Thanks Linda and Rebecca. The jacket is fully lined so I'd have to undo it somewhere to turn it inside out. The bias tape over the seams sounds like a good idea used as a trim. Thanks! Julie
---- <h-costume-requ...@indra.com> wrote: > iF THE JACKET STYLE WOULD LOOK OKAY WITH A TRIM OVER THE SEAMS, TRY THAT. > ZIPGAG OVER THE SEAM BEFORE STITCHING THE TRIM OVER IT. ADD SOME NEW STYLE TO > AN OLD FAVORITE. JUST DON'T GO OVERBOARD. MAYBE YOU CAN FIND A SIMILAR CLOTH > TO MAKE SOME BIAS TAPE TRIM THAT WON'T BE SO OBVIOUS AS A REPAIR JOB. > > Rebecca Rautine > > > If the jacket isn't lined, or if you can get the lining out of the way, use a > bias tape to reinforce the seams. Just sew it flat down on top of the > seam, on the inside. On the outside you'll see a line of stitches on each > side of the seam. This may or may not be acceptable to you visually, but it > may be all you can do to save the garment. You may want to first re-sew the > seams to get the fringey bits taken care of, before you do the reinforcement > tape. > ::Linda:: _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
