty experienced, so not the sort of person its aimed at IYSWIM & I wonder if the long version as is would scare off someone less experienced

In your opinion, using this one top tutorial as an example - would you prefer to see a tutorial talking you through cutting the pattern & sewing the garment INCLUDING the instructions on how to add a print to it,

OR a Tutorial for the plain garment only, with separate tutorials for adding embellishments such as transfer prints listed separately

TIA

Can you split it into separate tutorials?

e.g. the adding a print part could be split off into another general tutorial and just linked to.

Its Here

i like tutorials in video form.

i find that pictures and text are confusing.
(especially if i'm not sure what it means - then i have only the "next stage" picture to look at)

i like to have those alongside the video, to print out, and if i know most of the stages anyway. :)

i can't view that.

Personally I would prefer to see the instructions for the top and then any decorations separately. I have just started making my own clothing and get a bit scared by too much information what is your blog?

I can't view either

Ooops X posted

Thanks Soup - yes it can be split, I've finished the print instructions & the sewing up bit & now have to sort out the pattern instructions -

but looking at it with fresh eyes this morning has me wondering if its just too much - but then you do get the complete garment shown at the end of it -

Your link doesn't work but I generally find step by step written tutorials (with pictures) easy to understand if they're split out into different sections. Surely cutting the pattern would also apply to cutting other patterns? As would adding a print? So you could cross-reference all the different links of your blog

think I just made my point on how much of a novice I am - the link above would be to the bit I edit on - hopefully THIS will work

Thanks nickel though sadly video isn't really an option, not yet at least I'm a bit handy with a camera, but not a video camera - besides I think bigger items like this might be hard to video well

Thanks mama thats exactly what I worried this morning that anyone reading it might think - think you've just made my decision for me - I'm going to split the tutorial

thank you :)

Thanks dowager - good point :)

it looks okay.
i think it's easy to read.

i would, however, urge you not to show you taking pictures from google and printing them onto teeshirts.
that's copyright infringement, and that's proof.

maybe you could make a pretend logo/image for the purposes of the tutorial :)

You are probably right there nickell I had worried about that, but I spoke with a solicitor friend who seemed to think as it was personal, adding a disclaimer should be okay - but I suppose it depends on how stroppy the companies want to get - mmmm, maybe back to the drawing board with that one then :(

Thanks everyone I know what I'm doing now :)

you don't need to go back to the drawing board - maybe just take a screen shot of you "designing" a logo. to replace the google.

then pixellate the photo you've got up there.

if you don't have editting software, then download photoscape - there are loads of different effects you can use.

it'll cover your arse. :)

Thanks nickel :)

I did write a reply to you yesterday but the damned site crashed & I lost it - had it happen several times on other threads so I left MN in a strop

Great idea about pixilating, I can't use your site (MAC) but it looks great, so thank you will be downloading it for DDs PC laptop :)

I don't have much in the way of software ATM as we had to update our computer not so long back & MAC are a bit too clever so my old graphics & photoshop editing software aren't compatible with our new computer - so I've been making do with using Lunarpics for now, which is a similar, though not so good online version of your link.

You did give me the idea of blurring the front print though, which I can do in Iphoto, so I've now covered my arse & put the original photos back up - the footy one doesn't worry me, as I know they've seen her in it & I can't see many people coping that anyway :)

Thank you :)