Skills: following a pattern; applique; handsewing on buttons and decorations; seams; hems;
finishing fabric edges.
Not exact matches
* Serging: One of many ways to
finish the raw
edge of the
fabric.
Wash the
fabric, iron, then cut in squares (again, using an existing napkin as a template), and use fusible hemming tape to create
finished no - sew
edges.
Beaded fringe is a decorative border made of beads that is added to
finish the
edge of beadwork,
fabric, or leather accessories.
Kwik Sew patterns often call for a serger (apparently) as they are often made for knit
fabrics, but this pattern only included instructions to overcast stitch the
edge of the
fabric to
finish it.
It's a crib blanket made from 100 % chenille
fabric and is
finished nicely with a silky border around the
edge.
If you enjoy sewing, one of the simplest methods to make your own wrapping cloth is to buy some
fabric in a design you like, cut it into a square, and
finish the
edges (just like how I made our reusable cloth napkins for the kids» lunches).
No matter what material the toy is made from - wood, metal, plastic, or
fabric - it should be durable and
finished without sharp
edges, long strings or cords, and void of choking hazards.
We each made two bibs, the first we both put biased tape around to
finish the
edges, but with the second I chose to pink the
edges of our
fabric and then trim to vinyl just outside the pinked
edges after sewn (don't pink the vinyl or you will end up with a very uncomfortable bib).
The
edges are
finished with either a row of pin tucks, embroidery and gota or simply by placing a boundary of daryai - stiffened
fabric.
VERY GOOD question Gwen, both
fabrics can be especially fussy so I recommend hand washing or dry clean; useless you choose to use different
fabrics and
finish the
edges of the circles.
It's super simple and there are only a few basic steps — I took the sequin
fabric, made sure it was the right length and width for my body,
finished the
edges with instant bonding tape, then added velvet ribbon to tie in a bow at the back and finally snap buttons so it all stayed in place nicely.
After I
finished ironing all my pieces, the only thing left to do was to clean up the
edges with a sharp pair of
fabric scissors.
And then a small strip of
fabric is then attached without
finishing the raw
edges.
Your choice of
fabric is perfect and I really like how you
finish all the
edges off wonderfully.
I was thinking of
finishing the
edges with a thin strip of
fabric like piping:)
The interior lining is
fabric (as described), but comes completely to the
edge - there is no leather border, which would be more of a
finished look.
Since I wanted to
finish the runner before my kids came home from school, I used
fabric glue to glue decorative ribbon trim along the long inside
edges of my runner and to add some decorative felt craft buttons to the center.
Slot seam allowances usually have to be widened (and adjusted if the slot seam is spread), because not only will they be topstitched away from the center, but there has to be enough
fabric to
finish off the seam allowances cleanly, usually in tandem with the
edges of the underlay, by serging or machine - overcasting.
I decided to leave the fringe that was on the salvage
edge of
fabric as the «
finished»
edge.
To
finish off the coasters I sewed them (right sides together) to some matching 4.5» x 5.5»
fabric scraps leaving a small gap for turning, then top stitched around the
edge.
Iron on the adhesive or apply
fabric glue to the wrong side of
fabric, then fold and press to create
finished edges.
I then trimmed off any access and neatly folded about a quarter of an inch of the overlapping
fabric to make a nice
finished edge and secured it with a bead of hot glue.
Stylist's tips A satin -
finish fabric for the leading
edge gives it even more attention - grabbing shimmer.
Push the wire back through the larger bead, bring the beads up to the
edge of the
fabric, re-thread the needle and
finish with a couple of neat stitches.
You are going to start off by taking 2 strips of different colors and place right sides together and stitch along the top (you can
finish each
edge with a Serged or Zig Zag stitch as you go or when you have attached all the strips of
fabric together).
Use a
finished edge of the burlap as the bottom
edge of your piece of
fabric.
The technique involves battening the walls, applying soft padding called bump to support the
fabric, seaming the
fabric widths to size, tacking them to the battens to keep the
fabric taut, and
finishing the
edges with piping or trimming.
Use spray adhesive to secure the
fabric inplace, turning under the top and bottom
edges for a neat
finish.
Match a traditional botanical wallpaper and
fabric, and add a plain leading
edge fabric as a smart
finish to the curtains.