| How to attach marabou feather trim? |
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Angie Jones
 
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Date: 10/14/09 10:00 PM Hi, does anyone have experience sewing marabou trim? How is it best attached? I am trimming a purchased canvas tote bag. Thanks! |
synesthesia
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Date: 10/15/09 3:08 AM I like to either hand sew it (and just loop the thread around the trim)
or set my machine on a very wide zigzag, and then pick out all the feathers with a safety pin so you can't see the stiching. |
Angie Jones
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Date: 11/18/09 9:21 AM Thank you! I did hand sew it. What a hassle pulling out all the feathers, but it seems like the only alternative. I appreciate your help. |
koo104
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Date: 11/18/09 9:57 AM When possible, I try to whip stitch from inside the garment I am attaching it to. That way the thread doesn't tangle up in the feathers. It is so much faster and cleaner to do it that way. |
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