Foldeelastik er ret let at arbejde med, når man lige har et par teknikker på plads. Jeg har brugt foldeelastik på Love Yourself Panties, Hipsters og Carma Camisole Strap Top fra Wardrobe by Me. Jeg har skrevet mere om det her.
Her viser jeg hvordan jeg har afsluttet Carma med foldeelastik, men samme metode kan bruges på trusserne og alle andre steder du vil afslutte med en elastisk kant.
Fold over elastic (foe) is pretty easy to work with if you have a few techniques down. I have used foe on Love Yourself Panties, Hipsters and Carma Camisole Strap Top fra Wardrobe by Me. I made a blogpost about these great patterns here.
In this tutorial I’ll show you how I have chosen to finish of the top edge of Carma with foe. the same method can be used for Love Yourself and anywhere else you would like an elastic finish on your edges.
Foldeelastik fås i flere bredder. Jeg har selv erfaring med både 10mm, 18mm og 25mm.
I den her vejledning bruger jeg 18 mm, men 25 ville have været lige så god.
Foldeelastik har en mat og en blank side. Her vælger jeg at have den blanke side udad, men for det meste kan jeg bedst lide den matte side.
You can get foe in different widths. I have used 10mm, 18mm and 25mm. In this tutorial I am using the 18mm width, but the 25mm would be just as good.
Foe has a mat and a shiny side. This time I went with the shiny side, but I usually go for the mat side. Just a matter of preference.
First sew the foe to the front between the points.
The foe goes on in two steps. First with a three stitch zigzag which is very elastic. This is what it looks like on my machine.
Sew the elastic on wrong sides facing, lining it up with the center line.
I usually line up 5-10cm of fabric and elastic at a time. Remember to stretch the elastic a bit. You have to try for yourself, how much you need to stretch it.
Cut the elastic and finish the edge by folding and sewing it on with a straight triple stretch stitch.
Trim both ends so they line up neatly with the other edge of the point.
The rest of the edge and the straps get sewn on together. Start by measuring the length of one of the straps and mark with a pin.
Let the strap be and fasten the elastic to the edge beginning with the left point (when wearing the top) at the mark/pin.
Sew on the elastic with the three stitch zigzag like before, starting at the elastic.
Sew all the way to the other point, measure for the second strap and cut.
Begin with the left strap and sew it wrong sides facing. Change the setting back to the straight triple stretch stitch.
Sew all the way around and finish of with the right shoulder strap.
Put on the top and measure the length you need and shorten the straps accordingly.
Fasten the straps in the back on the notches.
Et voila…
…you´re all done
Lindsay Heath Holder har lavet en vejledning til at lave Love Yourself til menstruations underbukser. Den ligger her
You can make Love Yourself into periode panties using this Tutorial from Lindsay Heath Holder.