Well, I eventually had to resort to soaking the fabric (it is a testament to
how compressed the fibers were that they wouldn't even accept *water* until
they had soaked and I manipulated the seam marks under the water) and then
rolling the seam marks between thumb and forefinger.
In the end, however, it still looks like there were pockets there.
Luckily I found some black wool coating at FabricMart.com for $4.99/yd and 20%
off that, so I can alternate panels or some creative thing and she can still
have a warm, comfortable and "designer" coat. And still come in under $30.
I expect I can find a good use for the other red panels as well (a backpack and
hat come to mind).
As always, live and learn. Or, as they say, "As ye sew, so shall ye rip".
Thank you all for your helpful suggestions!
Laurie
>I think I will try the steam, vacuum and toothbrush team, followed by the wet
>it, whack it on the >table and vacuum team. I'll let you know....
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