Re: Velvet Project DONE!

Dear Joy,

I'm happy that your customer was satisfied with her dress. Here are
some tips for the next bias cut assignment.

After cutting out the fashion fabric and lining, hang them, preferably
in place on a dress form, but a rod will work, too. Walk away and
forget them for three days. You in fact WANT the pieces to stretch.
This avoids the puckers you describe, and also allows the fabric to
slink sexily over the hips, instead of forming pockets that look as
though they need to be stuffed. When you sew the pieces together, hold
the ends, as I've described in previous messages, to assure that the
pieces still match. I use a tiny zigzag stitch. It still looks like a
straight stitch, but is enough to give stretch to the seam to avoid
broken stitches.

Press carefully from the wrong side--in this case, a needle board would
have been appropriate. Don't "iron," as opposed to pressing, which is
done with light pressure for velvet, and an up an down, instead of back
and forth, movement.

I love the look of bias-cut garments--they make one feel very feminine.

Teri

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