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I made one yesterday and didn't clip the selvage. After it was washed and
dried you couldn't tell. In fact on the back of the scarf the material got wrinkled when I was sewing - it made it a little harder to do the cutting but made no difference in the finished scarf. If you follow the instructions you'll get chenille fringe, which looks kind of like baby dreds. -- Bonnie NJ "Roberta Zollner" wrote in message ... What a great idea! You'd probably want to trim off the selvedge first. Wonder what it would look like to slip in some straight-grain rectangles at each end to make fringe? Roberta in D "Julia in MN" schrieb im Newsbeitrag news I hope this makes sense: I bought 1.5 yards of fabric for one scarf, which gave me a piece about 45" square. I folded it in half diagonally and cut 3" from the fold, to give a 6" bias strip. Then I cut more 6" strips and layered them, one on top of the other. The middle strip should be about 1/2" longer on each end; this makes it easier to make sure you cut only the 2 outer layers on each side. I made mine as long as the first strip of fabric. The outer 2 layers can be "pieced" by laying strips end-to-end; it won't be noticeable after they are cut. I marked a line down the center the length of the strips. I stitched the marked line and then used my presser foot as a guide to stitch 3/8" or so from the previous sewn line until the strips were stitched all the way across. I used my Fiskars spring-loaded shears to cut between the rows of stitching on the two outside layers on both sides. The tips of that shears are a bit rounded; I don't think something with sharp pointed tips would work as well. You could also use one of those rotary cutters made for cutting chenille. I trimmed the ends so all the strips were the same length. On one, I cut the ends straight and stitched about 1/2" from the end. On another, I cut the ends in a v-shape, stitched about 1" from the end, and cut the middle layer between the stitching to make a fringe. Then I washed them in the washer and dried them in the dryer. I put a couple of old bath towels in with them, and used hot water and a hot dryer so that they would shrink a bit and fluff up. They didn't leave a lot of lint in the washer, but they did leave a lot in the dryer; I emptied the lint filter about half-way through the dryer cycle. Nancy recommended a book called Sew Chic Chenille: https://www.nancysnotions.com/NNVia/index.jsp One thing she emphasized was that the stitching had to be on the bias; if the pieces were cut on the bias, the stitching could be parallel to the edges; if they are cut on the straight grain, the stitching must be at a 45-degree angle to the edges. I suspect that a scarf will drape better if made from a bias strip. She also showed making chenille for a jacket and making a chenille baby blanket. More detail on all the projects is in the book. Julia in MN -- This message has been scanned for viruses by Norton Anti-Virus http://webpages.charter.net/jaccola/ |
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Thank you so much Julia. It makes a lot of sense and I want to
try this! PAT in VA/USA Julia in MN wrote: I hope this makes sense: I bought 1.5 yards of fabric for one scarf, which gave me a piece about 45" square. I folded it in half diagonally and cut 3" from the fold, to give a 6" bias strip. Then I cut more 6" strips and layered them, one on top of the other. The middle strip should be about 1/2" longer on each end; this makes it easier to make sure you cut only the 2 outer layers on each side. I made mine as long as the first strip of fabric. The outer 2 layers can be "pieced" by laying strips end-to-end; it won't be noticeable after they are cut. I marked a line down the center the length of the strips. I stitched the marked line and then used my presser foot as a guide to stitch 3/8" or so from the previous sewn line until the strips were stitched all the way across. I used my Fiskars spring-loaded shears to cut between the rows of stitching on the two outside layers on both sides. The tips of that shears are a bit rounded; I don't think something with sharp pointed tips would work as well. You could also use one of those rotary cutters made for cutting chenille. I trimmed the ends so all the strips were the same length. On one, I cut the ends straight and stitched about 1/2" from the end. On another, I cut the ends in a v-shape, stitched about 1" from the end, and cut the middle layer between the stitching to make a fringe. Then I washed them in the washer and dried them in the dryer. I put a couple of old bath towels in with them, and used hot water and a hot dryer so that they would shrink a bit and fluff up. They didn't leave a lot of lint in the washer, but they did leave a lot in the dryer; I emptied the lint filter about half-way through the dryer cycle. Nancy recommended a book called Sew Chic Chenille: https://www.nancysnotions.com/NNVia/index.jsp One thing she emphasized was that the stitching had to be on the bias; if the pieces were cut on the bias, the stitching could be parallel to the edges; if they are cut on the straight grain, the stitching must be at a 45-degree angle to the edges. I suspect that a scarf will drape better if made from a bias strip. She also showed making chenille for a jacket and making a chenille baby blanket. More detail on all the projects is in the book. Julia in MN |
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