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- From: sg@tredysvr.Tredydev.Unisys.COM (Susanne Gilliam)
- Newsgroups: alt.sewing
- Subject: Holes in Interlock
- Message-ID: <2752@tredysvr.Tredydev.Unisys.COM>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 17:28:55 GMT
- Organization: Unisys Corporation, Tredyffrin, PA
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- I need help from those of you that have been sewing with interlock longer
- than I have. I bought a serger last May, and have made a mind boggling number
- of things for my kids since then (and 2 turtlenecks for me, and 1 shirt
- for my husband!). I've learned a lot, but I've come up with a problem
- I don't understand, and I'm hoping you can help.
- In several outfits I've made, holes have developed along the seamline. They
- look basically like moth holes from a size standpoint, and they are near,
- but not on, the seam. My daughters sweatpants, made out of good quality
- French Terry have 5 such holes along the full length of the crotch seam.
- My son's (just completed) pj's have them in the same place, and they are
- out of a heavy (silky soft!) interlock. One turtleneck out of good
- quality interlock is doing the same on a shoulder seam, and still another
- near the seam that attaches the neck band.
- Close examination reveals that (1) the seam appears stable and is not
- ripping out, (2) all edges of the fabric were caught (e.g. this isn't
- a "fold" popping out of the seam), (3) the holes where the needle went
- thru *are not* the problem; they haven't ripped or run together.
- The one shoulder seam was stablized with binding tape sewn into the seam;
- the rest are just two layers of fabric sewn together. I use the 4/3
- serger stitch (i.e. it has a straight lower line of stitching for strength).
- The seams where it is occurring so far have all been seams that get
- some pulling (especially the neck band one), but not excessively so. I
- know the "underneath" part of a crotch seam on toddler clothing is bound
- to get a lot of stretching, but I wouldn't expect that to occur all the
- way up to the waist band in front and back, which it is. I do change
- my needle, though maybe not quite as often as I should, and if it was
- that, I'd expect problems throughout the whole garment. Maybe I need
- to stabilize/strengthen the seams somehow, but I don't know how.
- Any suggestions would be welcome. I've been so happy with how many
- outfits I can make with the serger that look and feel better than store
- bought, but if they are going to develop holes this fast, I'm in
- trouble!
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- Susanne Gilliam
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