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I have a custom made you-beaut specialist tool for this (I use it when
I'm making scrunchies en masse for school fundraisers). It's just a wire coathanger straightened out and then bent in half with a very sharp bend. You insert the 'bent end' all the way up the tube of fabric and then either run a gathering stitch around the end of the tube and stitch it to the hanger or just safety pin the fabric on and pull it (the hanger) back again. Works like a charm, even for very narrow openings. I got heartily *sick* of edging safety pins up rouleaux and find this method is great for turning tubes in two easy steps! HTH ;-D -- Trish {|:-} Newcastle, Australia |
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"Doreen" wrote in message k.net... For someone who sews a lot, I think it would be well worth $24.00. The teeny tube will easily do really skinny spaghetti straps, and the other sizes work for almost anything else that needs turning. You can also use them to make filled cord. I have a great tool, not sure what its proper name is, but it is a 14" long length of strong, flat, rigid 1/16" metal with a *latch-hook* on one end and a loop on the other. On almost any turning job I have ever come across, I just feed the latch-hook end through the sewn strap-belt-loop-whatever, catch the latch through the fabric, and gently pull. When I first learned to sew, mumble years ago, the method I was taught was to sew the mid-point of a piece of string at the end, sew the rest of the seam, and then try to pull the string though (which left a length of string inside the strap if you wanted it like that). Way too often the string broke loose, or it was just plain impossible to pull right-side-out. Plus, you then had this piece of string sewn into what should have been a finished end. Bleagh! I like the latch-hook gizmo much better. And, you can release the hook to withdraw it, if you are turning a strap which you've sewn shut on one end, too. But I'll probably take a look at the Fasturn thingie, too, thanks. -- Beverly delete nospam and .invalid to reply |
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TammyM wrote:
Elizabeth Young wrote: : TammyM wrote: : I haven't sewed in ages. I'm making a simple vest (waistcoat, if'n you're : from the UK), with back ties. I just stitched the ties, and the : instructions say to turn right side out. I seem to remember there's a : trick for this, and possibly even a special tool. I ain't got the tool, : so can anyone tell me the trick? Other than employing tinier fingers than : mine, that is! I'm getting nowhere other than frustrated right now... : I know from reading the other responses that it is too late for this : project, but there will be other projects in the future. : I like to sew a piece of string into the end seam of the tube, a piece : long enough to stick out of the tube. Fold the string into the tube, sew : the seams, grab the end of the string and use it to invert the tube. : Then I carefully cut the string off. Oh, it's not too late! Ah, forgot to say - that I cut the whole end including string off (gives you an openended tube if that's what you want) or you leave the string in and just deal with it. sheesh I even manage to confuse myself many times. liz young in sunny california |
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have you tried using the eraser end of a pencil to use as a turning rod.
-- http://community.webshots.com/user/snigdibbly SNIGDIBBLY ~e~ " / \ http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/snigdibbly. http://www.ebaystores.com/snigdibbly...ox&refid=store "TammyM" wrote in message ... I haven't sewed in ages. I'm making a simple vest (waistcoat, if'n you're from the UK), with back ties. I just stitched the ties, and the instructions say to turn right side out. I seem to remember there's a trick for this, and possibly even a special tool. I ain't got the tool, so can anyone tell me the trick? Other than employing tinier fingers than mine, that is! I'm getting nowhere other than frustrated right now... But it's nice to be sewing again :-) Tia, Tammy |
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In article , BEI Design of uttered
I have a great tool, not sure what its proper name is, but it is a 14" long length of strong, flat, rigid 1/16" metal with a *latch-hook* on one end and a loop on the other. On almost any turning job I have ever come across, I just feed the latch-hook end through the sewn strap-belt-loop-whatever, catch the latch through the fabric, and gently pull. It's a rouleau loop turner. And if you spot where mine's got to, could you let me know? -- AJH alpha dot hotel echo yankee whisky oscar oscar delta at tango echo sierra charlie oscar dot november echo tango |
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She who would like to be obeyed once every Preston Guild
wrote in : In article , BEI Design of uttered I have a great tool, not sure what its proper name is, but it is a 14" long length of strong, flat, rigid 1/16" metal with a *latch-hook* on one end and a loop on the other. On almost any turning job I have ever come across, I just feed the latch-hook end through the sewn strap-belt-loop-whatever, catch the latch through the fabric, and gently pull. It's a rouleau loop turner. And if you spot where mine's got to, could you let me know? just buy a new one & you'll not only find your missing one, but it'll probably brought along a friend or relative... last summer i couldn't find my tape measure *anywhere* (mind you, i have a 4 year old. i *have* to look everywhere!)... so i bought a new one. as soon as i got it home i found my tape measure, plus 5 *more* tape measures... i now have 3 yellow, 2 white & a blue tape measures (oh & a llama weight tape, which is a tape measure with average weight for the girth printed on it) lee found the pinking shears without buying a new pair though |
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