I suspect it's not the plastic melting but the adhesive that holds the squares on. Would it be possible to sew only in the spaces between the squares?
Emma Quoting Cin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Gentle costumes, > I got a note from a friend about an odd fabric, and, hmmm, I dont have > any help to offer at all. I've never seen this strange phenomena > before. Perhaps someone on h-cost can make a suggestion? > I'll be sure to pass your words along. > --cin > Cynthia Barnes > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Here is a picture of the fabric that's melting on my needle... > http://oort.com/goddess/temp/temp.fabric.jpg > > I bought a nifty fabric that shimmers, intending to make a shower > curtain > or curtains. It's a background of stretchy thin knit, with 1/2 cm > squares > of plastic all over it. (If you cut thin slices and pull them, they > turn > into the interesting "snakes" pictured in the foreground, which might > make > cute cat toys.) But when I tried to sew a simple hem, the thread kept > breaking. Turns out, the plastic is melting on my machine's needle! > > I tried sewing slower, with bigger stitches, but that didn't help. I > can > sew about 5' when the machine is cold, before the needle is > irrevokably > gummed up. I tried sewing slowly, and occationally sewing through > linen > soaked in acetone to clean the needle, but met with limited success. > Besides, I'm afraid I'll damage my new Singer. > > This puts a kink into plans I had to sew interesting things out of > clear > shower curtains, too! Does anyone have experience sewing plastic-y > things > who can give me advice on what to do? Otherwise it looks like > hand-sewing > is tne only answer! > > Best wishes, > Renee (or Wendy) > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > http://anvil.unl.edu/emma http://HelixHandworks.etsy.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
