>I am working on my daughter's prom dress. There is an outer layer of organza >that is very slippery. Is there a trick to keep it from sliding all over the >sewing machine when stitching? On the list, I recall someone mentioning a few >years ago, a tear away stabilizer. Can someone point me to a webpage that >tells how to use this. All I have found are embroidery webpages.
Hey Penny, Lovely meeting you at Costume Con! Tear-away stabilizer is for supporting a fabric during machine embroidery & applique. I dont think it's appropriate in your sitch. (To use stabilizer, place it under the area to be embroidered; sew out the design thru fabric + 1-2 layers of stabilizer; "tear away" or cut, pick, tweeze away delicately so as no to distort the finished work; steam & block the result.) You may also be thinking of those temp or perm fabric glues (stitch witch, etc). I'm not a fan as the residue can be stiff, tacky or staining. For pegging 2 organza layers together in prep for a seam, I use Z-basting... the same technique as used to anchor velvets before sewing. Imagine tailor's pad stitching only longer. The "across" stitches go either side of the seamline; the diagonals maybe 1" apart. An attempt at a picture: ----|/---|/----|/---|/----|/---|/ This is also commonly used to baste 3 layers of a quilt together. > I have to finish the dress tonight. So I have to find a stabilizer at > Hancock Fabrics, Joann's, or Michael's. Nothing like advice that's too late! >BTW, I can't use the iron-on stabilizer because the organza, because the >organza has a plastic type glitter on it. The glitter melt when an iron >touches it. There's also Wash-Away stabilizer if your fabric is washable. Again, it's for embroidery & appplique. You dont want iron-on... it will stick to your plastic stuff in a permanent & gooey way. Yuk. --cin _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
