tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post8718001410772411928..comments2024-02-27T07:37:46.350-05:00Comments on K-Line: Shout Out to the Experts: Finishing Fabric Edges Around ZippersK.Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-40742057527760624062011-04-10T10:34:36.354-04:002011-04-10T10:34:36.354-04:00Susan: My serging idea didn't work so well. So...Susan: My serging idea didn't work so well. So it may be back to your method :-)<br /><br />Melissa: Fair enough. Maybe that's the best system.<br /><br />Mardel: I'm trying to imagine a facing around a zipper...K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-42230831214358481632011-04-04T13:37:37.012-04:002011-04-04T13:37:37.012-04:00I usually line because I'm freakish that way. ...I usually line because I'm freakish that way. Or use a facing. I don't mind binding edges, but hate binding around zippers so I would go for bare before I would go that far.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-60649672638649890422011-03-30T13:47:29.342-04:002011-03-30T13:47:29.342-04:00"Do you simply leave the zipper alone and thi..."Do you simply leave the zipper alone and think it looks fine?"<br /><br />Yup! ;)melissahttp://www.fehrtrade.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-91483557757743674262011-03-27T22:24:10.120-04:002011-03-27T22:24:10.120-04:00I've always done this the old fashioned way on...I've always done this the old fashioned way on a straight stitch machine -- baste then edge stitch. I am curious about the serger possibilities and hope you'll post photos!Susan Tinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11900811284963063686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-28567480862632484452011-03-27T19:41:48.927-04:002011-03-27T19:41:48.927-04:00Patty: Good info. Can you believe I've never t...Patty: Good info. Can you believe I've never tackled French seams? I should get on that soon...<br /><br />KayY: Thanks - I look forward to seeing your post.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-75419617164188346812011-03-27T14:29:00.585-04:002011-03-27T14:29:00.585-04:00There is a fabulous way to finish the top edge of ...There is a fabulous way to finish the top edge of any zipper with a facing that is all done by machine. I will illustrate on my blog as I'll use the technique to finish the dress I'm about to start sewing. However, you can find the technique in 101 Sewing Secrets (part of the Singer Sewing Reference Library) - p. 68-71 covers both a lapped and centred zipper, but it works for invisible too.KayYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09965798068172494708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-6029020736839052262011-03-27T11:52:47.729-04:002011-03-27T11:52:47.729-04:00OK, I had to go and look at all of my zippers to s...OK, I had to go and look at all of my zippers to see what I've done! First, I tend to line my skirts and dresses just because I hate seeing the unfinished insides. And one of my favorite sewing tasks is slipstitching the lining to the zipper tape and making it all tidy! I have a few things that aren't lined though. On a few unlined skirts I used french seams (or serging.) I stopped the french seam at the bottom of the zipper tape by clipping the seam allowances. Then, after I inserted the zipper I tucked the raw edges of the seam allowance under the zipper tape and slip stitched the folded edge to the zipper tape. I don't mind seeing the tape, just the raw edges. <br /><br />On one of my shirts I did a contrasting placket and I love the look. Again, you can see the zipper tape, but that doesn't bother me. <br /><br />I hate linking to my own blog in someone else's comments, but <a href="http://www.pattythesnugbug.com/2010/08/yellow-bow-shirt-or-how-to-make-easy.html" rel="nofollow">here's</a> the post of the shirt I'm talking about with a photo of the placket...[patty the snug bug]https://www.blogger.com/profile/17830791771911214780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-83429352378302669402011-03-26T21:05:10.994-04:002011-03-26T21:05:10.994-04:00I'll most likely do that. Besides, it's g...I'll most likely do that. Besides, it's going to take nearly three months for all our things to get there! I won't be working, and I can't go three months without a job and no sewing machine. I would drive myself insane. You can bet that there will be some fabric stuffed into my carry on bag. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-56526112612813912352011-03-26T20:58:46.410-04:002011-03-26T20:58:46.410-04:00SGP: Will do. And check back for more comments on ...SGP: Will do. And check back for more comments on this post!<br /><br />CGC: Thank you. I've never actually tried that, but it might be the way I go next time. I just didn't know if it would work or look weird. Glad to know it's a technique and not something I'm making up!<br /><br />Andrea: Oh, I'd buy a cheapie! Don't take risks.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-27675364529378096462011-03-26T20:54:32.771-04:002011-03-26T20:54:32.771-04:00I leave in June, but all our things get packed in ...I leave in June, but all our things get packed in May. Woo hoo for living out of a suitcase. I don't know if I should bring my sewing machine and use the converters (I've heard horror stories about people frying their machines) or just buying a cheap one to use while overseas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-18372345231844281152011-03-26T20:52:38.770-04:002011-03-26T20:52:38.770-04:00Not that I'm an expert--just thought I'd t...Not that I'm an expert--just thought I'd throw that out there. ;-)CGCouturehttp://countrygirlcouture.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-51769077423645715982011-03-26T20:51:21.620-04:002011-03-26T20:51:21.620-04:00I'd serge it all together, but that's beca...I'd serge it all together, but that's because I'm not the "bound edges" kind of girl.CGCouturehttp://countrygirlcouture.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-2699126862318266732011-03-26T20:46:43.296-04:002011-03-26T20:46:43.296-04:00What a fabulous question - I sure wish I knew the ...What a fabulous question - I sure wish I knew the answer. If you get some words of wisdom, could you perhaps do a post on it? Surely there are more of us who would be interested in making our zips look great.Manitoulin Threadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17160636751409209343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-49865022887738561392011-03-26T20:27:15.694-04:002011-03-26T20:27:15.694-04:00Andrea: Have you moved yet??
T: I thought of look...Andrea: Have you moved yet??<br /><br />T: I thought of looking at my zippered RTW but all of it is either lined or lapped (i.e. jeans). I don't have any zipper tops. There must be something in my vast wardrobe.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-65170497057706207522011-03-26T20:25:06.455-04:002011-03-26T20:25:06.455-04:00I leave mine looking crappy, but then I am borderl...I leave mine looking crappy, but then I am borderline zipper phobic and still haven't attempted an invisible zipper. My crappy zipper foot probably doesn't help...<br /><br />The real question, though, is how does your RTW handle it? I don't have a lot of RTW with zippers other than pants, but most of them seem to just leave the zip exposed. Even some of then lined ones.Tanit-Isishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824217102632813598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-81179402444544922592011-03-26T20:15:18.500-04:002011-03-26T20:15:18.500-04:00Ooooo, good question. I don't have the answer...Ooooo, good question. I don't have the answer but I'll keep checking back in hopes that someone will have a good one. This problem plagues me too. My current gored skirt is french seamed on every seam but the one with the zipper, and it drives me CRAZY. If it didn't take so much fabric to line it, I'd just cover it all up so it wouldn't annoy me to see it. :sigh: Obsessive much?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com