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Posted by ilaboo on December 18, 2007, 6:32 pm
> wrote:
>
>> other than glue and hand sewing--what is the best way to sew refector
>> tape
>> about 6 inches from wrist--i do not have a drop foot machine--can this be
>> done with a serger?
>> any advice eally appreciated--i can get to one of the edges of teh tape
>> but
>> not the other
>
> One of my pairs of custom-made bike shorts had a patch pocket sewn on
> with a serger, so applique' must be possible -- with *some* sergers.
> The tailor might have had a special-purpose pocket-applying machine
> for all I know.
>
> You can open the sleeve seam, sew on the tape, then sew the seam up
> again. Odds are that would be easier to sew it on by hand. Or
> machine-stitch the side that you can reach, and tack down the other
> edge by hand.
>
> If the tape is tough, pre-punching your hand-sewing holes with an awl
> or an un-threaded sewing machine will help. Using the sewing machine
> may tempt you to punch too many holes -- there is no strain on an
> applique', so teeny-tiny stitches are not required. (You do have to
> keep the threads on the inside very short, or they will wear away.)
>
> Idle curiosity: where do you buy your retro-reflective tape, and what
> is a "drop foot" machine? I've answered as if you meant "free arm".
>
yes wrong word--it is a free arm
machine
ebay was where i got the tape--sold by the yard and it is of excellant
quality
i think the tailor i just went to has a machine that could do it ( i
think--seems when i relooked at it it was a blindstitch machine)
tia
peter
> Joy Beeson
> --
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> The above message is a Usenet post.
> I don't recall having given anyone permission to use it on a Web site.
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