At 03:56 PM 9/12/2011, you wrote:
Hello the list!
I recently finished a garment which can best be described as the
bastard offspring of a giermak and a kontusz (15th-16th c. Polish).
I think it is nifty and I want to make more. And I like the look of
metallic braid, so I would like to continue to use it for the
decoration on the front, but inevitably the sort of braid I find
wants to come apart on me.
My question is, what should I do, in future, to finish the ends of
the braid so that they do not unravel? This first construction used
Elmer's glue (it was what was to hand) and that is obviously the
wrong answer if one ever plans on washing the garment.
Many thanks,
Jen
I've stitched (by hand) several times across the end of the piece of
braid and then soaked the area of the stitching with Fray Check. I
always tried to have the ends of the braids in a seam or otherwise
enclosed. Plus, don't trim the ends too short or they will pull out
of the seam, even with Fray Check.
Joan Jurancich
joa...@surewest.net
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