Sewing on tulle

Posted by IMS on June 12, 2007, 7:51 am

It's good to see you posting again, Marlys. I've thought of you often.

The only time I've sewn on tulle was with a serger, so I'm afraid I
can't help you much there. Congratulations on the upcoming wedding,
though!!

-Irene

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:53:53 GMT, "Marlys in Indiana"

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"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." - Mae West

Posted by Dawn on June 12, 2007, 3:40 pm

Marlys in Indiana wrote:
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What kind of edging? Sewing a narrow ribbon or folded tape on the edge
is not much different than working with fabric.

You can also do a corded edge, which you do by zig-zagging over a narrow
cord along the edge of the tulle, and then trimming anything that sticks
out along the edges.

In both cases you want to practice a few times, to get the machine
setting right so you don't have snags or pulls that mar the hem you're
making.

Dawn

Posted by ladysewandsew on June 12, 2007, 5:22 pm

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HI!! THIS IS MY FIRST TIME TO POST ON THIS SITE. FINALLY SOMETHING
ABOUT SEWING. IF YOU WANT TO SEW A SCALLOP EDING, YOU AND PUT A STRIP
OF SOLVY OVER AND UNDER THE EDGE..STITCH YOUR SCALOP EDGING.. WHEN
DONE CUT AWAY THE SOLVY AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN TO EDGE ON ALL SIDES.
THEN TAKE A DAMP CLOTH AND BLOT THE SCALOP STITCHING.. LET AIR DRY.
THIS IS THE EASIEST WAY FOR ME. LET ME KNOW HOW YOU DO.. I WISH YOU
THE BEST.

Posted by Joy Beeson on June 12, 2007, 8:18 pm

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:53:53 GMT, "Marlys in Indiana"

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Back in the sixties when I got married, we left the edges of veils
raw. Tulle doesn't fray, and the thin edge contributes to the
floats-in-air delicacy that you are looking for when you choose tulle.

But fashions change. Buy extra and experiment until you get the look
you are after.

Joy Beeson
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Posted by BEI Design on June 13, 2007, 1:01 am

Joy Beeson wrote:

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That was true for my wedding in 1960 also. By the time
older DD married in '83, she admired veils with a tiny
rolled edge, I attempted to replicate this with a very
narrow satin stitch zig-zag. It worked 'sorta'. I wish I'd
had the serger with the ability to do a rolled hem then. She
also wanted tiny seed pearls scattered randomly on the
chapel length train. IIRC, she started sewing them on,
ended up using glue, it was tedious work. She laid waxed
paper under the tulle so it didn't glued itself down to
anything.

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Indeed! When younger DD married in 2004 she refused to have
a veil or headpiece at all. ;-} She wore tiny iridescent
dragonflies, made by her older sister, in her hair.

Beverly

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