|
|
Post by halay on Mar 20, 2014 4:55:11 GMT
Yesterday I made a scarf where I tried to combine two fabrics: viscose on the ends and polyester chiffon in the middle. Viscose felted in perfectly, while I have a disaster on the edges of polyester - they material did not felt in in  What shall I do to save the scarf? I was thinking of cutting off the sticking out material and hem the edges it with sewing machine, or perhaps by hand? Any advice would be most welcome. |
|
|
|
Post by zed on Mar 20, 2014 9:45:52 GMT
I don't tend to make scarves, but when this has happened for me, I've just found a way to use the felt where those edges would be sewn, as an edge of a notebook or bag.
If it isn't thick enough for that, some needling wool on the edges and re-wetting/felting the edges could help.
Making a 'feature' of them by decorative stitching just inside and leaving an inch or so of ruffly edges, could work?
|
|
|
|
Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Mar 20, 2014 13:03:56 GMT
Halay, although I have never tried to felt synthetic fabrics, I have had the "sticking out material" you mentioned when felting wool with embellishments like hemp fibers and unknown animal fibers. Needle-felting those materials could solve the problem, but unsure about doing that with synthetics. On the edges, I would opt for sewing by hand, rather than machine, to stay with the handmade look.
|
|
|
|
Post by Shepherdess on Mar 20, 2014 13:31:02 GMT
No a fix for this one but usually I fold a little bit of wool around the edges to trap the raw edge.
|
|
|
|
Post by Pandagirl on Mar 20, 2014 14:14:23 GMT
I tend to agree with Ann, a combination if needle felting and rewetting and felting the edges again. You may even get a little ruffle if you extend the wool beyond the fabric perpendicular (facing out along the edge) ot the length on both sides. If that doesn't work you can always cut it off. Good luck!
|
|
|
|
Post by halay on Mar 20, 2014 15:07:39 GMT
Thank you girls for all your advice. I'll put my scarf aside for a while and then decide.
|
|
|
|
Post by MTRuth on Mar 20, 2014 18:07:58 GMT
Do you have a serger machine? In one step, you could serge near the edge and cut off the unwanted portion. That would be the easiest thing to do without spending a lot more time on it. I don't have a serger but always thought it would be useful.
|
|
|
|
Post by halay on Mar 20, 2014 19:38:51 GMT
I don't have a serger machine but know someone who has it. This is also one option, thanks, Ruth.
|
|
What shall I do to save the scarf? I was thinking of cutting off the sticking out material and hem the edges it with sewing machine, or perhaps by hand? Any advice would be most welcome.
