Monday, December 29, 2014

I love hankies

These were also gifties this year... pocket squares or hankies... whatever floats your boat.
Yes, I love my new serger, my favorites are the darker chambray, they look the sharpest, but I"m not sure how they are on the nose.... the ginghams are super fun too... and can I tell you, cotton gingham is hard to find.  That's all I found folks... pink and blue plus these have a bit of stretch to them (I can't remember the blend, spandex maybe, but at least they are not printed and soft enough).  what's up with that?  Isn't it practically a staple?
So, the the tricks are the nice edges... use a wooly thread on the looper, and the corners are really a pain... you sort of have to take the very last stitch on the fabric, go two stitches beyond and turn, and make sure you catch the rest.  If I messed up, I just would run off the edge of both sides, which makes for a decent corner, but I fear unraveling, plus it takes off a bit more fabric and get my hankies a bit off square.  Dab a bit of fray check and voila.

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