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Mar 22, 2009 at 10:51 am #1234991

Sean OLeary
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@redoleary
Locale: Mid West

I am learning how to sew and have not yet graduated from stuff sacks yet, mostly because they're still kicking my ass! I've got some cheap wally-world uncoated ripstop, which I've laid out with a square, taped down, cut with a "hot knife" (solder iron), before I even get past step one and fold it in half the thing's gone all wonky on me and nothing is square anymore. I have not had this problem with cotton fabrics
So how do you keep this stuff from shifting?
Thanks.

RED

Mar 22, 2009 at 11:46 am #1487913

Tim Marshall
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@marshlaw303
Locale: Minnesota

don't use any of the edges as square. Place the square inside the edge and use the square to draw a new "edge" line. Start off that line and be careful not to stretch the fabric.

However, a little off square is no problem. Once it is sewn up you won't even notice, and neither will anyone else. I never noticed until i started sewing how imperfect the things we buy are stitched.

-Tim

Mar 22, 2009 at 4:45 pm #1487963

Sean OLeary
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@redoleary
Locale: Mid West

Thanks Tim I'll give that a shot, and you're right I'm sure the minute I'm done I won't pay much attention to the imperfections.

Good Luck
RED
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