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Posted by (Just) Allan on January 1, 2006, 6:50 pm
Hi folks...
My wife has started making some T-shirts for me. But when I put them
on, you can tell there's no stretch in the seams and if I stretched it
just a little more, the cotton in the serged seams would break. She
is stretching the material out as she sews, so it contracts again once
it's serged, but it's still not stretching like a normal T-shirt.
Is that the right thing to do? If not, how to make the seams
"stretchable"?
Allan.
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Posted by on January 1, 2006, 7:50 pm
Dear Allan,
Your wife should be used polyester thread to sew the seams. It comes
on cones, specifically to be used on sergers. There is no need to
stretch the seams as they are sewn; the seams should be sewn on the
serger. The only part of the shirt that should be stretched is the
neck band, when it is applied to the neck.
If she is sewing on the sewing machine first, then serging to finish
the edges, this is the problem.
Teri
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Posted by (Just) Allan on January 1, 2006, 8:26 pm
On 1 Jan 2006 16:50:08 -0800, gjones2938@yahoo.com wrote:
>Dear Allan,
>
>Your wife should be used polyester thread to sew the seams. It comes
>on cones, specifically to be used on sergers. There is no need to
>stretch the seams as they are sewn; the seams should be sewn on the
>serger. The only part of the shirt that should be stretched is the
>neck band, when it is applied to the neck.
>
>If she is sewing on the sewing machine first, then serging to finish
>the edges, this is the problem.
>
>Teri
Hi Teri... I just checked - thread is 100% spun polyester. I didn't
think she was using a straight stitch on a sewing machine, just the
serger/overlocker - so I just asked her. Seems that's what she was
doing alright. (Overlocking the edges, then straight stitching the
hem!)
Thanks...
Allan.
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Posted by HC on January 1, 2006, 9:30 pm
G'day Allan
If a poly thread is being used, then you might need to check the
tension. Don't stretch knit fabrics while being sewn, they don't always
go back to their original shape.
Have you tried using woolly nylon?
Hope this helps?
(Just) Allan wrote:
> Hi folks...
>
> My wife has started making some T-shirts for me. But when I put them
> on, you can tell there's no stretch in the seams and if I stretched it
> just a little more, the cotton in the serged seams would break. She
> is stretching the material out as she sews, so it contracts again once
> it's serged, but it's still not stretching like a normal T-shirt.
>
> Is that the right thing to do? If not, how to make the seams
> "stretchable"?
>
> Allan.
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Posted by small change on January 1, 2006, 11:12 pm
HC wrote:
> G'day Allan
>
> If a poly thread is being used, then you might need to check the
> tension. Don't stretch knit fabrics while being sewn, they don't
> always go back to their original shape.
>
> Have you tried using woolly nylon?
>
> Hope this helps?
>
also, if needle thread on the serger is too tight, that will cause popping
too.
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