Double side hems, the default standard, would've been really thick, so I improvised to create a single hem.
For French blackout, interlining and dense black cotton sateen are layered between the face fabric and white sateen lining.
I fold the layered lining, then cut while still folded, to grade the layers and avoid a blunt, thick edge.
To reduce bulk, instead of a double side hem, I sewed twill tape to the edges, then hand-hemmed. (I always hand-sew side hems when I use interlining.) One of the two shades was just 3" less than the width of the fabric, so I didn't have enough to make a good hem anyhow, without piecing it, which would've been even bulkier. I kept the selvedge and sewed the tape over it. For the other shade, I trimmed down the side hem and added twill tape to create a single hem.
In this picture you can also see how severely I graded the bottom hem to keep the white lining from bubbling up from the bottom fold.
It looks pretty cool, I think!
I'm loving the new grey lining. It's available from both Angel's and Hanes.
Beautiful! I see you also sewed the rings on with the pattern in mind - "pleating to the pattern" you could say. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Karen! Pleating to pattern, yes- always!
DeleteThis is a great post Deb, thank you!!!!!
ReplyDelete😊 thanks Sue!
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