Question for those who don’t sew
4 years ago
The zipper of this jacket has come apart where it was held together with adhesive. Looking for preferably no-sew options to fix. The jacket is polyester so I’m guessing the iron tape isn’t an option. The non-iron tapes I’m finding look temporary. What can I use, that would be washable and durable? Or should I bust out the needle and thread?
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Comments (14)I am a seamstress. The previous posters were correct in suggesting you may need more panels to make your drapes sufficiently full. No "professional" is going to hand sew your drapes together. As a professional, to do a professional job, she will have open the seams at the sides, which means undoing the top and hem as well, to stitch the panels together. She should either serge the seams together or use a French seam. The entire top seam will have to be ripped open to add the pleating tape and re-stitched. Generally, there needs to be four inches of fabric at the top to cover the pleating tape. You can have her make the pleats for you, and they will be permanent. Or you can buy the more expensive hooks that make the pleats by themselves. The work of the seamstress is greater than you'd think, because she has to take the vertical seams apart before she sews the panels together. The entire top hem will need to be picked or razored apart, the tabs removed, pleating tape added and a new seam at the bottom edge of the pleating tape. She will then re-stitch the hem where she took it apart to stitch the panels together. Razoring all the seams apart carefully and putting them back together, adding pleating tape, re-doing the hem, I'd estimate $250 to $275. She should ask to see them, first, though, to make sure there's nothing that would make them taking them apart more difficult....See MoreFor those who don't have 'icky' houses
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Comments (17)If you're doing a plain zig zag and not a satin stitch, then place the bookmark underneath a piece of tissue paper. The kind of paper you use in wrapping gifts. That will be the last thing the needle passes as it comes up. It should trap some of the stickness. The paper will just tear away when you're done. Have a bunch of needles at the ready, so you don't have to stop after each bookmark. Then you can clean them all at once, at start all over again. :)...See MoreNewbies - for those who don't have a garage
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoYou can find good washable fabric glues at craft supply stores. I have this one:
P.S. It probably goes without saying that if you want good results, follow the directions carefully, but I'm saying it anyway 😉
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