Want to make a tunic of fitted or did you break the sleeve? In this case, you will have to enter an elastic band in the product. There are several ways to entertain the gum, the most common we will look at this article.
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If you want to make the bottom of the product elastic, then measure the width of the braid and end the edge of the dress or blouse to the desired width. Do not forget to leave 5 mm about the reserve. Stop the bottom of the product, leaving the 1 cm length of 1 cm. Cut the gum of the required length, and its edge fix the pin. Now skip the braid through the resulting tunnel from the fabric, bending its accordion. When you see a pin on the other side of the hole, witching the edge of the elastic braid and squeeze the unprofitable cut.
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If it is necessary to do the outline of the product elastic, then from the wrong side of the dress or tunics of the storce. In the store of fabrics, get a segment of the desired length and susht it along the edges of the dress. In the center of the braid should remain a tunnel for gum. Then tighten the elastic braid into the scene and seek her edges.
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Need to sew an elastic ribbon to the dress? In this case, you can use the sewing machine. If you do not have it, it will work out to do with your own. To do this, measure the length of the gum, remember, it must be a few centimeters less than the volume of the waist. Now, with the wrong side of the product, draw a soap or a colored chalk line, which will pass the tape. Divide the line to the areas equal to the distance from the thumb to the indicator (span). Stretch the tape and divide it into the same areas. As a result, the segments on the fabric will be longer than on the braid, it should be. Note the rubber band to the fabric it is in the points marked. Thus, the gum will be sewn only in several places. It remains to be searched in the braid in the sites.
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If it is necessary to make the edge of the sleeves elastic, use a rubber thread. It refills in the bobbin, and the edge of the product is touched by a zigzag seam. For this, the usual machine with this seam is suitable. You can handle products by the usual direct seam. The thread-gum is refilled into the bobbin, and the outer seam will be made of ordinary thread.
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If you need to sew a narrow gum, then this can be made with a swallow zigzag. At the same time, the seam does not concern the elastic braid, and is located a few millimeters from it. Draw a line where there is a gum, and attach a braid. Stop the site with a swallow zigzag and turn the braid to the required tension. As a result, you will receive two seams and a gum, not a needle.
While working on the typewriter, try not to get a needle on the delicate rubber bands. Their damage with a long-term sock can cause the loss of the elasticity of the braid. You can not stretch the gum during the usual line, using non-elastic threads. In this case, it can lose flexibility. For thin rubber, use a zigzag seam or a method with a hidden rubber band. To obtain the healthy item, go through a zigzag tissue with an elastic thread.
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