SEWING ZIP
For furnishing items, there
will be considerable sera cover, for example, and nylon covers. To center the
zip, as 01 boxed cushion, tack the seam a Pin the zip in place, face down of
the seam, and machine Unpick the tacking stitches.
To side and top stitch to
secure and! If the zip is enclosed, before stitch the zip tapes at the top of
it by hand and sew across both en when the zip is in place.
INVISIBLE ZIP
To insert a zip along a
piped seal stitching is to be seen on the fi open the zip and place the down
against the piping or away edge. Sew the zip tape to the se with the zipper
foot about 3111 the teeth. Close the zip and open allowance on the other piece
0 the folded edge against the teeth pin. Sew 3 mm from the sew across the end
of the zip to it, if you are inserting a zip in she, a nap fabric such as
velvet, sew using a prick stitch.
For a lapped zip, use the
same adjust stitching position as showing
FRILLS Ruffles or frills are
used on cushions, curtains, bed drapes and loose covers. A single frill needs
hemming or binding, whereas a double frill is a piece of fabric folded along
its length and the right side of the fabric shows all the time. A single frill
is preferable if you are using bulky fabrics. Calculate the depth of frill and
either add allowances for a double hem and the gathered edge seam or double the
required depth and seam allowance for a double frill.
Decide on the effect you
want, then measure up for the length of the frill: one and a half to three
times the length of the finished edge fullness. Sew two lines of gathering
stitch and gather up the fullness to fit the edge. Pin and stitch in place -
around the edge of a hem, for example, or inserted into a seam. For a frilled
edge to a round cushion, join the fabric strip into a circle, gather and
distribute the gathers evenly around the cushion piece. A double frill can be
bound on the outside edge and the folded edge overlapped on to the cushion or
curtain fabric. This frill can be applied after the rest of the sewing IS
completed.
A pleated frill gives a
crisp finish. To calculate the fabric length needed for the frill, measure
around the cushion piece or along the curtain edge and multiply by three for
the frill length. Include seam allowances for any joins. The frill can be
hemmed or double. Mark the fabric length into 3 cm (1 * in) sections along its
length. Make 6 cm (2 in) pleats and pin. Tack across the top of the
pleats. Apply the frill as before.
