This technique I learned from Susan Khalje and it’s great when you have to stabilize a V such as a dress back or a sweetheart neckline.
Check out her tutorial on Threads here.
Essentially you sew a piece of silk organza on the right side of the fashion fabric right on the stay stitching line
Pin
Sew
Now do the all important snip right to the stitching line
You can now turn the facing to the inside and press so that the stay stitching is just to the inside
Catch stitch the facing and the folded over fashion fabric
Lovely!
This treatment definitely needs a lining, so be sure to fell stitch a lining in.
Relax and Enjoy,
Kat
Beautifully explained! Thank you!
You’re welcome! But thank Susan too! She came up with it
Thats a neat trick. Thanks for sharing Kat. Also I found your stitch examples really useful. I always get confused as to what direction I’m supposed to be hand stitching!
Yeah, pretty useful, eh? Glad you enjoyed the hand stitching examples.
Thanks for this explanation – little hints like this really help!
Yeah, it’s stuff like that that really adds a professional finishing touch..Susan’s just great for that.