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Kwik Sew 3023 is armholes facing necessary ? Substitute bias edging for facing
Sunshine12242 Member since 6/7/11 Posts: 150	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 7/15/12 5:58 PM Facing is suggested, but wonder if bias could be used in place of it. Fabric will be challis.g
AdaH   Intermediate IA USA Member since 11/21/09 Posts: 2139	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 7/15/12 6:06 PM I never use armhole facings. I use bias strips. Armhole facings never stay tucked inside the blouse. ------ Ada
Sunshine12242 Member since 6/7/11 Posts: 150	Login to reply to this post In reply to Sunshine12242 << Like this post Date: 7/15/12 7:16 PM thank you for the quick answer and it will speed up my finishing of my dress.
Courtney Ostaff   Intermediate WV USA Member since 11/23/10 Posts: 624	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 7/15/12 7:25 PM Facings are HARD! Challis would be lovely with a self-bias tape instead of a facing. Much less rumpled looking, too. http://www.coletterie.com/fabric-haberdashery/tutorial-how-to-make-bias-tape
Sunshine12242 Member since 6/7/11 Posts: 150	Login to reply to this post In reply to Courtney Ostaff << Like this post Date: 7/17/12 9:11 AM Thank you for info, but I added ready made single fold bias to one sleeve and it turned out rippley. What did I do wrong?
Courtney Ostaff   Intermediate WV USA Member since 11/23/10 Posts: 624	Login to reply to this post In reply to Sunshine12242 << Like this post Date: 7/17/12 4:13 PM Without seeing a photo, I'm going to bet that the curve was too steep. One way to fix this might be to press it out with a steam iron. Let it lay still 'til it cools off and dries a little, and it should be fairly permanent.
Miss Fairchild   Advanced USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 6999	Login to reply to this post In reply to Sunshine12242 << Like this post Date: 7/17/12 4:18 PM Are the ripples in the armscye or in the binding? If in the binding, the binding is a tad too long. If in the armscye, the binding is a tad too short. Measure the binding and your armscye. The binding should be just a tad, not even 1/4", shorter than the armscye to compensate for the curve. ------ "We don't impose our rhythm on Nature. The key is to respect and live within Her." Jean-Charles Boisset, Winemaker "And no, now that you asked, I didn't enjoy that play one bit, and I'd like a refund" Signed, Mrs. Lincoln My Etsy shop: auntmaymesattic My blog: auntmaymesattic.wordpress.com Avatar: First place award for jacket at county fair

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