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coat hem (Moderated by Deepika, Sharon1952)
Posted on: 2/12/10 5:44 PM ET
I'm just finishing up my winter coat and am getting ready to hem the sleeves and the coat itself. I may have made the sleeve's slightly too short. The coat is lined and interlined. The sleeve hem can't be any more than 1/2 inch otherwise I think they maybe too short. Crap! Is this possible to do with such a little hem? I'm also concerned about the lining/interlining showing too. The only think I thought maybe I could do is that I have a little bit of fabric leftover and I thought maybe I could put some kind of extension on the sleeve, like a cuff or something that you can't see. Just a thought!
What do you think?
I also have a question about hemming the coat itself. With it having a lining and a flannel interlining, I thought I'd have the lining hang free. I was looking at my soon to be Goodwill wool coat and the lining hangs free on it. How do suggest I hem the lining/interlining part of the coat?
What do you think?I also have a question about hemming the coat itself. With it having a lining and a flannel interlining, I thought I'd have the lining hang free. I was looking at my soon to be Goodwill wool coat and the lining hangs free on it. How do suggest I hem the lining/interlining part of the coat?
Posted on: 2/12/10 6:00 PM ET
Maybe you can put in a facing at the sleeve hem? I think this is what you were describing. Essentially you add enough fabric for the hem plus seam allowances and sew it to the ends of your sleeves. Understitch like a facing, then turn up and hem. (That's for a straight sleeve - if the hem is curved even a little, you will have better results if you trace a facing from the original sleeve pattern.) You might get a glimpse of the seam, but if it's done nicely, it looks like it's supposed to be there.
Posted on: 2/12/10 9:05 PM ET
In reply to halleyscomet
If a facing won't work, adding a band at the bottom of the sleeve should take care of the tiny hem problem.
HTH,
Em
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HTH,
Em
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Posted on: 2/13/10 7:41 AM ET
In reply to mmmckay
I like the idea of a facing. The sleeves are straight so I think that will work fine. Thanks!
Posted on: 2/13/10 9:33 AM ET
In reply to halleyscomet
Quote: halleyscomet
I also have a question about hemming the coat itself. With it having a lining and a flannel interlining, I thought I'd have the lining hang free. I was looking at my soon to be Goodwill wool coat and the lining hangs free on it. How do suggest I hem the lining/interlining part of the coat?
I also have a question about hemming the coat itself. With it having a lining and a flannel interlining, I thought I'd have the lining hang free. I was looking at my soon to be Goodwill wool coat and the lining hangs free on it. How do suggest I hem the lining/interlining part of the coat?
According to S. Betzina's Power Sewing book, the interlining should not have a hem allowance at all to avoid bulk. Its lower edge should be covered by the hem of your fashion fabric, so you don't have to worry about hemming the interlining. How you finish the hem of your fashion fabric is the real question, I guess? That would depend on your fabric and look. You could just serge the edges and then do a blind or handstitched hem or tack in key places or turn them under and stitch in place.
On my RTW coat that has a loose lining, the seam allowances are serged and the hem allowance is turned up about 1.5 inches and its upper edge turned under and topstitched. The lining is a bit shorter than the fashion fabric.
Claudia
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