Help with Hair canvas

[Moski]

I'm in the process of putting in canvas and a new liner for my Stilwater heavy and hit a stumper:crap:. Does the Canvas get the tailor stitching across the aprons or just get captured in the waistband and apron edge with a running stitch along the bottom? TAoKM was not clear on it and seemed to only address the area at the deep pleat and rear pleats. It does not seen to show how the aprons are treated.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank, Mo.

[Paul Henry]

I generally do a hand running running stitch along both apron top edges catching the canvas to the tartan , and a bit of padding stitching at either edge through the extra vertical folds, and then when I attach the waistband - usually by machine , that give an extra line of stitching.You wouldn't normally need or indeed want to tailor stitch on the aprons, having the hair canvas loose at the bottom edge helps to disguise it , but still gives the neccessary support, and stop the front apron from creasing too much in use.

[Moski]

Thanks, I had set the thing aside for a few days. One more question. Does anyone have a picture of which finger Barb T's leather thimble goes on and how you sew with it on?

[fluter]

Does anyone have a picture of which finger Barb T's leather thimble goes on and how you sew with it on?

I wear it on the middle finger, with the metal around the pad of the finger/fingertip. it pushes the stitch through, so you don't need a deathgrip with your thumb & index finger.

Here's a different style thimble being used in the same way:
http://www.taunton.com/threads/pages/t00077.asp

[Barb T]

Hi Moski,

Some people wear a thimble on the middle finger and some wear it on the ring finger. Your choice. If you've never worn a thimble before, it will feel weird on either finger, but it's worth being persistent. Just try it out on each one and see which you like the best. The aim is to have it oriented so that you can push the needle through the fabric in one smooth motion.

In terms of stitching the canvas - even though it's commonly called "tailor basting", you don't take it out. So you wouldn't put it anywhere where it would show. You'd never use it where the tartan is only 1 thickness beneath the canvas.

[Moski]

Thank you so much for your replies. That is just what i needed to know.