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nice edges for fleece
Calendria   Advanced Beginner AK USA Member since 7/4/05 Posts: 595	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 7/23/12 4:10 PM I am trying to make nice edges for fleece and am not sure what to use. should I use satin fold over tape or fleece binding? also - for the sake of budget - is fleece binding easy or hard to make?
Courtney Ostaff   Intermediate WV USA Member since 11/23/10 Posts: 624	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 7/23/12 8:39 PM http://sewing.patternreview.com/cgi-bin/sewingclasses/board.pl?t=61005 http://sewing.patternreview.com/cgi-bin/sewingclasses/board.pl
diane s Intermediate OR USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 3887	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 7/23/12 9:45 PM Fleece binding is easy to make, just cut strips with a rotary cutter. I prefer a thinner fleece like microfleece for binding, to reduce bulk. I've also used other fabrics such as lycra spandex knit and stretch velvet. Wide foldover elastic works well too. ------ My grandmother taught me to sew when I was 10, and I've been sewing ever since.
Calendria   Advanced Beginner AK USA Member since 7/4/05 Posts: 595	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 7/24/12 4:54 AM okay. thanx for the links. this should come in handy for the other fleece items i want to make. thanx.
Calendria   Advanced Beginner AK USA Member since 7/4/05 Posts: 595	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 7/25/12 5:49 PM okay, also- for clothing items like ponchos and such would satin trim or satin binding look neat or semi-professional? or would it look too funky? or just stick to fleece?
Courtney Ostaff   Intermediate WV USA Member since 11/23/10 Posts: 624	Login to reply to this post In reply to Calendria << Like this post Date: 7/25/12 6:29 PM I think the satin would be fine. Petersham ribbon is something else to think about.
Calendria   Advanced Beginner AK USA Member since 7/4/05 Posts: 595	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 7/25/12 8:52 PM okay thanx. am loooking it up now
quathy   Intermediate CA USA Member since 6/3/06 Posts: 757	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 7/26/12 0:19 AM There's something else you can bind with, but my brain has temporarily lost the word for it... Maybe someone can help me out here? It's stretchy and somewhat shiny... tricot, perhaps? I see this a lot as a seam binding in sporting goods jackets.
clt3 Intermediate OH USA Member since 2/6/06 Posts: 770	Login to reply to this post In reply to quathy << Like this post Date: 7/26/12 6:35 AM I believe those are lycra strips. ------ Singer 66-16. Singer 600e, Kenmore 158.1913 , Viking 1100, Brother 4000D, Brother Quattro, Bernina 930, White 634DE, Babylock Evolve, 2 Featherweights ,Pfaff Creative Performance,Janome Coverpro 1000CPX
Clareew   Intermediate UNITED KINGDOM Member since 5/10/06 Posts: 923	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 7/26/12 6:53 AM I was very pleased with this edge It took ages to get the stitching just right. I used a Greek stitch on my machine, but I am sure other stitches would work just as well, which I sewed over the edge of the turned fleece. This completely buried the edge so it is difficult to tell which is the front or back. -- Edited on 7/26/12 6:53 AM -- ------ Clare Blog: http://art-by-clare.blogspot.co.uk/ Machines: Juki F600, Juki 654 serger, Bernina 550 for art work, Janome Coverpro 1000cp barely used A Singer Featherweight Centennial and an old Necci in the loft waiting for TLC http://art-by-clare.blogspot.co.uk/

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