When you do a patchwork dress do you serge the patchwork seams or not? Should I... I know this would prevent fraying, but....
i have a serger but it isnt working correctly so i stich everything twice with a zig zag and i stitch it once with a straight seam.............. havent had anything fall apart yet!!!!!!!!
Thanks funky... I was just wondering. I am getting ready to make my first patchwork dress. I have access to a serger but it scared the crap out of me... lol. I will try zigzaging the edges unstead. I didn't even think of that. lol
I serge and usually straight stitch everything too. Especially if I am selling it. The zig zag will make it last too. That is how I used to make my clothes before I got my serger. Make sure to show us some pics when you are finished!
mos def. plainjane bout the serger for selling, it is nice to serge clothing you wish to sell and they will hold together forever and ever. i havent had anything zigzagged fall apart on me yet but customers do like to see those serged seams =)
I was thinking about this lastnight as I was finishing up a pair of pants. I dont have a serger, and all the inside edges of my pants are raw. They aren't all nicely folded over and professional looking. The only parts that look good from the inside are the waist and cuffs. These pants are just for me anyway. But If i was Planning on making a peice to sell, would that be ok? to do a double stitch and then just leave the raw edge on the inside seams? My first sewing machine had a stitch that kinda did the edges nicely, but since that one bummed out on me and I got a new one for christmas that doesn't have that stitch.
No not for sale. I wouldnt find it acceptable if I was a stranger and paying money for it, especially if I bought something and later found out that its seams were raw. Really, your work is fabulous, and if you were wanting to sell it, surely you can see that its worth making it as durable as it is beautiful. The other thing is, is that you cannot guaruntee that other people will treat your garnments as well as you do and therefore, what may work for you will not work for them
yeah thats true. I want to make sure its of the best quality before I sell. I wanna have a good rep. So next time, I won't worry about the little extra time it will take me to make all the inside seams clean and tidy, AND double stitced. But i can't wait to show you guys the three newst items to my collection. *a purple velvet funky flower top *pink and charcoal cord, psychedelic flower pants *and my burgundy/pink/white striped karma pants. My mom just gave me a digital camera. But I have to play around with it some more to get exactly how to use it, but i'll get pix up asap.
if you let the customer know ahead of time that the seams are not serged i see no problem with it, as long as you know they will not come un-done! i wont sell anything that i think isnt gonna last!
I would say if you have access to a serger use it .... Its not that different from a sewing machine... Just hope it doesnt come unthreaded.. pain in the ass to rethread a serger... but use it if you can... Zig zag should hold but wount look nearly as nice as a serged edges... Well you could make it look as nice if you felt like taking the time to trim it all down nicely afterwards... but if you have access why not just use the serger Try it... its easy
depending on what it is, some things you can trim the raw edges with zig-zag cutting scissors--depends on the fabric and item...
The main thing about having raw seams is that after you wash them a few times they start to fray on the inside & you will have a bunch of strings hanging all over. Zig Zag stitch is fine, but sergers are not as intimidating as they first seem. I love mine & am so glad I bought it.
Well I tried practising on the serger the other night. I serged the raw edges of the fabric I just bought so that I could wash them... It wasn't as bad as I thought. I was just intimidated because it goes so fast. I am used to sewing on my machine where I can vary the speed depending on how comforatable I am. But the serger wasn't so bad... and it went really quickly. I serged 2 ends of 6 fabrics. So I will practise a little more with it and hopefully it will become my best friend. I have 2 dresses to make this month. One for me and one for my stepmom. I definately am using the serger for the one for my stepmom.
it sew the fabric and finishes the edges in one step. It also trims the ecsess seam allowenc, and can use up to 5 spools of thread-depending on what kind you get. I have one that uses 4, there are ones that use only 2 or 3.
