Friday, February 23, 2007
Heartbreaking question
I have finally made my first heartbreakingly cute kimono and guess what? It's heartbreakingly cute! I have a question on the ties. How did you attach them? Was I supposed to sew them in before I sewed up the side seam? Also, I remember seeing some kimonos with ribbon laced through the yarn overs on the front - how were the ends (by the neck) attached? Thanks!
Comments:
<< Home
I assume you are using ribbon ties? If so, I would have sandwhiched the side ribbon between the side seams and then sew the other ribbon to the wrong side of the triangle. But since I assume you have also seamed the sweater already, I think it would be fine to just stitch the side ribbon close to the side. I elected to do icord ties and just picked up four stitches on the side and corner. I also did smaller crochet ties on the inside to hold everything in place.
OOPs, I forgot the other question. If you made eyelet with yos then just thread the ribbon in and out of the holes. I liked the person who carried the ribbon across the neck (tacking it along) which I think gave it a more finished look. Then of course with the ends you will want to fold over on itself to hide raw edges and sew to bottom edges of sweater.
This is so terrific!
This was the very question I needed to ask -- I am almost at the 'attach ties' point -- and voila! here you are answering me.
Thanks all...
Post a Comment
This was the very question I needed to ask -- I am almost at the 'attach ties' point -- and voila! here you are answering me.
Thanks all...
<< Home