Need help…
In top of part of photo shows the vest part unsewed.and the sleeve to the left of it.
My questions are this:
*With the design for sleeve not being long..is it suppose to be a short sleeve?
*Should the vest come together and buttons or snaps or something added?
*what is the name of the gold wiring that is on this?
*where can i find more of this gold wiring for adding more to the other part of my outfit.
*does anyone have a pattern or site with patterns on the shirt to go under the vest?
and pattern for pants or long skirt to go with it?
*you can see the threads are unraveled a bit on edge of work,is there a way to seal them off or keep them from fraying more?
Dear Chris,
As far as i undertand your question is
1. yes it is a short sleeve design
2. I have no idea what you arwe asking ..sorry
3. the Gold wire is called "DABKA" in
Pakistan.
4 you can apply dabka on your outfit , on neck line, sleaves, chaks, even on trousers, back side of shirts .....etc
5. yes you can apply it on skirts too.
6. yes you can seal these threads by turning it insidie and sewing it i believe.
thanks uff..that does help a good bit..
but the ends cant be sewn on some parts they are so close to design...i thought maybe the women had a technique for handling this....
It doesn't look like a 'short sleeve'. The work you see, is supposed to be concentrated at the cuff.
If you want the vest to come together, I'd suggest the small hook closures, snaps, buttons, would take away from the design, and the little 'titch' buttons might not be sturdy enough.
Check out fabric/craft stores for gold metallic thread, make sure its not too brittle, and that it can easily be threaded into a needle.
About the fraying edge, can't you just fold it under itself and secure it with a few slipstiches?
Regarding patterns, for the shirt, you want a long, straight-cut, tunic with slits starting just below the hips. I'll try and look up some patterns for you.
Pants - do you want the traditional type, or something straight like culottes?
Skirt, just use any regular bias cut/a-line skirt pattern.
The best way to handle fraying ends is to use a "serger" machine.
It uses special thread and basically seals the cut ends of fabric to prevent unravelling. Most good tailors use sergers regularly.
If you look closely at an edge that has been finished with a serger, you see what looks like a combination of densely fitted zig-zag and straight stitches. Turn your store-bought clothes inside out, especially t-shirts and other items made from knits, and you will see what it looks like.
[This message has been edited by Muzna (edited June 05, 2002).]
*Akif: Thankyou,and sorry about that,your right i should of included ‘men’ in that too seeing how i have seen many on here who know about clothing..your all the best!!
*Girl from Q.: Thanks for the provided info in pm,still checking it out.
cuff: see thats what i thought too
vest:will try that(is there another name for vest in paki style?
Fraying:may try a product just heard about called no-fray.
pants:hmmm not sure,see this is my first shalwar kameez(think thats correct title)that i will ever have worn.my sweetie sent it to me
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you have helped me tremendously..
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*Muzna:i have a serger,but didnt want to chance it,only as a last choice.Still might try the product no-fray someone was kind enought to tell about.
thanks everyone....i was getting desperate,ive had this outfit since december,and thought i would of been able to figure it out on my own by now....but couldnt ...thanks again...
still open to more suggestions or websites tho..keep me posted..
[This message has been edited by chris_wazir (edited June 05, 2002).]
Maybe i'm just not seeing it right, but wouldn't serging look kinda messy? The way it looks is like the gold fabric (with the embroidery) that has the fraying edge is attached to the green fabric underneath. I guess what you could do is serge, but then fold it underneath itself so the edge doesn't show - if there's enough 'edging' to do that.
see thats what i was trying to explain..so slipstitching may work, some areas could be serged..but its uneven.Some are long some are too short and close to design…
i think i will either try that no fray or another method called heat seal? never heard of it before…so dont know, need to go to joann fabrics and search..
you have been real sweet g.f.q.