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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
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 Posted - Oct 31 2006 : 12:15:39 PM
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Okay I am working on my living room drapes.
One of my fabrics is basic cotton blend and is really easy to work with. The second fabric is the gorgeous chocolate brown sateen like fabric with a gold tree-and-crane brocade pattern.
The problem I am having is the brocade frays on any cut edge. I have sewn a topper for my drapes and have successfully hemmed and attached the two pieces. I want to wash my new drapery (gentle cycle just in case!lol) but I am terrified that if I wash them the brocade will continue to fray right up to the hem.
So is there something I should put on the fabric to stop the fraying or should I just let it fray and then trim? It's fairly expensive for my budget and I won't have enough to recreate the topper if the first set fails.
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
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Wendy
Utah
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Oct 31 2006 : 12:22:58 PM
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| I have 15 different settings on this machine! lol which one is serging? |
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
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Wendy
Utah
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Posted - Oct 31 2006 : 12:25:54 PM
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It is usually a special machine but you can do an overlock or overcast stich. Which sort of looks like a zig zag and you stitch right on the edge and the thread goes a tiny bit off the fabric to lock it in place. i would still use fray check even with a overlock stitch or serged stitch as better to be safe than sorry. The other option is a french roleld hem but that only works well if the fabric is thin if to thick it is to bulky and puckers.
have a lovely day and may God bless you and keep you safe
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Edited by - sunshine on Oct 31 2006 12:27:09 PM |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Oct 31 2006 : 12:32:55 PM
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| Is there anyway you could post pictures of these stiches? Sorry I just don't have the manual for this machine. I have a straight stich, a zig zag stich, a stitch that looks like two sideways capital Vs, a zig zag stitch that has lines through it (Serpentine?), another sidways V stitch only facing the other way, as stitch that looks like a mountain range on it's side, another sideways V stitch that has lines going though it, a scallop stitch, another sideways V stitch but this one has a straight stitch at the narrow base of the Vs, a stitch that looks like a zigzag line of upright Vs that touch, a stitch that is three lines angled together, and a straight stitch that is three in a row. There are two others that I have no idea what they do! lol any of those sound like they would work for serging? |
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
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Wendy
Utah
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
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Wendy
Utah
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Oct 31 2006 : 1:26:24 PM
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| Thanks that helps alot! |
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homemakerkate
True Blue Farmgirl
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Ewen
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Posted - Oct 31 2006 : 1:46:22 PM
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Alee,
those silkier fabrics do fray something fierce. you have already gotten the advice i would have given, but to add, if the store didn't give you a manual with your machine (not unusual with referbished machines)you can probibly order one cheep from the manufacturer. I have two manuals for each of my machines, but mostly because I will set something down and forget where I put it.
Even after sewing for as long as I have, I will forget how to set the machine for a certain stitch. Some machines are easier then others. My Janome has alot of dial twisting that has to occur for more "special" stitches. I would be lost without the manual.
also, a good place for answers or just to look around is www.sewwhatsnew.com or is it org??? well you should be able to find it.
I was so happy to read about you getting your sewing machine. My first machine was a refirbished Singer, that sadly was destroyed by water damage. But she was a great machine. Enjoy enjoy enjoy! |
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
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Wendy
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