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June 30, 2010 at 5:35 pm
SaliO
They’re gorgeous-of course.
June 30, 2010 at 6:08 pm
Stephanie
If only a seam ripper could also make the piece of fabric whole once more. Then you could really start over.
June 30, 2010 at 6:09 pm
Stephanie
I’m thinking of my ill-fated green corduroy jodhpurs here. What was I thinking?
June 30, 2010 at 9:23 pm
nikole
I miss mine…accidentally left it at my friend’s house
July 1, 2010 at 1:16 am
Z.
Ah yes, seam rippers are lovely.
I have a question for you. Do you answer questions? It’s not very selfish. I am making your coffee date dress and I’ve picked a see through fabric (sometimes I’m not so smart.). I’m going to line it of course, but the seams will still be visible on the outside of the dress. I’m making french seams where I can. But I don’t know what to do with the curved seams of the neckline. Just sewing them and clipping them will be ugly from the outside. A french seam won’t work.
So what to do?
Help!
(I’m new to sewing, obviously)
(I really like your blog btw. But I’m afraid selfish people will laugh at you when you say such things)
July 1, 2010 at 2:28 am
Emmy
Just in case the Selfish Seamstress is too Selfish, may I suggest bias binding for inside the neckline? Something that blends in will keep it all neat and tidy and looking good.
On topic, I adore my seam rippers. I have four, strewn around the house.
July 1, 2010 at 3:30 am
Stephanie
Or trim down the seam very well. If you trim enough you don’t need to notch/clip.
July 1, 2010 at 8:51 am
selfishseamstress
If you don’t want the seams to show on the outside (with a sheer fabric, even French seams will show- that may or may not be the effect you’re going for), then I would recommend underlining the dress rather than lining it. That is to say, cut out all the pieces from the sheer fabric, then cut out all the pieces of the lining. Baste the sheer pieces to the corresponding lining pieces and then from then on in the process, treat them as one.
I’m a little wary of trimming the seam allowances of a sheer fabric too much- you’d have to trim it a lot to get rid of the puckering, but lots of sheer fabrics have the tendency to fray, which is not only unsightly from the outside, but may also cause your seams to come apart.
I’m not much of an expert on sewing with sheers- I rarely do. So, underlining would be my cheater solution :)
July 1, 2010 at 10:37 am
Emmy
I agree on trimming – do it too close and your seams will fray to nothingness.
Underling/flatlining would also work, but only do it for the bodice section. The skirt needs to have both shell and lining hang seperately to sit properly.
July 1, 2010 at 2:09 pm
Z.
Thanks so much all! This is very helpful.
I was a bit scared my only option was making an ugly dress (or buying a different fabric, which would have been the better choice), but I’m so glad it’s not!
July 1, 2010 at 7:13 am
amber
I use mine far too often when I sew. I both love and hate the thing.
July 1, 2010 at 10:16 am
Nancy K
It was up on the German site this morning too. The circus is a bit weird. What about the ‘Factory Girl’ bit? I like a lot of this issue too. July was just not wearable for me.