Gathered skirt for computer table

Betty, Why not use the dots of Velcro on the skirt itself, and the sticky velcro strips on the table? Perhaps those strips could be cut into smaller squares to match the sizes of the dots? The skirt gathers themselves would hide the velcro strips, I would think. Just a thought.

-- Carey in MA

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-- Jim Cripwell. From Canada. Land of the Key Bird. This creature of doom flies over the frozen tundra in winter, shrieking its dreaded call; "Key, Key, Key, Key rist but it's cold!!"

Carey, I can't thank you enough. The oft-repeated phrase, "Why didn't I think of that?" is more than appropriate here.

Betty

So glad I could be of help. Let us know how it goes.

-- Carey

appreciated.

Betty Said.......... "........I am terror-stricken at the thought of using a basting stitch and pulling the threads to form gathers........"

An easy way to gather something -- and in one step -- is to zig-zag OVER a piece of cotton string or heavy yarn. Just be careful not to catch the string in the edge of the stitches. Tie a knot in the beginning end of the string and straight pin it to the finished cut edge of your fabric so that it won't come loose as you hold the string while sewing. Once you have it sew the entire length of the piece of fabric, just pull on the string and -- VOILA -- instant gatheres -- and with no need to hem that edge or make a casing and thread the string through!! If you use the selvage edge of your fabric (assuming it doesn't have those ugly colot dots and woring along it) as the "top" that will be attached to your table, then you don't even have to hem it if you don't want. As for the velcro, be sure to put the dots fairly close together. The weight of the gathered fabric will make it sag where there is no support from the velcro. Actually, strips would be better

-- sewn to the fabric. You can sew the sticky back stuff to the fabric but it is a royal P.I.T.A. because the adhesive gums up your machine needle! Ask me how I know THAT little piece of trivia -- LOLOL! CiaoMeow >^;;^< PAX, Tia Mary

What a wonderful suggestion, Tia Mary, and I actually believe I can do it myself. Should I use ordinary string that one finds in a hardware store, or is there a string better suited for this purpose to be found elsewhere? Your continued guidance will be deeply appreciated.

Betty

I`ve used sticky velcro very successfully for attaching fabric arm caps to an otherwise sound leather armchair. As you can imagine, the darned things just wouldn`t stay on the slippery leather until I put the velcro on. I put a staple in at each end of the piece of velcro strip attached to the arm cap, but everything has stayed put for ages, on a chair in constant use.

Pat P

Does this remind you of Victorian days, when they would make "skirts" for piano legs, for the sakeof decency? LOL! I`m glad that Betty said that it was to hide her files etc. - the idea of a computer with a skirt cracked me up!

Pat P

Now that you've said this, I'm laughing too!

Cheryl

I must say this tittle pleased me a lot ,,,,, A Victorian Computer user amongst us ,,,, hahahha mirjam