finishing armholes

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Fri, 12/21/2012 - 17:22
enasokab
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 Dear Nehzat,

I’m making a pillowcase dress for my daughter following this tutorial (please see link).

http://prudentbaby.com/2010/03/baby-kid/diy-pillowcase-baby-dress-pattern-2/

I’m having a hard time with step 3, binding the armholes. I attached the single fold bias tape to the right side of the armhole and then when I flipped it to the wrong side, sure enough it was too small for the inner curve to lay flat. I don’t know how they did it in the tutorial! Any suggestions?

What other ways I can finish the armholes in this case?

Thanks,

Enas

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Wed, 01/02/2013 - 16:56
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Nehzat
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Re: Sewing Bias Tape to the Armholes

Dear Enas,

To resolve this issue, when you apply the bias tape to the armholes, give it a bit extra length along the bottom, curviest part of the armholes and baste the bias tapes in place. The excess amount should be a bit more than what you need. This way when you flip the bias tape around to the inside, the free edge of the bias tape will lay flat on the armhole fabric. 

Since the tape is cut on the bias, giving it a bit excess length compared to the armhole length will not gather the bias tape and be noticeable, especially after pressing the finished garment.

Happy sewing,

Nehzat

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