tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18642968.post8010527458061710806..comments2024-03-27T23:02:05.646-05:00Comments on Sew Random: Go Figure.Lisa Lareehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11516986664460840579noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18642968.post-11798443637294396062008-02-23T11:41:00.000-06:002008-02-23T11:41:00.000-06:00I think because the sewing machine manual calls th...I think because the sewing machine manual calls that triple stitch a 'stretch stitch', folks kind of automatically assume it's what you should use on anything stretchy. I know I did back in the day when I first made a knit shirt. It was so awful that I decided that is one stitch that I will *never* use (well, I suppose it might work as a decorative stitch in a highly specific situation, but you know what I mean). But I find myself still telling folks who sew with me at church not to touch that stitch...use a skinny zig-zag. Much faster, much less thread consumed, easier to take out if necessary, and it stretches enough.<BR/><BR/>I just didn't believe at first that's what was used on the mesh, but the longer I worked on it the more it became obvious that I was dealing that stupid triple stitch. That was the most panicky moment I've had during the whole costuming process...when I realized I had to undo a triple stitched seam in a very short time. Hence the prayer and ultimately the shears... ;)Lisa Lareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11516986664460840579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18642968.post-9041504848166838622008-02-22T16:37:00.000-06:002008-02-22T16:37:00.000-06:00Yikes. The nasty triple stitch. A fine zigzag wo...Yikes. The nasty triple stitch. A fine zigzag would have been ok! Well, your prayers were answered and you did a marvelous job fixing it!Summersethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364235843222794829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18642968.post-33582069036730726592008-02-22T16:23:00.000-06:002008-02-22T16:23:00.000-06:00Alterations should be outlawed! You worked it out ...Alterations should be outlawed! You worked it out really great, though. Steam-A-Seam rocks!Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647360160775311798noreply@blogger.com