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Posted by Joy Hardie on September 13, 2005, 7:34 am
And.....to add to that same thought.....since the hem line will only
be disguised anyway with whatever you choose to cover it...I have
often taken this as an opportunity to go ahead and add additional
length by inplanting extra length by making that bit a section of
satin or something in a width that is a bit wider. Then I have added
accents somewhere else and basically modified the look....but it gave
extra inches to the length. My kids always grew UP way more than they
grew OUT so my daughters dresses often fit for 4 years if I played my
cards right and styled in some pintucks (sometimes more if they were
sleeveless).
Good luck with your hemming and also try getting a needleboard with
a JoAnns' coupon for pressing on velvet. Mine isn't the real kind but
only a synthetic and it still works fairly well. Or you can use a
towel.....it helps to not smush the velvet pile. But you probably
already knew that.
Joy
n Tue, 13 Sep 2005 07:00:02 -0400, "Jean D Mahavier"
>
>> wryfield wrote:
>>
>> > I am new to the group, but all the information in this group is
>wonderful!
>> > Would anyone know how to lower a hem in a little girl's velveteen dress
>> > without leaving that tell-tale line on the velveteen where the original
>hem
>> > was?
>> > Thanks, Wanda
>> >
>> >
>> Once the line is there it will always be there because the pile is
>> damaged. The best you can do is disguise it. A neat row of Russia
>> braid in a matching shade would be discrete, and some could be added to
>> cuff/sleeve hems to match. You could also try a row of matching or
>> contrasting embroidery.
>>
>Oh, I'm thinking a row of herringbone embroidery in a shade a bit lighter or
>darker
>that the fabric. Kate jogged my brain.
>
>Jean M.
>
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