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Posted by rantinghousewife on July 12, 2007, 6:48 am
> rantinghousewife wrote:
> > Had a splurge and bought a brother overlocker, my pattern cutting is
> > not great so wanted one to overlock the fabric edges of my pattern
> > pieces (and must say it has improved my dressmaking no end).
> > I make bags out of old jeans and line them with fairly cheap synthetic
> > lining, usually I fold over the hems of the lining and stitch them, am
> > wondering if I can get away with just overlocking them, or will this
> > make them fray?
> > Sorry to ask such a daft question but I'm newish to overlockers and
> > used to seaming with a bog standard machine, any help would be
> > appreciated.
> > Kit.
>
> Overlocking should be all you need to finish the seams. If the
> fabric is one that frays easily, you could shorten your stitch length
> and set the width a bit wider if at all possible. CiaoMeow >^;;^<
>
> PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
> Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
> their whiskers!
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Thanks for that, I suspected I could do that, just wanted to check
with you more experienced bods.
Kit
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