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From: katm824
Date: 01-17-2006, 03:04 PM (1 of 6)
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Hi everyone. I am new and delighted to find this web site. I have a problem that I hope someone could help me with. I have been working on a scrub top for my daughter-in-law. It was suposed to be her Christmas gift. I have been having a hard time with the sew-in snaps for the front. They keep sliding when I try to sew them on. Is there some kind of secret to getting them positioned right? I have tried everything that has been suggested to me. I used the pattern to set the position for spacing. But when I try to sew the snaps they move. I have had to take them out twice. Sometimes they are as much as half an inch off. Will someone please help me??????????!!!!!!!!!!!! Until now I have attempted simple things like pullover tops, pull-on pants and skirts. No buttons, buttonholes or SNAPS. I have put in zippers though. My dil is a very understanding person. Thanks. Kathleen |
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Member since: 01-17-2006 Total posts: 1 |
From: paroper
Date: 01-17-2006, 04:06 PM (2 of 6)
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Most snaps have a hole in the center. You can run a pin into the center and "nail" in place while you sew. I usually just hold it in place with my thumb though...probably just from years of practice. If you sew it with a button hole stitch, you don't have to make as many stitched either, about 3 per side. Just go through the snap so you have a circle of thread through the snap. Run your thread through the loop and it ties a little knot. If you do about 3 on each side, it makes a nice snap that is tied into place. I always tie a little knot at the end when I finish.
pam
Bernina 200e, Artista V5 Designer Plus, Explorations, Magic Box, Bernina 2000DE & 335 Bernette Serger, Bernina 1530 Sewing Machine, Bernina 1300 DC Overlock (with coverstitch) |
User: paroper
Member since: 02-03-2004 Total posts: 3775 |
From: carman
Date: 01-17-2006, 05:39 PM (3 of 6)
welcome to SWN glad you found us 
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User: carman
Member since: 04-17-2000 Total posts: 692 
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From: Sancin
Date: 01-17-2006, 06:53 PM (4 of 6)
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I join the others in welcome, Kathleen. FYI - Most scrubs I have worn and seen have velcro rather than snaps for openings. Either snaps or velcro, if a patient/client/resident grabs clothes they should open with out pulling the wearer into/onto danger. Button, rip.
*~*~*~* Nancy*~*~*~* " I try to take one day at a time - but sometimes several days attack me at once."
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User: Sancin
Member since: 02-13-2005 Total posts: 895 
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From: bridesmom
Date: 01-18-2006, 12:46 PM (5 of 6)
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Welcome! When I have to sew something piddly like that on I use a product called Glue Pins. It is a liquid that I dab on with the end of a toothpick or a brush, it dries quickly, doesn't gum up your needle and washes out. I use it all the time for sewing on buttons, cause they always slip on me too. Being someone who wears a uniform as well, I can go with either snaps or velcro, but the snaps need to be a strong kind. I imagine you are doing them at the neck down the front?? Have you thought about the sew in snap tape? It works great for something like a tabbed front.
Laura
Tickled pink with my Innovis 4000D |
User: bridesmom
Member since: 01-21-2004 Total posts: 2026 |
From: MaryW
Date: 01-18-2006, 01:27 PM (6 of 6)
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Laura, that's a good tip, thanks very much. Hi Kathleen and welcome to Sew Whats New.
MaryW
owner/editor of Sew Whats New |
User: MaryW
Member since: 06-23-2005 Total posts: 2542 
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