I have a cut in my bedsheet that I'm afraid will run if I don't fix it. How do you sew a straight tear so that the ends won't keep tearing? I know with stockings I just dab some clear fingernail polish, but these are nicer sheets. Does anyone know where I can find illustrated directions? I've tried searching to no avail.
2007-07-08 13:16:32 · 8 answers · asked by silkyworm 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I am sorry the first responder did not take you seriously...May I recommend going to a fabric store and asking someone there? They have all sorts of glue type things and iron ons that would do the trick. I had a rip in a very nice cotton sheet and I just sewed it by hand, rolling the edges under a bit and I have never had to fix it again. Best of luck.
2007-07-08 13:25:12 · answer #1 · answered by catherine 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You may want an iron=on to seal the edges. It will change the appearance of the sheet, it will be decorated, like a star or heart, with no threads. I wouldn't try to sew it myself, although a sewing shop may have some directions.
Sewing shops in the telephone directory in your area.
2007-07-08 20:21:59 · answer #2 · answered by Marissa Di 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
silkyworm- unless you know how to darn or sew the best suggestion I can give you is to purchase a new sheet.
Darning or sewing will take a bit of time....but if you know what you are doing, you can get creative.
Good luck
2007-07-08 20:39:12 · answer #3 · answered by Blue October 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
pin the cut together, stitch both ends and then run the saddle stitch right up the middle.
2007-07-08 23:18:38 · answer #4 · answered by todd 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
get a new bed sheet lol or sew
2007-07-08 20:23:36 · answer #5 · answered by Elise 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I'd sew it anyway until one day it can't be sewed anymore...that really is what I do...
2007-07-08 20:24:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Throw it away. I won't tell Al Gore.
2007-07-08 20:20:23 · answer #7 · answered by desert fox 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
they won't stay stitched so just buy new ones
2007-07-08 20:23:11 · answer #8 · answered by thomasl 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋