Voile...

[lucysmam]

the work of the Devil today.

The End!

Maybe a picture - then Voila

No picture! I was trial-running a set in sleeve with french seams...it did not go well & went in the bin in a sorry state Good job I bought 3m of the stuff!

Why don't you try a bound seam lucysmam. I was thinking about how unstable voile is compared to a good cotton. Might make it easier if you used a narrow binding on the inside.

I'll google and have a look, never done that before. Just normal satin bias binding? I think I have about 6m of that in my box from dd's Narnia dress.

(I used to only do sleeves if I absolutely had to )

I have two different voiles. One is a "sugarpuff" voile and looks quite like sparkly organza, the other is just plain white that was intended for a curtain ish thing but never got used.

I think the plain is slightly denser than the sparkly stuff so might have a go with that tomorrow.

I thought of you earlier tonight when I tried (unsuccessfully) to sew a rolled hem on a piece of voile for a cape. I think that the stability of it would make the french seams on the sleeves a nightmare. Whereas my cottons never move, not even a fraction of an inch.

Me too, only did sleeves if I had to, but ... and I will say the word ham again here - makes all the difference, shame you are so far from me, I could have donated a bag of (clean) horse shavings for a free ham.

Yes, I would just do ordinary satin binding if it is narrow enough. It is very easy to make your own too, well, in cotton and non slippery fabrics - have never made it in satin.

Voile really is vile stuff imo, I use it, and cheap satins for costumes and they are both a royal pita compared to 'normal' fabrics.

The shoulder seams went together fine as French seams. I had to turn the wheel by hand to keep it from being pulled to the left but they looked nice on my trial run (I stitched them down as well after deciding they looked too bulky left to their own devices).

I wonder if I struggled because of the curve weakening the weave maybe.

I've never made my own bias binding, I have bias binding measure/maker thingys in my amazon wishlist though for one day

I don't find the cheap satin tooo bad, although it was an eye opener how very light they are compared to what I was used to using.

I rooted out some old college work that I lined with a really heavy red satin just to check I hadn't imagined it being so heavyweight 15 years ago.

bee-inspired.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/bias-tape-tutorial-without-bias-tape.html

You don't need a binding maker, Google ironing board method of making bias binding or something similar. I found the one above just now when I searched for you - loads come up.

Clever! I wonder what I have that I could try it on. I'll have a root in the morning and see. I think the only other thing I have in white is taffeta (I have boat loads of bloody white taffeta )

1.5cm is going to be quite big and bulky with binding isn't it. If I reduce it to .5 after sewing & then bind, it should be small and neat...she says We'll see in the morning.