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Posted by anicostyle on April 2, 2008, 10:58 pm
anicostyle had written this in response to
http://www.www.sewgirls.com/sewing/Re-Sewing-bathing-suits-31176-.htm :
Thanks Teri,
What I'm struggling right now with is the elastic thread part. I took
apart one of my old bathing suits to see the full construction and noticed
that elastic thread was used. I've tried putting the elastic thread in the
bobbin after winding it myself without stretching it at all, while using
regular thread on the top of the machine but that only creates shirring
not stretching. I'm not sure if I'm just winding it too loose or doing
something totally wrong.
gjones2938 wrote:
> Anicostyle,
> There are many things different about bathing suit construction than
> regular sewing. About the only commercial patterns that I know of
> that cover the information are Quick Sew patterns.
> For example, if you're using real bathing suit fabric, it is cut
> crosswise on the fabric rather than lengthwise. You must use needles
> expressly meant for knits, and you must use elastic meant for bathing
> suits. There are two types; one is a clear, see-through elastic; the
> other is a cream colored elastic.
> You also have to know how to sew the elastic.
> It would help to know what problems you're having, or what questions
> you have, so we can give a more definitive answer.
> Teri
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