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Satin Stitches on Lycra fabric

Hello

I am in need of help. I have a customer who is a member of a rock group and needs some satin stitches (to look like Frankenstein) on top of lycra sport type pants (close fitting). I have tried everything that I know and am not having any luck. I know it can be done because he has a pair of pants that a quilter did for him in New Jersey. No matter what I try the fabric waves. I''m using a 10 ball point needle; I have lessened the presser foot tension; I've tried tear away and water soluable stabilizers. I've tried different widths of zigzag along with decreasing the desnity of the stitch. I've tried not stretching the fabric and stretching the fabric as I sew. No matter what it ripples.

We have a month to either find someone who can do this or someone who can tell me what I may be doing wrong. I'm in Vegas. Thanks.

Linda

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romanyroamer

What about putting a layer of water soluble stabilizer on top of the fabric, where you'll be stitching, as well as using regular stabilizer on the backside? Or maybe you've tried that already...

Doreen > Hello

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Doreen

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Cynthia Spilsted

Long shot suggestion

Try a layer of the no show nylon mesh stabilizer on the backside It is made in blk wht and beige It is very strong

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Fred Lebow

On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 20:49:29 -0500, romanyroamer wrote (in article ):

I'd also consider a cutaway stabilizer instead of wash away or tear away.

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Maureen Wozniak

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