The padded hem saga

[green_martha]

So I'm done with the hem. And it was loooong. I'm working from the bottom up and will adjust the lenght when attachign the skirt to the bodice. It will make attaching the appliqués lots easier.
So, the hem.


First, mark a line with soap, on the outside of the dress,a bout 4cm above the fabric edge.


Then cut a 10cm wide strip of contrasting silk, sew it on the line, and fold it down, so that its edge is hidden under it and the strip covers the bottom of the dress.


Then take polyfill and encase a regular, about an inch (or a little less) wide strip of the stuff into the contrasting silk. Pin the stirp of silk inside the dress on the seamline. Whipstitch the padded hem closed.


Tadaaaa !

Next onto the list : piping and appliqués

Comments

[quincy134.livejournal.com]

Cool. I've never done a padded hem.

[green-martha.livejournal.com]

It's my first one too, and since I've seen so few of those dresses reproduced online, I think a step-by-step how to would be a good idea. Not that my way is the only right one, it's just what makes sense to me.

[saraic.livejournal.com]

Well done! Yours turned out very even! I had trouble with the joins of the fibrefill on my 1837 padded hem - If I overlapped it - it ended up a bit bulky at the joins and if I didn't overlap it, it would crease at the join....sigh....

[green-martha.livejournal.com]

I did not overstuff the hem, I figured with the fabric dolls that creasing happens when you have to very tight zones of fiberfill meeting. It does crease here and there when I manipulate it - but then, I have to fit it under the presser foot to apply the butterflies over the hem.

[madamemodiste.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the tutorial! Your hem looks fabulous!

[green-martha.livejournal.com]

Thank you ! It was pretyt straighforward, just a bit long.

[girliegirl32786.livejournal.com]

Very pretty! Thanks for all the progress pics. Its very interesting!

[green-martha.livejournal.com]

Thank you !