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Posted by debm7558 on May 20, 2009, 1:49 pm
Hello everyone, I am new to this site, and I am adjusting and altering
some suit jackets that have been in my closet for awhile. Of course I
have gained some weight, but the suits still fit but snugly. I am
expanding with my sewing skills, after 15 years. I have let out the seams
in the areas needed and they all fit beautifully now, I even shortened the
sleeves which I have never done before on lined jackets. but my dilema is
that the seams still show the stitch lines of where I let them out. I
even had one freshened up at the cleaners hoping that would help, but to
no avail. Is there a way to fix that. I want to keep the suits and wear
them again, but it is noticable that I let them out. HELP!!!!!
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Posted by on May 20, 2009, 2:54 pm
On May 20, 12:49=A0pm, debm7558_at_comcast_dot_...@foo.com (debm7558)
wrote:
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> I am adjusting and altering
> some suit jackets that have been in my closet for awhile. =A0I have let o=
ut the
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> seams=A0but my dilema is
> that the seams still show the stitch lines of where I let them out.
Unless I am very mistaken I don't believe there's anything you can do
to erase those former seam lines. If there is I hope someone will
come along and share that secret with us. And I believe one reason
the former seam line is so noticeable is because of fading but I could
be wrong on this too.
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Posted by debm7558 on May 20, 2009, 3:28 pm
debm7558 had written this in response to
http://www.sewgirls.com/sewing/Re-altering-a-jacket-40452-.htm :
itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
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> On May 20, 12:49=A0pm, debm7558_at_comcast_dot_...@foo.com (debm7558)
> wrote:
>> I am adjusting and altering
>> some suit jackets that have been in my closet for awhile. =A0I
>> have let o=
> ut the
>> seams=A0but my dilema is
>> that the seams still show the stitch lines of where I let them
>> out.
>> Unless I am very mistaken I don't believe there's anything you can do
> to erase those former seam lines. If there is I hope someone will
> come along and share that secret with us. And I believe one reason
> the former seam line is so noticeable is because of fading but I could
> be wrong on this too.
well, one of the jackets is new and never been worn, white stretch
gabardine, but the needle marks still show. even a dark charcoal jacket i
altered is the same thing, the needle marks still show, it does not seem
to be faded at the seams, just shows the needle marks. any help is
appreciated, as the jackets now fit very well, and i would like to use
them.
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Posted by Janice on May 20, 2009, 4:09 pm
debm7558 wrote:
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> debm7558 had written this in response to
> http://www.sewgirls.com/sewing/Re-altering-a-jacket-40452-.htm
> > > On May 20, 12:49=A0pm,
> > debm7558_at_comcast_dot_...@foo.com (debm7558) wrote:
> > > I am adjusting and altering
> > > some suit jackets that have been in my closet for
> > > awhile. =A0I
> > > have let o=
> > ut the
> > > seams=A0but my dilema is
> > > that the seams still show the stitch lines of where I
> > > let them
> > > out.
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> well, one of the jackets is new and never been worn,
> white stretch gabardine, but the needle marks still show.
> even a dark charcoal jacket i altered is the same thing,
> the needle marks still show, it does not seem to be faded
> at the seams, just shows the needle marks. any help is
> appreciated, as the jackets now fit very well, and i
> would like to use them.
It may be that the fiber (wool, silk, poly???) will _never_
recover from the needle marks and/or former press lines. You
might try gently scraping back and forth along the former
seam line with the edge of a spoon to force the fibers
together where the needle went through. Pressing on the
_wrong_ side with the hottest iron setting safe for the
fiber and a damp press cloth and/or lots of steam _might_
remove the former crease marks.
All of that should have been attempted while the garments
seams were opened out, _prior_ to re-stitching. Once you
have re-sewn the garment seams and linings it will be nigh
on impossible.
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Posted by Sharon Hays on May 21, 2009, 9:15 am
Janice wrote:
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>> well, one of the jackets is new and never been worn,
>> white stretch gabardine, but the needle marks still show.
>> even a dark charcoal jacket i altered is the same thing,
>> the needle marks still show, it does not seem to be faded
>> at the seams, just shows the needle marks. any help is
>> appreciated, as the jackets now fit very well, and i
>> would like to use them.
>
> It may be that the fiber (wool, silk, poly???) will _never_
> recover from the needle marks and/or former press lines.
Janice is right. There are some fabrics that will not recover the needle
holes.
As a rule (and remember there are exceptions to all of those) natural fibers
with needle holes and crease marks can be fixed. Manmade fibers...you are
out of luck. If these are all stretch fabrics, like the white one
mentioned above, I'm terribly sorry, but you will never get those needle
holes closed nor will you remove those crease marks.
For a lot of natural fibers (never tried this on silk, so I can't say for
sure) you can try a spray of 50/50 water and white vinegar. Spray the
creases with that and press them flat; hot iron. Will pull a crease right
out on wool.
Pressing with a LOT of steam and then scratching over the needle holes with
your thumbnail will often close needle holes; again on Natural fibers.
Letting out is a dicey situation at best. I always tell clients that I can
make things smaller all day long, but bigger is often problematic. If it's
anything other than a 100% natural fiber (and really wool is my favorite
thing to do this type of work on) I will usually say no to the client.
Sharon
--
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys the
pig.
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> some suit jackets that have been in my closet for awhile. =A0I have let o=