i am sewing a shirt with a "sweetheart neckline" and it is to hard to hem. is there any other way than hemming to keep it right?
2007-11-01 10:22:08 · 6 answers · asked by greeneyedtygrreyez 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
http://www.labelspree.com/store/assets/paperdenimcloth/pap-cmidydirwht-fnt.jpg
is an example of what the neckline will look like. I am making it out of a t-shirt. so it will look trashy if i dont hem it, and it would fall apart
2007-11-01 10:41:02 · update #1
My email is greeneyedtygrreyez@yahoo.com
email me if you come up with other ideas that might help.
2007-11-01 10:42:12 · update #2
yes i am hemming it and if you cant help dont answer please.
2007-11-01 13:30:39 · update #3
i know how to hem. i just cant hem a sweetheart neckline to look presentable.
2007-11-01 13:33:44 · update #4
Do you have a 5/8" hem? Usually when you are trying to get it to look and lay correctly they give you more material to work with. Every so often you would put a cut into the material to make it spread where the material would then lay flat. If you have some scrap material try it and see if it work for you. I can see this in my mind and hope that I am telling this to you so you understand. I have made mens jackets and this was the suggestion given.
2007-11-02 07:20:36 · answer #1 · answered by Mommiedearest 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cut another piece of fabric exactly the shape and size of the neckline, about 2 inches wide. Put the two fabrics wrong sides together and stitch along the outline of the neck, then flip the narrow piece to the inside. That gives you a finished seam at the neck and keeps it from stretching out of shape. If you're using straps, you have to put them between the two pieces of fabric before stitching.
http://cahe.nmsu.edu/pubs/_c/C-233.html
2007-11-01 12:37:12 · answer #2 · answered by Delta M 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you mean hem the neckline - you cant with a sweetheart neckline - you with have to use facings to keep it in shape
2007-11-01 11:19:05 · answer #3 · answered by aussie sheila 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't understand why it's hard to hem. I need a few more details. Are you "hemming" the neck line?
2007-11-01 10:29:50 · answer #4 · answered by janice 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use bias tape to make a facing. Pin or just sew it to the outside, folding in the corners, then turn it in, press it and stitch it down. You could hand stitch it, but it would look better if you carefully pin the tape to the inside, then top stitch it.
2007-11-02 08:34:21 · answer #5 · answered by Debdeb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The one in the picture is not hemmed. It has a wide binding.
You could make one or use a packaged binding.
http://www.sewing.org/enthusiast/html/el_biasbinding.html
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2007-11-01 12:57:04 · answer #6 · answered by Kacky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋