Polyester crinkle cloth

How to hem? I took in the project from a neighbor. She wants a polyester crinkle cloth (sort of like gauze) hemmed up about 3.25". At first, I thought I would hem it by hand and "press" it by hand as I went. But now, I think I should cut off about 2.5" of it, then turn it up .25", and then another .5". Any comments of past experiences, or suggestions are welcome! THANKS!

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cactus8sew-er
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Forgot to say, it's a dress!

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cactus8sew-er

I narrow 1/4" to 3/8" twice-turned hem should work. Hemming by hand should give a good result, although machine hem is probably Ok, too. Cut off the excess and test both ways? If this is a "broom-stick" type of skirt, you should be able to produce the wrinkled finish by dampening the finished hem and crumpling it up (accordion pleat it and squash tightly), then securing until dry with rubber bands.

There is an interesting technique at the bottom of this page for maintaining the crinkles:

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my experience though, "crinkle" cloth is usually 100% cotton.

Beverly

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Result: Here's what I did: I measured 3.5" from my sewing needle (the amount I actually needed to cut off) and put a piece of masking tape on my machine. I then sewed a line of "stay-stitching" in a shallow zigzag stitch along that line. I then trimmed the unneeded fabric from the dress, cutting along my stitched line. I then turned that up 1/4" and then turned that line up another 3/8 to 1/2 inch. Only problem: matching the front hems as this dress buttoned down the front. UGH! Good thing patience is a virtue, as I carefully removed stitching back up to a point where I could ease the hem up to match both fronts. (NOTE TO SELF: Next time, match fronts before stitching final hem.) After messing around with that for two or three tries, I finally was pleased with the result. I spritzed the hem and scrunched it all around, and it dried overnight and looked great and my neighbor was pleased with the result! Hope this saves someone else some time and trouble!

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P.S. This was 100% Rayon crinkle cloth, sort of gauze-like, and once spritzed, it held its crinkles and dried well, looking like new along the hemmed edge, and my neighbor was pleased!

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