Now, I make clothes as a hobby and furnishings as a side business. This seam is supposedly finished? This is hidden in the waistband. A high wear area of the garment clearly.
How are we as small businesses making textile products meant to compete with retail products yet handmade is clearly just made better
Handmade items are cut with care, seams are finished properly. If I use a fabric that will fray like this, I always finish the edges either using the overlocker or a simple zigzag stitch if it won't be seen.
I will re do this seam to ensure the garment lasts longer which I do with a lot of shop bought items.
I just wanted to share it, I spend a lot of time making my items and I couldn't leave them like this!
Il get off my soapbox now!
XxP&TxX
This does'nt only apply to ladies things...
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things, say, off the market, and edges and seams
have to be redone!
Especially things like shorts, l've worn three
quarter shorts for years now, and ALL the year
round, but, every pair l've bought, l've had to
re~enforce, as the bottom of the legs have only
been tacked...but, l do prefer to buy the full
trouser, cut them off below the knee, then turn
and sew them myself! They last me years!
It's ridiculous isn't it! I will stick to handmade over highstreet any day!
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