Felt great to get into the #sewing room again today, it’s been too long!
Kept things super simple for today: tidied up a bit, ironed and put away some grosgrain ribbon, ironed Javier’s many bandanas so my wife can put them away (RIP), ironed a pile of dinner napkins, and made a new (button) hole on @miguel_angel's winter jacket to better accommodate the D-ring on his harness. @sewing
Do you use Fray Check on buttonholes? Before cutting them open? After? Both?
Do you open your buttonholes with a chisel & hammer, or with a pin & seam ripper?
After I opened the hole on Miguel Ángel’s jacket (chisel & hammer), I realized that I probably should have used my hot knife instead to reduce fraying on the exterior nylon fabric. I used a lighter to melt the fraying nylon within the hole, which does the same thing just not as neatly or precisely. #sewing@sewing
@DanielMenjivar@sewing Fray check on the inside part of the buttonhole, before cutting open. To cut, I use a seam ripper and a pin as an emergency stopping point at the far end of the buttonhole. I use my snips to trim any loose fibers if needed. A hot knife sounds interesting for synthetic fabric.
@DanielMenjivar@sewing a pair of embroidery scissors with very sharp points. I’ve never needed fray check for them, but then again most of my fabrics are tightly woven
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