nifty tool/idea for turning a casing inside out

Jul 06, 2006 5 Replies

When you make a scrunchie or some such thing, after you stitch the long narrow casing (where elastic goes in) on the wrong side, how to turn it over to the right side? I tried to turn it over bit by bit but there's got to be a better way to do it.



I hope I'm clear.



thanks.



One of these:

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Lay a string inside the casing before sewing the two sides together and attach it to one of the ends....after sewing the casing sides, use the string to help turn it inside-out.

-Irene

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$sessionid$4IEHCBYAABL4CP4SY5NBIHR50LD3OEPO?CATID=82069&PRODID=12100 That's one of the most useful gadgets I've ever bought. Once you have one, you'll find a number of things that they're useful for. I've even used mine to make an eye-splice in some very small diameter marine double braid line. Mostly, I use it for pulling the loose end of a serged seam back into the seam to finish it.

Mike

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$sessionid$4IEHCBYAABL4CP4SY5NBIHR50LD3OEPO?CATID=82069&PRODID=12100>> That's one of the most useful gadgets I've ever bought. Once you > have one, you'll find a number of things that they're useful for. > I've even used mine to make an eye-splice in some very small > diameter marine double braid line.>

I also love the Dritz tool, especially for small tubes, and spaghetti straps. But the long handle on the Dritz Loop Turner makes it a little unwieldy for some jobs. I also have a latch-hook tool which came with my knitting machine, and I use it all the time for pulling serge tails, etc. It's very much like:

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Beverly

I have the loop turner set near the bottom (blue plastic set). It works well for bigger items, but not spagetti straps.

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Giordano

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