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Posted by Myrna on March 27, 2007, 11:53 am
On Mar 23, 9:04 am, mamah...@cox.net wrote:
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> Myrna wrote:
> > HI, Everyone,
> > I recently made a shirt for my granddaughter and used today's
> > grosgrain ribbon to embelish it. In the past, a grosgrain ribbon would
> > not unravel when the end is cut diagonally. This ribbon seems to want
> > to unravel. Is there anything I can do to prevent this from happening?
> > I bought the ribbon at a craft store. It's polyester. Is this the
> > problem?
> > Thanks for your help!
> > Myrna
> When I use grograin ribbons (or satin ribbons) to embellish, I turn the
> edges under to the wrong side. I did a repair on some jeans for the
> neighbor girl a while back. The rip was just below her pocket. So I
> mended from the inside, then laid about 6 rows of coordinating ribbons over
> the patch. I turned the ends under and zig zagged over them all. You can
> do the same thing if you are edgestitching the ribbons. Just turn under
> the ends and edge stitch across the fold at the ends. Now, if you've made
> a bow or something with ribbon tails hanging down, I would do a tiny rolled
> hem on the ribbons. I go for Sturdy when I make children's clothing. That
> way the child doesn't have to be "extra careful" or anything like that when
> they wear it.
> Sharon
> --
> Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys the
> pig.
I added bows with tails hanging. It's an experiment to see if the
'design' attracts interest of local moms for an upcoming craft fair. I
do need Sturdy and also fast and easy.
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>> Where would I get Fray Check? I"m a little afraid of
>> using a match!
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> Most fabric and crafts stores carry it:
> http://www.dritz.com/brands/showcase/details.php?ITEM_NUM=674
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