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Posted by Judie in Penfield NY on August 24, 2008, 10:45 am
Has anyone used the iron on vinyl? I'm making some aprons for my DD1 who
is a hairdresser. I sent her a couple for her birthday in July and she
was happy with them so I'm using the fabric I had left for a few more.
(It took me quite a while to find the fabric, one is a bobby pin print
and the other is very very pink with bottles of cosmetics, hairbrushes,
lipsticks, etc.)
I have some iron on vinyl in my stash and thought to make her one apron
that she can use for those messy jobs that ordinary aprons just can't
protect against, such as washing out hair coloring. I thought I would
cut out a piece of the vinyl the same as the body of the apron and then
iron it together and then go ahead and make the apron. I make a sort of
butcher style apron and just serge all the edges and then press them to
the wrong side and top stitch. That seems like too much stitching for
the vinyl, does anyone have a suggestion?
Thanks,
Judie
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Posted by Sharon Hays on August 24, 2008, 1:25 pm
Judie in Penfield NY wrote:
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> Has anyone used the iron on vinyl? I'm making some aprons for my DD1 who
> is a hairdresser. I sent her a couple for her birthday in July and she
> was happy with them so I'm using the fabric I had left for a few more.
> (It took me quite a while to find the fabric, one is a bobby pin print
> and the other is very very pink with bottles of cosmetics, hairbrushes,
> lipsticks, etc.)
>
> I have some iron on vinyl in my stash and thought to make her one apron
> that she can use for those messy jobs that ordinary aprons just can't
> protect against, such as washing out hair coloring. I thought I would
> cut out a piece of the vinyl the same as the body of the apron and then
> iron it together and then go ahead and make the apron. I make a sort of
> butcher style apron and just serge all the edges and then press them to
> the wrong side and top stitch. That seems like too much stitching for
> the vinyl, does anyone have a suggestion?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Judie
I have used it before. I did some placemats for a client once with it. I
could only find fairly heavy weight iron on vinyl. I would think it would
be too heavy for an apron (the weight of it would be uncomfortable for me.)
Something you might look at is the spray on sealer stuff like for camping
gear. Just a thought.
If you want to go with the plan you have, it will work fine. I think the
vinyl would take that much stitching well. Just remember if you have to
pull stitches out and redo, the needle holes won't close up.
Good luck!
Sharon
--
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys the
pig.
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Posted by Judie in Penfield NY on August 24, 2008, 2:27 pm
Sharon Hays wrote:
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> I have used it before. I did some placemats for a client once with it. I
> could only find fairly heavy weight iron on vinyl. I would think it would
> be too heavy for an apron (the weight of it would be uncomfortable for me.)
> Something you might look at is the spray on sealer stuff like for camping
> gear. Just a thought.
>
> If you want to go with the plan you have, it will work fine. I think the
> vinyl would take that much stitching well. Just remember if you have to
> pull stitches out and redo, the needle holes won't close up.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Sharon
Thanks, Sharon. The stuff I have is a therm o web brand and is fairly
lightweight. It's seems to be about the same weight as Press N Seal. She
wouldn't be keeping it on for long, quite often she gets the hair color
splatters when it's being washed out. For some reason she likes to wear
nice looking clothes to work, dresses or skirts for the most part.
Thanks again,
Judie
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Posted by Pogonip on August 24, 2008, 4:03 pm
Sharon Hays wrote:
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> I have used it before. I did some placemats for a client once with it. I
> could only find fairly heavy weight iron on vinyl. I would think it would
> be too heavy for an apron (the weight of it would be uncomfortable for me.)
> Something you might look at is the spray on sealer stuff like for camping
> gear. Just a thought.
>
> If you want to go with the plan you have, it will work fine. I think the
> vinyl would take that much stitching well. Just remember if you have to
> pull stitches out and redo, the needle holes won't close up.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Sharon
Since the vinyl is ironed on to the surface of the fabric, and not just
held by the stitching, I don't think it matters. If it's a matter of
sealing the seams, though, it might be better to iron it on after the
apron is put together.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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> is a hairdresser. I sent her a couple for her birthday in July and she
> was happy with them so I'm using the fabric I had left for a few more.
> (It took me quite a while to find the fabric, one is a bobby pin print
> and the other is very very pink with bottles of cosmetics, hairbrushes,
> lipsticks, etc.)
>
> I have some iron on vinyl in my stash and thought to make her one apron
> that she can use for those messy jobs that ordinary aprons just can't
> protect against, such as washing out hair coloring. I thought I would
> cut out a piece of the vinyl the same as the body of the apron and then
> iron it together and then go ahead and make the apron. I make a sort of
> butcher style apron and just serge all the edges and then press them to
> the wrong side and top stitch. That seems like too much stitching for
> the vinyl, does anyone have a suggestion?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Judie