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Need help with twin needle hemming nobodyhome1 12-09-2005
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Posted by nobodyhome1 on December 9, 2005, 10:24 pm
Thanks I'll try there.
Miriam
> Mariam,
> Go to www.pfaff-talk.com and ask your question there. I'm sure there is
> some who will be able to answer your question.
> Mary
> > Hi all,
> > Hope you can help me. I'm so frustrated. I'm trying to shorten up a tank
> top
> > (small ribbed material ). It was way too long, made me look even longer
> > waisted- bad look! So I'm trying to mimic a cover stitch by using a twin
> > needle on my sewing machine (Pfaff 1475).
> > I just keep getting a raised row instead of a nice flat one. Do I need
to
> > use a stabilizer?
> > Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> > Thanks for you input,
> > Miriam
> >
> >
>
>



Posted by joy beeson on December 10, 2005, 9:21 am

Sometimes painting the stitching line with a strong starch
solution and letting it dry before sewing makes a knit
behave much better.

I use a slice of cellulose sponge for a brush.

Joy Beeson
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Posted by nobodyhome1 on December 10, 2005, 11:50 pm
Never even occurred to me to try starch. Thanks
Miriam
>
> Sometimes painting the stitching line with a strong starch
> solution and letting it dry before sewing makes a knit
> behave much better.
>
> I use a slice of cellulose sponge for a brush.
>
> Joy Beeson
> --
> http://home.earthlink.net/~joybeeson/ -- needlework
> http://home.earthlink.net/~dbeeson594/ROUGHSEW/ROUGH.HTM
> http://home.earthlink.net/~beeson_n3f/ -- Writers' Exchange
> joy beeson at earthlink dot net
>
>
>



Posted by gabrielle on December 10, 2005, 1:13 pm
On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 14:42:47 +0000, nobodyhome1 wrote:

> I just keep getting a raised row instead of a nice flat one. Do I need to
> use a stabilizer?

Here's a copy of a post I made to rcts a while back:
http://w3.gorge.net/gab/sewing_doubleneedle.html

HTH
gabrielle

Posted by nobodyhome1 on December 10, 2005, 11:54 pm
Gabrille, thank you for sharing your post with me. Very informative!!
Thanks, Miriam
> On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 14:42:47 +0000, nobodyhome1 wrote:
>
> > I just keep getting a raised row instead of a nice flat one. Do I need
to
> > use a stabilizer?
>
> Here's a copy of a post I made to rcts a while back:
> http://w3.gorge.net/gab/sewing_doubleneedle.html
>
> HTH
> gabrielle



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