Interesting! I wonder if the problem I'm thinking of was originally a result of inexperienced sewing, which I misinterpreted as fabric properties. It's the sort of thing that I did years and years ago, thought "huh, doesn't work" and changed methods.
With three responses that I'm interpreting as "go ahead!" and none against, I guess I'll just get sewing! Thank you! Emma Quoting Brangwyne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Same here, although occasionally I'll hand baste the buggers in first > eliminating the "travel" that happens with pinning the seam and then > sewing with machine. > > Starr > > > At 07:17 PM 7/27/2007, you wrote: > > > >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 > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > http://anvil.unl.edu/emma http://HelixHandworks.etsy.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume