Sg>I will review my Threads articles on sewing with velvet. I don't recall any recommendations to do so, but I suppose you could "shear" the velvet seam allowances like you do when working with fur.
Ah yes, that's a good fur trick. Hadnt considered that. An interesting idea, but not sure how I'd do it. The idea of russet cotton tufts in my beau's electric razor...hmmm. Such things lead to certain peril. Ruth Ann>But I haven't got a trick to deal with thickness, other than gritting my teeth, muttering under my breath, and pushing the fabric that's under the presser foot down as hard as I can with my forefingers! --That, or sew it by hand. Yes, I suspect it will come to that! Sunny> Personally, I made a velvet ironing board cover, and it's worked great for every velvet I've needed to iron. How very classy! This is a great idea. i've always used bath towels but this is ever so much more elegant. (Like I worry how elegant my ironing board is!) Thanks all! BTW, Another off-list friend said that you can re-raise the pile on natural fiber velvets by misting with a white vinegar/distilled water solution (approx 2T in 1c water) and brushing up the nap with a new toothbrush. Some vile experiments are in order. --cin _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
