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12th October 07, 05:20 AM
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Well I wouldn't mind walking along behind that - admiring the swing, of course, and the sewing, naturally.
Mind you, I might also be thinking 'sheesh thats the first one? What's the fifth one going to be like?'
I have given up sewing the edges of aprons.
I make a small fold, usually 2 inches deep,on the edges of the aprons and then press it so it narrows to nothing at the lower edge or top of the hem, but sewing it just meant that every edge of every apron was not quite right. I blame the flare of female hip bones for throwing the line completly off, so you'll have to think of some other excuse for it happening on your kilt.
I let the inner edge of the fold dip at the waist, just slightly, so it does not pull the fold under the apron, and the apron lies flat when the fold is pressed in. (Actually that could be what is pulling the left hand of your apron, the top edge of the fabric underneath is pulled too high for it to hang straight).
After most of the construction is sewn though, I usually let it sort itself out.
Sometimes I wear the kilt for a while around the house, then put a pin where the aprons are folding and press in a line up from that. I do sometimes have to unpress the carefully made straight fold because it is just not wanting to fold there in wear. As long as it looks OK, why fight it?
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