same here - the straight stabilises the bias, so it doesn't stretsh in wear / hanging. do it all the time in linen, and not had a problem. any puckering I sort out by fiddling with the machine tension. In a message dated 28/07/2007 00:10:04 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Message: 11 Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:53:12 -0700 From: "Saragrace Knauf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [h-cost] straight/bias gore question To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I've always been taught to sew straight to bias. I've never had a side "baggy"....I would definitely NOT hang the bias ones! Sg _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume