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From: blackie
Date: 06-05-2006, 04:58 PM (1 of 7)
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I have few yards of taupe/rose print scrim (or at least, that's what I'm calling it) that I've had forever!! I want to make a very simple window treatment with it - something to float over the bamboo roll blind in our bedroom. I am at a TOTAL loss as to how to cut, measure, or sew it! Here's a picture: http://kelly.hogaboom.org/tutorials/images/20060605scrim.jpg Can anyone help me out? I am afraid to do anything with it. Also, is this "scrim" or something else? see the mundane life of a housewife.
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User: blackie
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From: AndreaSews
Date: 06-05-2006, 05:08 PM (2 of 7)
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I may not be much help, but thanks to you, I've learned a new word! Def: Scrim 1 : a durable plain-woven usually cotton fabric for use in clothing, curtains, building, and industry 2 : a theater drop that appears opaque when a scene in front is lighted and transparent or translucent when a scene in back is lighted 3 : something likened to a theater scrim If I hadn't heard the word scrim, I'd have guessed "gauze." OK, so is it stretching out of shape b/c it's so loosely woven? Is it hard to flatten? You might do well to lay some flannel down before cutting, to helpit stay in place so you can cut it evenly, or else lay it down on a carpet to cut, which is what I often do for home dec work. And for sewing, I wonder if a single-hole plate would help, to keep the lightweight fabric from smooshing down into the works when the thread pulls through it. Definitely calls for a test swatch at the machine before you start! Andrea
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User: AndreaSews
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From: Bama
Date: 06-05-2006, 10:28 PM (3 of 7)
Pretty fabric.  How about a window scarf draped around a rod and pooling down each side? Then you wouldn't have to cut into it. |
User: Bama
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From: MrsSnuggly
Date: 06-06-2006, 09:54 AM (4 of 7)
| Being a theatre major I ws trying to figure out why you had material for a drop....very funny. Will pattern weights work to lay it out? Try not to stretch it just to get it flat and you should be able to cut it accurately. It's pretty regardless..... |
User: MrsSnuggly
Member since: 05-21-2006 Total posts: 104 |
From: stephi
Date: 06-06-2006, 10:04 AM (5 of 7)
Being a horse person I was thinking scrim sheet which is a little heavier then what you seem to have but is a booger to cut and sew none the less. I did not finish the one I startedbut I will tellyou that when you go to cut it out if you lay it on carpet to cut it is easier I also pinned it to the carpet  I know but it tends to wiggle a bit more than heavier fabrics and your looks lighter than mine did. HTH!! Stephi
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User: stephi
Member since: 03-17-2006 Total posts: 361 
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From: Sancin
Date: 06-06-2006, 04:43 PM (6 of 7)
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I purchased, on a clerk's recommendation, meters and meters of scrim for pattern making. It is a synthetic fabric similar to fusible web, but not fusible. I hate it! It is very very light weight and the patterns I did make with it seem to just float off the fabric. And it is so sheer that I have a hard time seeing the markings on it. When I can find it I like Burda pattern fabric (in a package like their paper) as it has some oomph and one can even sew it. I suppose I could sew the 'scrim' but like it where it is - in a bottom box in my closet. The theatre scrim that I have seem is more opaque than the scrim that I have, it is more like the gauze that Blackie has, but not so wrinkles or stretchy. My son has some wonderful tape he uses on theatrical wiring that he gave me. He tells me one has to be careful not to have any fibres that will reflect light. From your picture, Blackie, I would call your fabric gauze which I think is very pretty. I like sewing with gauze. For curtains I would just make a square or rectangle, hem 3 sides in the width and fullness you want and hang over your screens on what every type of rod that you plan to use. Cut it as suggested not stretched out but weigh down when cutting and use sharp scissors. The wrinkling in the fabric will hide a multitude of cutting sins. I have made curtains like this and used that covered stetchy wire that you attach to sides with little eyes. I have clear glass windows in my front door that I have covered this way - gives me a bit of privacy and the glass is softened. Something to think about - will the loose fabric catch on your bamboo or will there be any movement? Andrea - interesting definition. What source did you use? I find sewers have their own vocabulary. My wedding dress was silk, the name of which I can not find anywhere today, so must have changed over 40 years of usage. Actually none of the descriptions I have seen match the silk feel and texture! Go figure. *~*~*~* Nancy*~*~*~* " I try to take one day at a time - but sometimes several days attack me at once."
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User: Sancin
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From: AndreaSews
Date: 06-06-2006, 05:39 PM (7 of 7)
http://reference.aol.com/dictionary 
Andrea
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User: AndreaSews
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