August 14, 2009

shoulder strap overkill?


I may have over thought the shoulder straps. I didn't do a Hong Kong finish on the edges where the straps attach to the body because I didn't want any seam allowance visible when the stays are seen from a front angle. So I hid the seam allowances inside in a probably overdone way. 

I pinned the Toile strap to the Toile body only, making sure not to catch any denim.


After sewing the Toile pieces together I sewed the denim strap, but I set it 1/8 inch from the body piece so the seam allowances wouldn't fall at the same spot.


I pressed the Toile allowance up, the denim allowance down, then graded the seam allowances.


Then from the front I stitched in the ditch right along the seam line.


The straps have just the one seam across the front,


and if I've assembled them the way I think I have there should be a line of stitching 1/8 from the seam on the other side securing the straps to each other.


Yep.

2 comments:

  1. I'm really curious as to why the pattern doesn't have you cut the strap on the front in-one... I guess it's for conservation of fabric...

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  2. Kerry, my guess is that it’s a question of fabric grain. If the straps were cut-in-one they would be on the bias, and stretch.

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