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What lies beneath... / Shortening a vest.
« on: February 18, 2021, 17:16:21 PM »
Wondering if you could advise me..... the housebound woman I visit had me shorten a vest for her - it is one like this in off white/ivory 50%polyester 50% viscose....the usual pointinelle fabric.
https://www.marksandspencer.com/2-pack-thermal-pointelle-vests/p/clp60273631#&gid=1&pid=5
I have already shortened one by retaining the original hem and folding in the excess length. Then stitched on the line of stitching at the hem.....whilst it was shortened yes I wasn't that happy with it - what I did after that row of 'stretch' stitching was to trim off the excess fold with pinking shears....I felt it wasn't 'tidy enough' and did a row of zig zag around it which I felt made it too firm.
Please take into account that I do not have anything only a basic machine with stretch stitch.
Can you advise me a better way to deal with the rest of the vests to retain the soft hem. I wondered if there was a stretch elastic lacey thing which I might attach should I cut off the excess length and go from there and forget about retaining the original hem. Hope you can understand where I am coming from. Thanks in advance.
https://www.marksandspencer.com/2-pack-thermal-pointelle-vests/p/clp60273631#&gid=1&pid=5
I have already shortened one by retaining the original hem and folding in the excess length. Then stitched on the line of stitching at the hem.....whilst it was shortened yes I wasn't that happy with it - what I did after that row of 'stretch' stitching was to trim off the excess fold with pinking shears....I felt it wasn't 'tidy enough' and did a row of zig zag around it which I felt made it too firm.
Please take into account that I do not have anything only a basic machine with stretch stitch.
Can you advise me a better way to deal with the rest of the vests to retain the soft hem. I wondered if there was a stretch elastic lacey thing which I might attach should I cut off the excess length and go from there and forget about retaining the original hem. Hope you can understand where I am coming from. Thanks in advance.