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girl's leotard, armhole question julia 06-30-2006
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Posted by julia on June 30, 2006, 1:30 pm
I am making leotards from KwikSew pattern 2177 for my DDs and want to
make one of them sleeveless. I noticed on a RTW child's sleeveless
leotard that the armhole seems to be finished with elastic. Is this the
right way to finish a sleeveless leotard? The neck and leg openings (on
views c and d) are both finished with elastic as well. The material is a
two-way stretch lycra.
Thanks!
Julia

Posted by Kate Dicey on June 30, 2006, 1:56 pm
julia wrote:

> I am making leotards from KwikSew pattern 2177 for my DDs and want to
> make one of them sleeveless. I noticed on a RTW child's sleeveless
> leotard that the armhole seems to be finished with elastic. Is this the
> right way to finish a sleeveless leotard? The neck and leg openings (on
> views c and d) are both finished with elastic as well. The material is a
> two-way stretch lycra.
> Thanks!
> Julia

Yup - just elasticate it like the legs! :)

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Posted by julia on June 30, 2006, 2:29 pm
Kate Dicey wrote:
> julia wrote:
>
>> I am making leotards from KwikSew pattern 2177 for my DDs and want to
>> make one of them sleeveless. I noticed on a RTW child's sleeveless
>> leotard that the armhole seems to be finished with elastic. Is this
>> the right way to finish a sleeveless leotard? The neck and leg
>> openings (on views c and d) are both finished with elastic as well.
>> The material is a two-way stretch lycra.
>> Thanks!
>> Julia
>
> Yup - just elasticate it like the legs! :)
>
Thanks Kate!
Julia

Posted by Phaedrine on June 30, 2006, 2:43 pm

> I am making leotards from KwikSew pattern 2177 for my DDs and want to
> make one of them sleeveless. I noticed on a RTW child's sleeveless
> leotard that the armhole seems to be finished with elastic. Is this the
> right way to finish a sleeveless leotard? The neck and leg openings (on
> views c and d) are both finished with elastic as well. The material is a
> two-way stretch lycra.
> Thanks!
> Julia

Sometimes you can get by with just turning it under if the fabric is
highly resilient and elastic--- but not for the legs. But it is
probably safer just to use some narrow elastic stitched directly to the
opening and then turn it under.

--
I fear me you but warm the starved snake
Who, cherished in your breasts, will sting your hearts. (Henry VI,Shakespeare)

Posted by wurstergirl on July 1, 2006, 2:59 am
I'm just curious -- is foldover elastic appropriate for this kind of
application? Don't know if foldover has the necessary resilience for
dance wear. But it could be an attractive finish.

Pora


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