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From: MaryW
Date: 04-26-2004, 12:22 PM (1 of 3)
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Please respond here if you can help, thanks. Hi...is there a way to get rid of a pucker in a centerfront seam of a dress I am making...it is all puckered...I tried using a lite interfacing...but it did not seam to do any good...thanks for any help you can give me... 
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From: paroper
Date: 04-26-2004, 02:58 PM (2 of 3)
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It is hard to know how to reply unless we know what caused the pucker. Basically, to get rid of a pucker you almost have to go back to the beginning. You can have a pucker if there is a stitch that goes too far into the seam. You can have a major pucker problem if the facing angle or depth doesn't match the dress. You can have a problem if the seam is offset. You can have a pucker if the dress is handled too much in construction and it stretches. So, tell us when the pucker occured. Tell us the type of neckline, the type of material. When did you put in your interfacing? If you put it in last and it is iron on, you may need to lightly heat it and remove it to improve the problem. Your problem could even stem from the fabric being "puckered when it was cut, or you may not have had your front exactly on the fold when it was cut out and you may have too much material in the front of the garment.
pam
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From: mommydionne
Date: 04-26-2004, 05:29 PM (3 of 3)
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Usually when I get a seam like that I say some bad words for a while and then put it away, when I cool off I pick out the whole thing, press the fabric out again and put it on my kitchen floor and straighten things out with the rotary cutter, quite often (with me anyway) it is a cutting problem cause I was in too much of a hurry, then I patiently baste and put in a smaller brand new needle and lengthen my stitch length and try again, that works about 80% of the time. good luck Jeanette
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