trouble with organza

G'day Elaine

I'm not sure if you have an overlocker (serger) but a rolled hem done on this machine would be my choice for organza or any sheer fabric. The way you mention would be Ok but fiddly, and if you can do a rolled hem it would look much nicer, imho!!

Maybe others will have different suggestions. Bronwyn ;-)

Ela> Maybe someone here has a hint for me. I am making a shrug and decided to

Try stitching with a basting stitch along the first fold for the hem. Then use that to help you turn up that fold. Stitch again and fold again. Then set to a normal stitch length and stitch the hem in place. You should be able to get a really narrow hem this way, and if you leave a long thread tail on the basting stitches, you can pull them out when you are finished. If you are having trouble pressing, use a press cloth and turn the heat on the iron up a little higher than you normally would for organza. (poly organza right?)

HTH

Sharon

Dear Elaine,

Here's another way to make hems on your organza. Do it before you sew the circular pieces together, then french seam the circles. Turn over about 1/4 inch along hem edge, and stitch NEXT TO THE FOLD. Trim as close as you can get to the stitching. Set machine to zigzag about 4 or 5 wide and as small as buttonhole on length. Stitch again just passing the original stitch on the left, and falling off the edge on the right. This gives a beautiful edge. You can go around it twice if you like.

Teri

Got a serger? Consider roll-hemming (you'll probably need a bit of stabilizer). Or for a sewing machine, either a baby hem or a machine rolled hem.

a hot knife or a soldering iron? Try just hot knife cutting, "no sew" hems.http://www.cascadelayers.com/thot_tool.htm (check for appropriateness on scraps) Kay

Thank you to all that replied,I failed to mention my serger isn't working very well just now,hence my frustration. I may ditch the whole ruffle thing if this new method doesn't work.