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From: missmarple
Date: 04-17-2007, 04:25 PM (1 of 8)
| This is probably a very dumb question, but I'll go ahead anyway. At the bottom of a shorts/sleeve pattern there is a slight jog. I understand this is to fit the hem into the piece but how does one handle it. You can't iron the seam open or press it to one side smoothly. What the heck do you do with it? It's been years since I sewed and I don't remember having a problem back then. |
User: missmarple
Member since: 04-13-2007 Total posts: 18 |
From: mommydionne
Date: 04-17-2007, 06:01 PM (2 of 8)
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well it is annoying to try and press but once you turn your hem up it should fit perfectly to the sleeve or hemline flare, I usually press it in 2 steps the sleeve seam and then the "jog" seam from the other direction.
Jeanette
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User: mommydionne
Member since: 01-08-2004 Total posts: 838 
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From: sewmuchfun
Date: 04-17-2007, 06:20 PM (3 of 8)
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I do it the same way. I don't think you can do it any other way than that without wrinkling the rest of the seam..
Marilyn
Sewforme Stashaway |
User: sewmuchfun
Member since: 07-22-2005 Total posts: 67 |
From: paroper
Date: 04-17-2007, 09:54 PM (4 of 8)
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On some things it presses a little easier if you clip the seam allowance at the narrowest point.
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: temom
Date: 04-18-2007, 09:50 AM (5 of 8)
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Ummm....could someone explain what this means? I read the question and had no idea what it ment, read the replies and still have no clue.
Theresa
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User: temom
Member since: 01-19-2007 Total posts: 410 
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From: paroper
Date: 04-18-2007, 10:10 AM (6 of 8)
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When you have a pattern that gets smaller at the hemline, like a sleeve, if the lines of the garment continue down straight, you have a gap at the seamline when you fold the hem of that piece in place because the bottom of the sleeve or whatever is smaller than the top. The pattern companies used to leave us to our own genius to figure out what to do about that...we could split the sleeve seam and fold it up or we could offset the bottom of that seem and hope that there was enough "extra" in the seamline to take care of it, or we could just have puckered sleeves because the facing of the sleeve was too small. Once in a while, the companies would just give us a pattern for a sleeve facing. Now many pattern companies put a little "v" at the bottom of these pattern pieces so that when you fold the sleeve facing back, provided that your sleeves are the correct length, the facing will fold back smoothly and there will be no problem. We are talking about what to do about pressing that little "v". In the past I've found that the pressing is much smoother if I clip the seam allowance toward the seam at the point of the V it is easier to turn and to press. 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: temom
Date: 04-18-2007, 10:15 AM (7 of 8)
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Oooohhhhh, she says, as the lightbulb goes on. Thank you! Theresa
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User: temom
Member since: 01-19-2007 Total posts: 410
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From: missmarple
Date: 04-18-2007, 11:46 AM (8 of 8)
| After 50 odd years - my brain kicked in and I understand perfectly what I should be doing. Thanks to all of you for your help. I'm sure I'll be back with more questions. |
User: missmarple
Member since: 04-13-2007 Total posts: 18 |
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