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Posted by Doug&Michelle on March 25, 2006, 5:44 pm
> Michelle's advice is spot on! You really need
> to take this into consideration. I bought a bias cut skirt last year. It
> was okay for a few uses, but eventually the side seams a few inches below
> the waist line just split open. These were messy, frayed tears, so I was
> not able to repair it. Fortunately, the skirt was not expensive, and was
> on sale to boot. You get what you pay for!
> PAT
>
There was a conversation about seam slippage quite awhile ago here. It
seems to me that the factory either didn't let it hang, didn't use wide
enough seam allowances, or both. There could be many other things that made
it do this. Its too bad you had that happen.
I bought a bias cut skirt about four years ago and wore it alot, it didn't
fall apart but the print was out of fashion, so I took it apart and used it
to make a pattern for more skirts. I think I added about 1/2" to each seam
and took about 1" from the hem and it worked ok.
Michelle Giordano
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