[Nfb-krafters-korner] Want To Know Wednesday 5/7/17

[Nella Foster]

I remember learning that technique in home ec years and years ago.

Nella

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When I made a gathered skirt, I sewed two parallel lines, pulled each thread
until it was pulled together to the desired size.  Then I sewed between the
two threads to hold the gathering in place.  Finally, I pulled out the
threads I pulled to gather the material.

Bernice

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For me, it'll be more fun answering the terms than sewing!  <g<  So here
goes:

What does baste or tack mean?
When you baste, you sometimes baste when you're going to sew seams later, to
give a guide.  You basically sew small stitches from one end of the seam to
the other.  Or is it when you just pin from one end to the other to give a
guide?  
  
 What does darning mean?
Darning means to repair items--such as clothing--as in fix tears, rips, etc.
You can also hem, as in take out a hem and make pants shorter or add a hem
and make them longer, or take up a seam to make something fit tighter;
loosen to make something fit if someone gains weight, etc.

 Explain the term gathering.
I know what gathering means but not sure I can explain.  You can gather in
preparation for pleating and things like that.  My mom has done it but I
can't explain it.

 What is a hem?
A hem is usually (but not always) at the bottom of a pair of pants, dress,
skirt, whatever.  It finishes off a garment by having a small part of the
garment "turned under" and it can be taken out to add more of a hem or less
of a hem.  You can also find hems other places--like on pockets, turned
under for a neckbland, etc.

 Describe a seam.
A seam is usually a long area between two pieces of something that were sewn
together.  Two pieces of something are joined together to make the seam.
Different kinds of stitches can be used to sew the seam.  You can baste and
pin across the seam to give a guide or you can just sew across using all
sorts of stitches like the whip stitch, etc.

Do you know what the words selvage means?
Selvedge is the edge of a garment--if I remember correctly.

I'm just guessing and sure could be wrong.

What's kind of funny is that my mom could usually give me all the
answers!!!!!  She used to sew for the public and also worked in sewing
plants.  She could do anything!  However, she's very ill and in the hospital
and undergoing a colonoscopy today but it'll be interesting to ask her how
many I got wrong.  <g<  She tried hard to teach me but I never got up to her
standards; she did beautiful work.  I learned a lot from just watching her
though.

Deb B.
  




Feel free to try to answer some or all of these and please share your
answers.  I promise, it will be fun.

 

Nella

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