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Posted by wryfield on September 12, 2005, 6:56 pm
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
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Posted by Kate Dicey on September 12, 2005, 7:43 pm
wryfield wrote:
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> 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.
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Posted by Jean D Mahavier on September 13, 2005, 7:00 am
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> wryfield wrote:
> > I am new to the group, but all the information in this group is
wonderful!
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> > 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
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> > 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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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"
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>> 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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Posted by Fashion for All on September 14, 2005, 4:04 pm
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> 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
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> was?
> Thanks, Wanda
Keeping your velvet above steam and brush it up, will do great miracles,
from time to time. :))
kind regards,
François
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> 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
>
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