tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post5173135122960166525..comments2024-03-19T18:18:50.610+11:00Comments on Threading My Way: Skirt Binding Experiment...Pam @Threading My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15990609128028224347noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-76356379845024507722015-03-19T12:14:57.082+11:002015-03-19T12:14:57.082+11:00Definitely experiment! And the stiff hem effect co...Definitely experiment! And the stiff hem effect could be really useful. Love that fabric too.Wonky Patchworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13877163026017340681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-49328070283015095542015-03-19T01:10:02.035+11:002015-03-19T01:10:02.035+11:00Beautiful!!!! Thanks for the tips. Love the fabric...Beautiful!!!! Thanks for the tips. Love the fabric :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581063029386747642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-83547430658836557882015-03-16T21:08:50.078+11:002015-03-16T21:08:50.078+11:00I love the fabric you used for this skirt! Someti...I love the fabric you used for this skirt! Sometimes some of my best work is the result of winging it as I go. I find it more enjoyable too. I don't know, it just feels more like I'm mixing being crafty with sewing. Sometimes I get "bored" with sewing but the need is still there to fill in the gaps of clothing with 3 growing kids. I shouldn't say I get bored, but the tracing and cutting out bores me and feels like a chore sometimes.. Once I get to the sewing, that is the part I love. Sewing by Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14073228812439584262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-91258777713968093412015-03-16T11:46:13.145+11:002015-03-16T11:46:13.145+11:00Sometimes an experiment brings the results you hop...Sometimes an experiment brings the results you hoped and sometimes not but you still learn something regardless! Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17538128071032666452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-55023188270472178272015-03-15T13:34:27.502+11:002015-03-15T13:34:27.502+11:00I thought the hem looked neat, and did not think i...I thought the hem looked neat, and did not think it caused a problem till I read it. I feel like almost every project is an experiment. I don't know if I have ever made anything without making mistakes ;DAnniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124526527626856088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-35353096333614959672015-03-15T01:29:01.698+11:002015-03-15T01:29:01.698+11:00Good to know about the binding on the edge which w...Good to know about the binding on the edge which would have seemed a great idea to me, too. I recently had a lesser version of this problem when I used regular ribbon instead of hemming tape to lengthen a couple of pairs of jeans. Fortunately, the weight of the jean fabric and the small circumference of the pant leg only make for a slight increase in the stiffness of the fabric.<br /><br />Still love that skirt! You have me wondering if the binding would be good of a full circle skirt where one might want that increased waviness. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-16990548628463047742015-03-14T21:21:56.952+11:002015-03-14T21:21:56.952+11:00I really like the contrast of the black at the bot...I really like the contrast of the black at the bottom of the skirt! I have used quilt binding before- on my Easter skirt in 2010- it was an a-line and the fabric was a heavy cotton, and on Halley Sunrise dress last year. It worked OK on mine as it had a stiff drape to begin with. Halley's was actually only 1/4" wide. It was a pain to sew that, thought. I know ikatbag has a tutorial for using a contrast to "hem" a skirt the way Ellen is describing. I do get tired of hemming, so switching it up can be fun! Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06865563846924591282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-63221124960020917832015-03-14T10:28:42.079+11:002015-03-14T10:28:42.079+11:00BTW...adding a stripe in the skirt will lengthen i...BTW...adding a stripe in the skirt will lengthen it when it gets too short. Just cut evenly through the middle or lower section of the skirt and insert a strip the width you need to the length you want.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693013076508171402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-30536687501948903842015-03-14T10:24:13.745+11:002015-03-14T10:24:13.745+11:00Try and cut a 1 1/2" strip (or what ever widt...Try and cut a 1 1/2" strip (or what ever width you want the border to be) with what you want to border you hem and fold it in half and sew the raw edges to the skirt raw edges and then topstitch the seam allowance to the skirt part. You have a finished edge and something not too bulky. luvtoquilt2@gmail.com Does this make sense?Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693013076508171402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-37389099234274310442015-03-14T04:07:43.868+11:002015-03-14T04:07:43.868+11:00Every time I try a new to me pattern or tutorial i...Every time I try a new to me pattern or tutorial it's an experiment! They don't always turn out the way I hope, which is why I call the first run, a trial run ;) Yesterday I made a little bunny drawstring bag - my first run worked out quite well, but I thought I would change it up/improve it a bit with a second try. Nope - the second try wasn't quite as cute as the first one (imo) - usually it's the other way around!Sandra :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16239494415344028806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-69127380328826860182015-03-14T02:09:21.928+11:002015-03-14T02:09:21.928+11:00Yes, I definitely like to experiment, too, and tha...Yes, I definitely like to experiment, too, and that is also how I learn like you did, Pam. What a cute skirt. I trust this beautiful young lady loves what you made for her. It's precious!<br /><br />Thanks for the tips, too!<br /><br />Hugs and happy weekend,<br />Kelley~Mrs. Kelley Dibblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192189624517973551noreply@blogger.com