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Neckline standing up (Moderated by Deepika)
Posted on: 6/26/14 12:25 PM ET
Thanks to Debbie Cook's fabulous online tutorials, I have learned how to use the coverstitch binders for necklines and armholes. Thanks a million, Debbie.
However, my most recent effort is an almost wadder. I am using very flimsy, lightweight, slippery polyester knit. The 1 inch strip would not evenly feed through the binder, so I stabilized it with interfacing. Worked like a charm until I was done, tried on my new top and looked in the mirror. The binding lies nice and flat against the back of my neck and over the shoulder, but down in the front, where the neckline is the most scooped, it stands up. I guess the stabilizer adds too much weight. I think I'll just turn the whole thing under and stitch into place.
But how to I handle slippery, lightweight fabric in the future? Should I stabilize the (scooped part of the) neckline with interfacing also?
Thanks for expert advice.
Claudia
However, my most recent effort is an almost wadder. I am using very flimsy, lightweight, slippery polyester knit. The 1 inch strip would not evenly feed through the binder, so I stabilized it with interfacing. Worked like a charm until I was done, tried on my new top and looked in the mirror. The binding lies nice and flat against the back of my neck and over the shoulder, but down in the front, where the neckline is the most scooped, it stands up. I guess the stabilizer adds too much weight. I think I'll just turn the whole thing under and stitch into place.
But how to I handle slippery, lightweight fabric in the future? Should I stabilize the (scooped part of the) neckline with interfacing also?
Thanks for expert advice.
Claudia
Posted on: 6/26/14 1:19 PM ET
Have you tried to steam the offending neckline on a ham? That may be enough to pull it in.
Debbie
Debbie
Posted on: 6/26/14 4:27 PM ET
In reply to purplebouquet
If this is the usual kind of binding for a knit, the binding strip must be cut a little shorter than the seam it is attached to. Then it is stretched to fit the neckline, which draws it in a little so that it doesn't stand up and away from the body.
Interfacing the strip, although it stabilized things for the binder, defeated the stretchiness, which is especially needed on a very curvy area.
You might want to look at Sarah Veblen's wonderful binding video to see how things should work to get a pretty bound neckline.
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Interfacing the strip, although it stabilized things for the binder, defeated the stretchiness, which is especially needed on a very curvy area.
You might want to look at Sarah Veblen's wonderful binding video to see how things should work to get a pretty bound neckline.
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Elona
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