SILK CURTAINS

Despite being a curtainmaker for a long time, I recently had trouble sewing on 3" pencil pleat heading tape to pure silk embroidered fabric which was also blanket thermal lined. The effect on the right side was that the material was pulling to the one side, along the 3" heading, despite pressing and flattening. Has anyone any ideas on how to stop this happening, please?

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braygirl
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If you are still looking for an answer, I have a few ideas: First, I would pin the tape closely so the fabric does not move underneath. The thickness of your interlining is most likely affecting your ability to keep all the layers flat and even while you are sewing. I have a small drapery business and have been asked quite often to use "bump" interlining on many silks. I actually just purchased a walking foot machine in order to deal with issues like this. The machine feeds evenly top and bottom so nothing shifts as you sew. It is an expense if you aren't looking to purchase any new equipment. The only other solution would be a neat and tight hand-stitch -- that is very time consuming, but if the fabric was costly can be well worth the effort. Take care -- Kristen

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Kristen Ryan

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