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Posted on: 5/29/18 8:52 AM ET
Hi, I'm back again with another question
about lining this time. I've searched the archives but haven't found an answer regarding understitching the armholes.
I just finished a sleeveless shell with a back opening & lining and did as follows :
- attached the front and back pieces of the fashion fabric together at the shoulders
- attached the front and back pieces of the lining together at the shoulders
- with right sides together, sewed the neckline, trimmed the seam allowance, clipped the SA, pressed and understitched the seam allowance with the lining
- sewed the armholes (still with right sides together), trimmed and clipped the SA
- turned the whole thing right sides out and sewed the sides & back.
My question is : how can I understitch the armholes? Do I do it in two steps, starting from one end and stopping at the shoulder seam? Is it even possible?
Thank you in advance
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about lining this time. I've searched the archives but haven't found an answer regarding understitching the armholes.I just finished a sleeveless shell with a back opening & lining and did as follows :
- attached the front and back pieces of the fashion fabric together at the shoulders
- attached the front and back pieces of the lining together at the shoulders
- with right sides together, sewed the neckline, trimmed the seam allowance, clipped the SA, pressed and understitched the seam allowance with the lining
- sewed the armholes (still with right sides together), trimmed and clipped the SA
- turned the whole thing right sides out and sewed the sides & back.
My question is : how can I understitch the armholes? Do I do it in two steps, starting from one end and stopping at the shoulder seam? Is it even possible?
Thank you in advance
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Pardon my English! It is not my mother tongue.
Posted on: 5/29/18 9:34 AM ET
If you want to do it with the sewing machine, you sew as far as you can get without problems, and then sew the rest...by hand... Or you just understitch all by hand to make it an even look. Use small running stitches, or if you think they won't keep the layers of seam allowances together, use backstitches. Happy stitching!
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Posted on: 5/29/18 12:19 PM ET
In reply to SewsforCats
Thank you! I'll try this. I wonder if maybe there is another order of construction that would allow me to understitch the armholes with the machine...? Is understitching the armholes a standard?
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Posted on: 5/29/18 12:55 PM ET
In reply to cannelette
Whenever the faced edge is the outside edge, understitching is required. So depending on the garment, that could be neck edge, armscye (armhole), pockets, even hem edges if they're faced.
If it's going to be a pain for me to understitch (especially on armscye) I will topstitch a needle width in from the edge. I don't know if this technically suffices for understitching, but it works for me because I really dislike hand stitching.
If it's going to be a pain for me to understitch (especially on armscye) I will topstitch a needle width in from the edge. I don't know if this technically suffices for understitching, but it works for me because I really dislike hand stitching.
Posted on: 5/29/18 1:13 PM ET
In reply to LifeofJanine
Edge stitching is my solution, too, Janine.
Technically, at least as I learned it, if you are stitching 1/4" or more from an edge, it is topstitching, less than that is edge stitching.
OP, if you can't get your presser foot into a bit of facing when understitching, it usually won't matter. The rest of the understitching overpowers the little bit you can't do with the machine on most fabrics.
You might also want to explore what is called an "all in one facing". Lengthen it, and you have an edge to edge lining.
Technically, at least as I learned it, if you are stitching 1/4" or more from an edge, it is topstitching, less than that is edge stitching.
OP, if you can't get your presser foot into a bit of facing when understitching, it usually won't matter. The rest of the understitching overpowers the little bit you can't do with the machine on most fabrics.
You might also want to explore what is called an "all in one facing". Lengthen it, and you have an edge to edge lining.
Posted on: 5/29/18 1:36 PM ET
In reply to kayl
Thank you, I’ll try to understitch as far as possible. Not sure what you mean with your last sentence? It is actually an all in one facing I did, but I’d like to under stitch as much as possible for the neatest results
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Posted on: 5/29/18 1:38 PM ET
In reply to LifeofJanine
Thank you! What do you mean by faced edge? I faced the linings, but not the fashion fabric.
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Posted on: 5/29/18 2:34 PM ET
In reply to cannelette
I have a couple of unlined top patterns where there is a facing on the hem, so the hem is faced not just turned under and stitched. Actually, my very favourite RTW top has this feature.
Posted on: 5/29/18 3:14 PM ET
I typically just understitch whatever I can get to easily with my maching and leaving the rest un-understitched. It seems to work pretty well for me.
Posted on: 5/29/18 4:47 PM ET
In reply to LifeofJanine
Oh I see now
thank you!
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