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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Oopse, did that wrong. I did the long stiches then went back down and went between the first stiches. They are pretty loose, which explains the gappy stitches. This is on the inside, but still I would like to learn to sew it up strong.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Should I take it out and do the stitches as you say.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Becky green Horne sewer <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ramona Walhof via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 21, 2026 8:12 PM<br><b>To:</b> List for Blind Crafters and Artists <nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Ramona Walhof <walhoframona@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Sewing stretchy fabric<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Becky, do you want the seam to stretch along with the fabric? You have to determine where the seam was and pin or baste along that line. Then sew along that line using medium sized stitches. Each time you take a stitch, go back half the way so you are overlapping the stitches to keep the stretch. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Ramona<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></div><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> on behalf of Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 21, 2026 6:37 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'List for Blind Crafters and Artists' <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:carcione@access.net">carcione@access.net</a> <<a href="mailto:carcione@access.net">carcione@access.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Sewing stretchy fabric</span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hi Becky.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Is there fabric on both sides of the seam? Sometimes, the outer edge of the fabric turns into loose threads, and then there’s nothing on one side for the seam thread to hold on to.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Otherwise, I’m not sure what to tell you.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Tracy</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=xmsonormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Becky Frankeberger via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 21, 2026 10:54 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'List for Blind Crafters and Artists' <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Becky Frankeberger <<a href="mailto:b.butterfly@comcast.net">b.butterfly@comcast.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Hand sewing chat/class</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Great, how do I sew stretchy material together. It looks to me like the sceme just let go and the thread is still attached, but not to both sides of this hole. Is there some special type of thread or sewing technique I need to sew this sceme closed?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Thank you for the help </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Becky</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=xmsonormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 21, 2026 5:14 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'List for Blind Crafters and Artists' <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:carcione@access.net">carcione@access.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Hand sewing chat/class</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Cindy has slots available in the September chat schedule for a class or 2 on hand sewing.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I can teach how to thread a needle, sew a seam or hem, how to sew on a patch or apliqu, and, if people want, how to sew on a button. I taught buttons before, but it was a couple years ago.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Is there interest in any of these things? If so, which ones?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Tracy</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>