Thank you for all your advice on linings. I will come back to what I’ve learned in a later post. For now, I’d like to say sometimes I hate sewing!
Do you remember the Crescent Skirt I made? Gosh, I was proud of it. It’s finished neatly inside and out. It fits me perfectly around the waist and it’s roomy enough at the hips. I’ve worn it a few times and it’s soooo comfy. However, I was getting undressed last night and, as I went to hang up my skirt, I noticed a white stripe running down the back seam.
On closer inspection, I found that the seam has been pulled open slightly through wear and this has exposed white threads in the fabric. I was hoping this skirt would be something I could wear time and time again, but I don’t fancy walking around with a white stripe down my derriere. I don’t know what to do to fix the problem.
Waaaaaaaaah! Why is sewing so hard?
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July 5, 2012 at 7:45 pm
Brooke
Don’t give up! Remember this post I wrote a while back (specifically bullet #7). =)
Use a smaller stitch and take your seam in slightly – maybe about an eight of an inch. It’s probably just been rubbed from sitting and standing. Even some ready-to-wear denim has that problem on the seams because of the way the fabric is woven.
July 5, 2012 at 8:44 pm
agirlinwinter
Awesome advice, thanks! Just done as you suggested and it has solved the problem. If I wanted to sew another skirt from the remains of the denim, should I sew the seams with a smaller stitch length to prevent the problem from occurring in the first place? I’m going to print out that blog post and put it above my sewing machine when I get a proper sewing room
July 5, 2012 at 10:49 pm
Brooke
Yay – so glad it was an easy fix! A smaller stitch might help all around – some denim has a looser weave. Try making a couple small samples and then tug & pull on the seams of the samples to better understand how the fabric might behave with the abuse of wearing. =)