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From: AndreaSews
Date: 02-02-2006, 11:18 PM (1 of 6)
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I just discovered a way to get a nice, neat, fray-free finish on organza. You don't need a serger, and nor to spend hours making narrow rolled-hem finishes (yes, I just got done doing exactly that, when I found my trick.). I set my regular sewing machine on a medium-width zig zag, with a short stitch length (about setting Number 1). Then I fed the organza through with the raw edge just barely inside the boundary of the zig zag. The tugging that takes place as the needle zags back to the center causes the edge to compress a tiny bit, and the thread sort of wraps around it. With just a little practice, it got very tidy. It would make a nice finish on a fashion scarf. ...And I was just trying to hold back the fraying under my bedskirt. I was experimenting, hoping to avoid having to encase my edges, and it worked! (Have the pro's been doing this for ages, and I'm just now catching on?)
Andrea
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User: AndreaSews
Member since: 02-18-2005 Total posts: 1007 
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From: paroper
Date: 02-03-2006, 06:37 AM (2 of 6)
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When I was a teen, that is the way many of the light weight scarves were professionally finished. (Of course, scarves were very "in" back then around the neck and on the head...when is the last time you saw one on a someone's head?)
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: AndreaSews
Date: 02-03-2006, 01:32 PM (3 of 6)
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funny you should ask. I live in the DC area. In this not-quite-melting pot of diversity, I could probably say that the last time I saw someone wearing a scarf on her head was yesterday! Oh, the fabrics are just gorgeous, too.
Andrea
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User: AndreaSews
Member since: 02-18-2005 Total posts: 1007
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From: paroper
Date: 02-03-2006, 01:50 PM (4 of 6)
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That's true. I hadn't thought of the cultural uses for scarves. I just don't think of the triangle scarf as a fashion statement anymore. Of course, our old scarves couldn't hold a candle to the beautiful things we see now.
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: weezyrider
Date: 02-15-2006, 02:27 PM (5 of 6)
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That's a machine rolled hem and it's commonly used in heirloom sewing. Very easy to do, but a pain on puffing. Weezy 
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User: weezyrider
Member since: 08-19-2003 Total posts: 218 
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From: AndreaSews
Date: 02-15-2006, 04:02 PM (6 of 6)
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what does that mean? puffing?
Andrea
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User: AndreaSews
Member since: 02-18-2005 Total posts: 1007
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