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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
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org> on behalf of Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 21, 2026 6:37 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'List for Blind Crafters and Artists' <nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> carcione@access.net <carcione@access.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Sewing stretchy fabric</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi Becky.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><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 theres nothing on one side for the seam thread to hold on to.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Otherwise, Im not sure what to tell you.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tracy</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org>
<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' <nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Becky Frankeberger <b.butterfly@comcast.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Hand sewing chat/class</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><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></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you for the help </span>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Becky</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><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></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Cindy has slots available in the September chat schedule for a class or 2 on hand sewing.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><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></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Is there interest in any of these things? If so, which ones?</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tracy</span></p>
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