My friend gave me several sweatshirts that she wants me to cut down the front and fix the edges so they won't ravel. I don't have a serger, but if I did a close zigzag stitch, would that work? She doesn't want anything like binding or decorative tape on them. She thinks I can do everything, and I hate to dispell that myth, lol.
Sherry Starr
She just wears these if she is taking the dog out, or around the house. She hates to pull stuff over head. She said she isn't interested in what it looks like.
Sherry Starr
How about you get some wide, double fold seam binding, cut the neck band off when you slice the shirt up the front and then sew the binding up one side, around the neck and down the other side. Quick and dirty but would look half ways decent and it wouldn't start to unravel after a few washes. If you want a real fashion statement you could hack off the cuffs and finish the sleeve edges with the same binding. You could sew the binding down on the right side of the fabric with a blanket or zig zag stitch, maybe in a contrasting thread of you really want to blow her socks off and perpetuate your legend ;)
Val
If she just wears them to bum around in, why not just cut them down the middle front with pinking shears. You could always do a straight stitch just inside the pinked edges for a little extra body.
Denise
Cut up the middle of the front and stitch plain braid or tape on the INSIDE so it doesn't show. With 1/4" seams, you'll lose a max of half an inch. :)
I would no more attempt to make a cardigan from a pull-over sweatshirt than I would starch and iron my dishtowels. Just ain't gonna do it. However, IMHO, if you just must - I hope you've paid attention to the suggestions and warnings given. If you cut a sweatshirt *before* you stabilize it, that rascal is going to bag down past your friend's knees. Sweatshirts stretch; that's why we love them. Fold the shirt so that you can mark an exact line down the center front. Pin something under it like a stabilizer. Stitch beside your line on *both* sides of the line and then cut on the line. Whatever you do after that is your choice - but at least your friend won't be hanging her knees in the waistband. Did I mention that sweatshirts stretch? Polly
Never tried this, but here's an idea: Fuse a narrow strip of very light interfacing down the center on the back side of the fabric to stabilize it. Then do 2 lines of narrow satin stitch, a little bit apart. Then cut between the lines. Go over it again with your widest satin stitch. Still wouldn't be my finish of choice, but it won't fray. I think you can do anything too! Roberta in D
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I think a close zig zag would work. You might want to use an overcast/hem stitch (the kind you use for machine applique) if you have one.
If you use the zig zag, you might want to use the same strategy as with HST's - sew the seams BEFORE you cut. That way, any stretch would be minimized, and both sides would be the same length.
Oh, and even if she doesn't want DECORATIVE tape, as others have suggested, a little bit of hem tape on the back would be another way to minimize fraying.
Polly,
I quote you as saying, " I would no more attempt to make a cardigan from a pull-over sweatshirt than I would starch and iron my dishtowels."
Just wondering are you going to start starching and ironing your dishtowels now? LOL Just having fun with you.
Jacqueline
I have been known to change my mind mid-sentence. Being predictable is so boring, don't you think? =) Actually, I'm just curious about which method works. I was considering digging out a sweatshirt from the 'fit for drying paws and pickup trucks' bin and cutting it to see what Roberta's suggestion plus mine would look like. Polly
"Jacqueline" wrote > Polly, I quote you as saying, " I would no more attempt to make a cardigan
Honestly I have seen some of these sweet shirts done this way and they are beautiful. There is a lady that lives up the road from me that makes them and she does excellent work. Speaking of her I need to call her, she sent me a chain letter this week and I am not going to participate in it. GRRRRR I hate those things as much as I do phone calls from solicitors.
Jacquel>I have been known to change my mind mid-sentence. Being predictable is so
I do not have the orginial topic saved but I was just looking through my Egg Money Quilt book that I got this week and haven't had a chance to look through it. Guess I was out chasing rabbits.
Anyway one of the projects in it is to cut a sweatshirt off and make it into a jacket. I do not have time to post the directions right now but after I get some Zzzzzzz's that are badly needed, and the neighbor gets through cleaning house I will be more than happy to post it if anyone wants me to.
Jacqueline
I'm in the middle of doing one of these. I'm using a Karen Stone quilt design and pp it (Birds of Paradise). It is one of my doing by hand projects, so it is taking time. I think I have about 4 more blocks to do.
If you go to the Google archives for the group, there are lots of past postings on the subject.
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