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Posted by BEI Design on May 17, 2009, 4:43 pm
Pogonip wrote:
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> Kate XXXXXX wrote:
> > chrissy1913 wrote:
> > > Hi all! Im making a bathing suit and trying to sew
> > > with Wooly nylon. I am using a straight sewing
> > > machine, which i know is not the way your supposed to
> > > do it, but i do not have an overlocker or whatever
> > > type
> > > of machine is suggested so im
> > > out of luck. But its just not working. I have the
> > > Wooly Nylon on the top and in
> > > the bottom bobbin, is this right? So i start to sew,
> > > and multiple things go
> > > wrong. First of all sometimes the needle wont
> > > properly grab and tie the bottom
> > > string, so essentially nothings happening. Then,
> > > also, the thread is simply
> > > separating and getting all tied up around the needle
> > > eye. What am i doing wrong? How can
> > > i fix it? How can i prevent the thread from bunching
> > > and knotting everytime?
> > > Thanks for any help you can give me!
> > Don't. It's morte bother than it's worth anywhere
> > other than a serger/overlocker. Also avoid the
> > 'overlock' stitches on a regular sewing machine: they
> > don't give enough stretch. Use good quality polyester
> > thread, a SUPERSTRETCH
> > needle (for Lycra containing fabrics and elastic), and
> > a narrow ZZ for seams, coupled with a wider ZZ for
> > 'neatening' the edges once trimmed. For really good
> > advice on all things to do with sewing
> > swimwear, go to: > http://www.patternschool.com/
> > Stuart also has a Yahoo group for the use of his
> > patterns.
> I've only made a swimsuit once, and I used a
> Stretch'n'Sew pattern and the techniques Ann Person taught
> to do it. I have to
> admit, it turned out swimmingly! I wore it until I
> outgrew it. It was
> the first (and last) swimsuit I ever had that
> incorporated all the features that I wanted, and it
> looked darn good, too.
The only swimsuit I ever made was a teentsy, weentsy yellow
bikini. Unfortunately I didn't learn until I was *in* the
pool that the elastic would stretch waaaaay out. Oops! Now
picture me trying to climb the pool ladder, hanging onto a
three-year-old AND my suit. ;-}
--
Beverly
http://ickes.us/default.aspx
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Posted by Pogonip on May 17, 2009, 4:57 pm
BEI Design wrote:
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> The only swimsuit I ever made was a teentsy, weentsy yellow
> bikini. Unfortunately I didn't learn until I was *in* the
> pool that the elastic would stretch waaaaay out. Oops! Now
> picture me trying to climb the pool ladder, hanging onto a
> three-year-old AND my suit. ;-}
>
Do you have pictures? O:-)
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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Posted by BEI Design on May 17, 2009, 4:59 pm
Pogonip wrote:
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> BEI Design wrote:
> > The only swimsuit I ever made was a teentsy, weentsy
> > yellow bikini. Unfortunately I didn't learn until I
> > was *in* the pool that the elastic would stretch
> > waaaaay out. Oops! Now picture me trying to climb the
> > pool ladder, hanging onto a three-year-old AND my suit.
> > ;-}
> Do you have pictures? O:-)
Probably, although they would be on 35mm slides. DH had a
wicked sense of humor. ;-)
Beverly
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Posted by Pogonip on May 17, 2009, 6:01 pm
BEI Design wrote:
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> Pogonip wrote:
>> BEI Design wrote:
>>> The only swimsuit I ever made was a teentsy, weentsy
>>> yellow bikini. Unfortunately I didn't learn until I
>>> was *in* the pool that the elastic would stretch
>>> waaaaay out. Oops! Now picture me trying to climb the
>>> pool ladder, hanging onto a three-year-old AND my suit.
>>> ;-}
>> Do you have pictures? O:-)
>
> Probably, although they would be on 35mm slides. DH had a
> wicked sense of humor. ;-)
>
> Beverly
>
>
When I was a youngish teen, probably around 13, my mother gave me her
two-piece swimsuit, which I was excited to get. I wore it to the pool
in my hometown while visiting with my father. Unfortunately, I was a
bit smaller than my mother, and when I went down the slide into the
pool, the top of the suit lagged behind a bit - and ended up around my
neck. For some reason, I decided that I was invisible below the water
line and struggled to put the top back where it belonged. Nobody said
anything to me about it, so perhaps I was successful. Either that, or I
provided a few minutes of laughter to an unknown number of people.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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Posted by BEI Design on May 18, 2009, 12:56 pm
Pogonip wrote:
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> BEI Design wrote:
> > Pogonip wrote:
> > > BEI Design wrote:
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> When I was a youngish teen, probably around 13, my mother
> gave me her two-piece swimsuit, which I was excited to
> get. I wore it to the pool in my hometown while visiting
> with my father. Unfortunately, I was a bit smaller than
> my mother, and when I went down the slide into the pool,
> the top of the suit lagged behind a bit - and ended up
> around my neck. For some reason, I decided that I was
> invisible below the water line and struggled to put the
> top back where it belonged. Nobody said anything to me
> about it, so perhaps I was successful. Either that, or I
> provided a few minutes of laughter to an unknown number
> of people.
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Let 'm laugh... ;->
Beverly
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> > chrissy1913 wrote:
> > > Hi all! Im making a bathing suit and trying to sew
> > > with Wooly nylon. I am using a straight sewing
> > > machine, which i know is not the way your supposed to
> > > do it, but i do not have an overlocker or whatever
> > > type
> > > of machine is suggested so im
> > > out of luck. But its just not working. I have the
> > > Wooly Nylon on the top and in
> > > the bottom bobbin, is this right? So i start to sew,
> > > and multiple things go
> > > wrong. First of all sometimes the needle wont
> > > properly grab and tie the bottom
> > > string, so essentially nothings happening. Then,
> > > also, the thread is simply
> > > separating and getting all tied up around the needle
> > > eye. What am i doing wrong? How can
> > > i fix it? How can i prevent the thread from bunching
> > > and knotting everytime?
> > > Thanks for any help you can give me!
> > Don't. It's morte bother than it's worth anywhere
> > other than a serger/overlocker. Also avoid the
> > 'overlock' stitches on a regular sewing machine: they
> > don't give enough stretch. Use good quality polyester
> > thread, a SUPERSTRETCH
> > needle (for Lycra containing fabrics and elastic), and
> > a narrow ZZ for seams, coupled with a wider ZZ for
> > 'neatening' the edges once trimmed. For really good
> > advice on all things to do with sewing
> > swimwear, go to: > http://www.patternschool.com/
> > Stuart also has a Yahoo group for the use of his
> > patterns.
> I've only made a swimsuit once, and I used a
> Stretch'n'Sew pattern and the techniques Ann Person taught
> to do it. I have to
> admit, it turned out swimmingly! I wore it until I
> outgrew it. It was
> the first (and last) swimsuit I ever had that
> incorporated all the features that I wanted, and it
> looked darn good, too.