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From: grandma C
Date: 06-02-2007, 02:02 PM (1 of 7)
Help I have made several things for 6year old Chloe. Some were made of light weight poly cotton. She says they itch. I am about to make her a sundress and I don't want it to end up in the pretty but can't wear pile. I am going to line the sundress with a nice light cotton batist. Any other suggestions? I especially need advice in salvaging the peasent tops and shorts I have made that she wont wear. I dont think she will wear a batist chamesole (??spelling). Do you think that using fusible tricot on the inside of the garments would give them a more pleasent feel?Grandma C/ Belinda |
User: grandma C
Member since: 01-15-2007 Total posts: 263 |
From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 06-02-2007, 03:21 PM (2 of 7)
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My son is allergic to synthetic fabrics.. Ho will only wear 100% cotton.. Any blends make his skin itch something awful.. I have an allergy to Tide and that is what happens to me when I wear anything washed in Tide.. I suggest you make a garment for her to try made of 100 % cotton.. and another thing you might try is washing all the sizing out of a blend before constructing it for her and then have her try to wear that.. Track down the specifics of what makes her skin itch.. Tell her she has to be a Guinea Pig for you before you can plan her garments for the future.. If she tries to be influenced by what the fabric looks like, then tell her she has to be blindfolded to do the testing.. Make a fun game out of it, and she will be an enthusiatic participant, I bet..
Sew With Love
Libby |
User: LeapFrog Libby
Member since: 05-01-2002 Total posts: 2022 
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From: grandma C
Date: 06-02-2007, 04:03 PM (3 of 7)
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Thank you Libby. I wash all the fabric I buy before cutting so I don't think sizing is the problem. She wears blends in knits and in pants fabrics rtw without itching. Humm, could be the Tide but I would think all her clothes would make her itch if that was the case. She has been with me for three days now and I have washed her clothes with Tide with no complaints. I think that she wears knits mostly and is accustomed to the softness they provide. I will try the all cotton and all cotton thread and see if that helps. Thank you for such an instant reply.  Got to get back to topstitching a sundress. The thread keeps breaking. I've got to go to work for 14 hours and hoped to finish this sundress I have been working on for weeks and to start Chloe's sundress. I need time managment help!!!!!!!!!!!!Belinda |
User: grandma C
Member since: 01-15-2007 Total posts: 263 |
From: material_pakrat
Date: 06-04-2007, 06:30 PM (4 of 7)
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If it isn't the washing powder, then I would suggest that it is the seams. My daughter went through a stage where everything itched. But when I finished the seams off with some satin ribbon or even some bias, she stopped complaining. If you are a bit adventurous, you could even try some kint bias, but that can be a bit of a pain. Just lie a piece of ribbon on either the top or the bottom (which ever you machine handles better) and sew it into the seam. Then fold it over the seams and sew it again. It also makes for a strong seam, but the down side is that you cant really "stretch" it too fit when they are at that "almost grown out of it" stage. If you overlock your seams, it maybe the type of thread too. Some of them itch a bit. Cheers, Soph.
I'm happiest when I am sewing! |
User: material_pakrat
Member since: 12-13-2006 Total posts: 220 |
From: bridesmom
Date: 06-05-2007, 12:09 AM (5 of 7)
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If you overlock seams, try using wooly nylon in the upper and lower loopers, makes for a much softer seam.
Laura
Tickled pink with my Innovis 4000D |
User: bridesmom
Member since: 01-21-2004 Total posts: 2026 |
From: grandma C
Date: 06-10-2007, 09:53 PM (6 of 7)
| Laura and Soph., I appreciate the suggestions. I will order wooley nylon for the serger and am going to line the outfits I have made with little batist chamisoles and and inner shorts. I will put the seams next to the outer garment and not next to her skin. I bought some stretch and sew and will use that on the seams I can and I will buy satin ribbon to use around the neckline of the chamisoles and the legs of the shorts linnings. I worried about the serger thread tickling but thought I had gotten away with it. Next time I will listen to my inner voice and take precautions to prevent any intollerance to home sewing. I can't find any wooley nylon locally. Do you know of a good brand to order and from where?? |
User: grandma C
Member since: 01-15-2007 Total posts: 263 |
From: material_pakrat
Date: 06-11-2007, 07:33 PM (7 of 7)
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Sorry, but I can't really help with the woolly nylon. I have only just bought some myself, and have not used it on anything yet. Isn't is strange the extremes we go to when we have people with sensitive skin. I am bad, but at least I know to dodge anything that is pure synthetic. And to check the seams for the itchy factor.  I hope you have some luck for all of the work you are willing to go through. Cheers, Soph.
I'm happiest when I am sewing! |
User: material_pakrat
Member since: 12-13-2006 Total posts: 220 |
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