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> On May 3, 10:27 pm, "BEI Design"
> wrote:
> > sarahstephen wrote:
> > > Okay, I do understand what "understitching" is when it
> > > comes to collars, but i'm
> > > making a dress and it claims to be "easy", but I'm
> > > totally not understanding what
> > > understitchingmeans in this context. The dress has a
> > > lining, cut out of the same
> > > pattern piece as the dress. I'm now at the point
> > > where
> > > I'm supposed to sew the
> > > lining to the dress..."with right sides together, pin
> > > lining to dress, matching
> > > seams and having raw edges even. UNDERSTITCH
> > > lining". I
> > > do not understand,
> > > please help!!!
> > Two-thirds of the way down this page is a picture of a
> > garment being understiched:http://ickes.us/Recent.aspx
> > The fashion fabric piece is on the left, the lining (in
> > this
> > case a wide facing) is on the right. After you have
> > graded
> > the seams and clipped all curves, stitch *just* to the
> > lining side of the seam line, with both pieces
> > right-side-up. I tug gently at both sides as they pass
> > under the needle, you may find it easier to press
> > lightly
> > beforeunderstitching.
> > I have another picture of the process
> > here:http://home.comcast.net/~beidesign/wsb/html/view.cgi-photo.html--Site...
> > This one was a full lining, again the garment is on the
> > left, the lining is on the right side of the needle.
> > HTH,
> > --
> > Beverlyhttp://ickes.us/default.aspx
> Beverly gave you great instructions. The one thing you
> need to always
> remember about understitching-- You are stitching through
> the lining
> and the seam allowance at the same time.

>mamahays@cox.net wrote:
>> Beverly gave you great instructions. The one thing you
>> need to always
>> remember about understitching-- You are stitching through
>> the lining
>> and the seam allowance at the same time.
>Good catch, I just assumed that part would be obvious, but
>it's better to spell it all out. ;-)