Satin Problems

I love satin PJ's but the seams at the hips are pulling apart They are the right size and not tight so I am guessing it is the type of material they are made of. Can anyone tell me how to repair them so they won't pull apart again.

Thanks for any help

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I suspect the problem is that the satin is unraveling at the edges near the seams.

I would suggest taking apart the seams and reinforcing the fabric with a lightweight bondable (iron-on, non-woven interfacing. Make sure it's light enough that it won't rub or cause discomfort to your skin. Bond a strip to each wrong side of the fabric at the seam, then sew them up again. This will add some stability to the delicate and ravel-prone satin.

-Sanourra

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"bbknox" wrote in message news:d93a9$4b4802f7$451cfb68$ snipped-for-privacy@news.flashnewsgroups.com...

That sounds like "seam slippage". Go to:

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scroll about 3/4 of the way down that page, it gives an illustration.

Satin is notorious for this problem. You may be able to salvage this pair by unpicking the seam, pressing light weight knit fusible interfacing along the seam on wrong side on both the front and back, then stitching again. Use a very short stitch length, 12 to 14 stitches to the inch.

"Not tight" is relative. For woven fabrics, and that includes satin, you really need to provide extra ease. I would estimate at least 4-5" of ease in the hip area.

When you make the next pair, make them a little larger, and cut extra deep seam allowances. It would probably help to sew 1" seams, then stitch again at the 3/4" depth within the seam allowance. Be sure to serge the raw edges. If you don't have a serger, make French seams, but again, be sure to allow a little extra width, deeper (1") seam allowances, and sew the first wrong sides together at the 3/8" line, and the second wrong sides together 5'8" from the folded edge. Use a very short stitch length.

HTH

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BEI Design

Um, my bad. The second seam in a French seam is sewn

*right* sides together, enclosing the first seam.

Here is a link to pictures, except this is for a standard

5/8' seam allowance and you can ignore step 4, because you will want to maintain as much fabric in the seam as possible:
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Or use flat felled seams. Double top stitch rather than single, and tes, cut wider and use small stitches.

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