http://www.oliverands.com/blog/2008/08/hem-facing.html The Oliver + S blog Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:38:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.oliverands.com/blog/2008/08/hem-facing.html/comment-page-1#comment-2391 Liesl Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:09:17 +0000 http://oliverands.com/blog/2008/08/hem-facing/#comment-2391 Sarah, you can use the outside facing technique to finish the Lazy Days skirt, too. It adds great contrast, doesn't it? Thanks for commenting, and your little Easter dress is darling. Sarah, you can use the outside facing technique to finish the Lazy Days skirt, too. It adds great contrast, doesn’t it? Thanks for commenting, and your little Easter dress is darling.

]]> http://www.oliverands.com/blog/2008/08/hem-facing.html/comment-page-1#comment-2388 Sarah Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:02:01 +0000 http://oliverands.com/blog/2008/08/hem-facing/#comment-2388 I love this technique, because it is so difficult to get an eased hem to lay totally flat without any puckering. Just wanted to mention that I made a dress a couple of years ago where the hem facing was sewn to the OUTSIDE of the dress, making it a contrasting band around the bottom of the dress. http://www.aureliamarie.com/2009/04/easter-sunday.html The technique is just the same, only flipped to the outside rather than inside. Such great attention to detail in your patterns! I love this technique, because it is so difficult to get an eased hem to lay totally flat without any puckering. Just wanted to mention that I made a dress a couple of years ago where the hem facing was sewn to the OUTSIDE of the dress, making it a contrasting band around the bottom of the dress. http://www.aureliamarie.com/2009/04/easter-sunday.html
The technique is just the same, only flipped to the outside rather than inside. Such great attention to detail in your patterns!

]]> http://www.oliverands.com/blog/2008/08/hem-facing.html/comment-page-1#comment-2230 Todd Sun, 23 May 2010 11:35:29 +0000 http://oliverands.com/blog/2008/08/hem-facing/#comment-2230 Mary Anne, you might get a better response if you post this question to the discussion forums section of the website. Mary Anne, you might get a better response if you post this question to the discussion forums section of the website.

]]> http://www.oliverands.com/blog/2008/08/hem-facing.html/comment-page-1#comment-2220 Mary Anne Tyson Sat, 22 May 2010 15:42:55 +0000 http://oliverands.com/blog/2008/08/hem-facing/#comment-2220 I am making your Birthday Party dress and cannot get the hem facing to fit the bottom of dress. SEW frustrating!!!! The side seams will not meet as the pattern shows. What am I doing wrong??? Help please. Many Thanks I am making your Birthday Party dress and cannot get the hem facing to fit the bottom of dress. SEW frustrating!!!! The side seams will not meet as the pattern shows. What am I doing wrong??? Help please. Many Thanks

]]> http://www.oliverands.com/blog/2008/08/hem-facing.html/comment-page-1#comment-1126 Liesl Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:24:07 +0000 http://oliverands.com/blog/2008/08/hem-facing/#comment-1126 Our hem facings are pattern pieces provided in the pattern envelope, and they're cut from fabric. A ribbon would not have the same contour shape as the hem or the hem facing, so it would not give the same result as you see in this example. Our hem facings are pattern pieces provided in the pattern envelope, and they’re cut from fabric. A ribbon would not have the same contour shape as the hem or the hem facing, so it would not give the same result as you see in this example.

]]> http://www.oliverands.com/blog/2008/08/hem-facing.html/comment-page-1#comment-1124 madebykk Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:21:22 +0000 http://oliverands.com/blog/2008/08/hem-facing/#comment-1124 Do you use a ribbon or a piece of fabric (cut on size)? Do you use a ribbon or a piece of fabric (cut on size)?

]]> http://www.oliverands.com/blog/2008/08/hem-facing.html/comment-page-1#comment-960 RuthieB277 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:32:00 +0000 http://oliverands.com/blog/2008/08/hem-facing/#comment-960 This is such an elegant solution to so many problems. I don't mind easing hems, my issue was the problem of 4-fabric intersections clumps at the hem. This is such an elegant solution to so many problems. I don’t mind easing hems, my issue was the problem of 4-fabric intersections clumps at the hem.

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