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Posted by Joy Hardie on January 6, 2006, 3:43 pm
Hi Kate,
O.K. whatever you say. I will do.
There really isn't a direction to this pile on this velvet
though.....not like most....this appears to stick out perfectly
straight and doesn't even give a clue via light sheen.
Joy
On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 17:35:08 +0000, Kate Dicey
>Joy Hardie wrote:
>
>> Does anyone have any tricks for sewing velvet so that the seams are
>> smooth and do not pucker?
>> I bought a walking foot but it doesn't seem to work any better than
>> myslef applying manipulated tension at the front and back to hold the
>> seam taught while sewing. (That works better than doing nothing at
>> all).
>> So, I would love to hear from anyone with "tricks for sewing velvet."
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Joy
>
>Do use that walking foot - and adjust the top tension a little. Some
>velvet likes a looser tension. Also, sew in the direction of the pile!
> Like this:
>
>(sewing machine foot)
> |
> V
> ______/ ---------------> direction of stitching
>----------------------------------------------- <fabric>
>\\\\\\ <pile>
>/////////////////////////////////////////////// <pile>
>----------------------------------------------- <fabric>
>
>So, if the pile goes DOWN the skirt, you sew waist to hem. If the pile
>goes UP the skirt, you sew from hem up to waist! :)
>
>You might also like to experiment with presser foot pressure: some silk
>pile and rayon velvets prefer lighter pressure. Another thing to try is
>the old zigzag-for-knits trick. Some rayon or poly backed velvet likes
>to stretch a wee bit, and sewing with a very narrow zigzag won't show on
>the outside but might just help it feed more evenly.
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