I used some of those iron on motifs to liven up a pair of jeans for my daughter and some of them keep getting loose. I've tried re-ironing them but I think the glue must have gone. My husband mentioned that you used to be able to get fabric glue and this should do the trick. Has anyone used this stuff and would it work for the motifs? Any idea where I can buy it in Sydney?
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Wouldn't it be quicker to sew them round the edges. Quicker still - make daughter sew them on.
There are some good permanent fabric glues out there now. I'm not sure exactly what's available in Australia, though, so I'm not going to give brand names.
A friend of mine used some to attach jacquard ribbon extensions to the hems of her daughter's jeans (long and skinny, and she needed about 4 inches added to the hems before she could wear them). The jeans wore out before the glue did.
I'd suggest going to a fabric store and asking there.
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G'day Viviane
I think Vliesofix (or similar brand) would be the best. Cut small pieces and slide under the motifs, then re-iron. Vliesofix if you aren't sure, is like a spider web and heat soluble, mostly has paper on one side for applique. If the motifs are off your DD's jeans completely, iron the motifs to a small piece of Vliesofix, cut away the excess, peel off the paper and iron onto the jeans. A stitch around the edge would hold it in place better too, as has already been mentioned.
You will find this product at Spotlight, Home Yardage, Lincraft or other fabric/craft shops in Sydney. Hope this helps?
Br> I used some of those iron on motifs to liven up a pair of jeans for my
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once before I had a machine that would do jeans, I repaired a seam, inside the upper leg, using glue, thinking that it might last a wash or two.....it lasted years. When the jeans finally went to the 2nd hand store, that seam was still strong, despite the fact that the "internal pressure" increased a bit as the years crept by.
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Thanks for the info. I've never heard of the stuff but it looks as though I'm about to become intimately acquainted with it! I'll have to do the sewing for now as DD is only 7 although she's keen to get into it!
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That stuff sounds like what Vilene sell in the UK as Bondaweb. I'd agree
- use it to tack things down, but stitch on top. And 7 is old enough to make a start!
G'day AJH
It could be the same stuff......'Bonda' indicates it bonds and 'web' that it's spider-web-like, well that's how I'd take it anyway, but I'm no expert ;-))
Viviane.....if DD is keen at 7yo give her a project, not too big that she will become disillusioned, but enough to keep her interest. My DD at 7yo got sick of small projects (doll clothes, craft items, etc) and announced she was going to make a quilted jacket for herself. She had her own sewing machine and at the time I was making quite a few patchwork jackets so she had seen me doing them and this is where she got her idea. While I was making pieced patchwork designs, she chose a printed patchwork design (Holly Hobby) and decided to quilt around each block. Now, these blocks weren't all the same size, which meant lots of stop/start sewing, 1000's of corners and the longest line of quilting was about 7.5cm. Once she had all the quilting completed she assembled the jacket and wore it with much pride.
Her school teacher wouldn't believe she had made the jacket entirely on her own, so I had to call to the school and assure the teacher she had......the teacher knew I did lots of sewing and assumed I had made it. Because the jacket looked so nice, I then made a co-ordinating skirt, slacks and two blouses to complete the set.
That jacket was entered in various shows and she won several prizes, which of course, gave great encouragement and everytime she wore it someone would always stop her and ask how it was made.
All the stop/starting/corners etc were good practice and taught her heaps. Last I checked she still had that jacket, even though it hadn't fitted her for many years, but by that time she had made a pieced, patchwork jacket anyway, besides all her other clothes.
In fact if my memory serves me correctly the Holly Hobby fabric came from Home Yardage, as did the wadding and lining, but that was many years ago and I'm sure the fabric is long out of print, maybe you could find something like that for your DD.......not a jacket, as that might be too daunting, but a vest or shoulder bag, cushion cover for her room etc etc.
Bronwyn ;-)
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You've given me some great ideas to get DD started. I've always taken the view that she is too young to be let loose on a sewing machine because it could be dangerous, but I forget that she would be supervised. Anyway if we stopped our children doing anything dangerous we wouldn't go beyond the front door! Luckily the sewing machine is in our home office, so the first aid kit is close by...
What wonderful site. The fun part will be trying to work out what name these glues go under in Australia.
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The advantage of a handcrank is that the needle only moves when they wind the handle, so it's harder to sew through a finger. It does, however, require a bit more co-ordination. I started on a treadle aged
10 35 yrs ago (before that my legs were too short! lol!), and have only ever once come close to stitching myself - on an industrial about a year ago.A Singer 99 would be a good start - they're easy to thread up and look after, and you can add the motor when she can cope. Alternatively, my little Elna Grasshopper (and the Darling, which is a clone) has a knee-bar control, and there's a little gubbins you can fit ti slow it down. Unfortunately, these are straight-stitch only. If you can get within about 30 miles of Leeds, I've a model 99 she can have, and welcome.
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What a twit - just spotted you're in Oz - sorry!
Viviane, she might surprise you! Good luck
Br> You've given me some great ideas to get DD started. I've always taken the
That gave me a laugh - I don't think I could be much further away! It was a kind offer though. To be expected from someone the same age as me. 1959 was a great vintage!
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