i wonder ussing tissue paper is it like gift wrap paper ? can i get it from dallor store ?

good luck! :D

Mel McCaughey I’m about to dive in!

How did it come out??

May God bless your wedding life.

Tracy Munar-Ramos nice! please share a picture of your chiffon skirt on our fb wall. I'd love to see :)

+gatt be thanks so much, Bill! I'm so glad that you're still sticking with sewing :)

good luck! it's definitely not the easiest fabric to work with but you can do it :) Just take your time

@@ProfessorPincushion Oh, that chiffon showed me who was boss! I will wait to do my project with my sewing mentor. I also think the cutting done at the cutting counter was a little bit wonky.

nice! so glad it worked out for you :)

Jeffrey Forbes yay! I hope it worked out for you and you were able to fix the dress. Sounds lovely! :)

Excellent idea!!

Exactly how you would do it(using a soldering iron, i mean)? pressing it quickly to the edge or just hovering around maybe? And then, afterwards the iron would be covered in all this polyester

so glad you found our tutorial helpful

It's a tricky fabric, but you can conquer it

Kanarr Dickerson so glad you find out channel helpful :)

good luck with making your wedding dress! I'm sure it'll turn out beautiful :)

Partei Chhangte yes it is. Someone said that they were dark and distracting. I told them no they are not. Her nails are beautiful. Some people, disrespectful.

Brienne Coombs oh no! well, it'll still be here for next halloween :)

It is scary but just take your time and practice on scraps. You can do it :)

Professor Pincushion so far I’m doing ok with it. I got it cut out, gathered and the side seam stitched. The next step is to do a rolled hem on my serger then whip stitch it onto the bodice. To gather it I used the cording foot and used two strands of crochet thread to zigzag over and drew it up to the needed waist measurement. One that was done I zigzagged over the gathers to lock them into position.

fashiontoppings Thanks so much for watching :)

thattallgirl2005 sorry :( Hopefully, the next time you sew chiffon, it'll be much easier :)

Ladyknitta You're very welcome. so glad to help :)

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Ebony Elice Gray MAD RESPECT if you can do that!

what the what? I have't seen that ad yet. :(

I should clarify that it wasn't for your videos in particular it was for any sewing instructional video

that's what I figured. it's still pretty tacky of them

Amen

As a full time seamstress I can attest that my nails never look that pretty 😂

Lol so true , her job is on point just like her nails.💗

So, focus on te task in hand, not the hand in task?

yes, I would still stay stitch and yes, you can use a zig zag stitch to cut back on the fraying. :)

Get a new one

with a solid color, it's pretty impossible to tell so I wouldn't stress out about this. But some chiffons have a design or embossing on it and it's more obvious.

gunnermccaw I just use my regular everyday presser foot. You can purchased a rolled hem foot specific to your machine. Once you get the hang of using them, it'll make rolled hems a lot easier

yes, you can make a full circle skirt without having a seam, as long as your pattern isn't bigger than the width of the fabric. Obviously, the shorter the skirt, the more likely you'll be able to do this. I do something similar in our tulle skirt tutorial so I recommend checking it out and I talk about layout. www.professorpincushion.com/professorpincushion/tulle-skirt/

could you just add the lace as trim afterwards?

any fabric that is see through, is going to be something like chiffon which isn't very breathable. I don't know if this is for something fancy or something like a tshirt. But if it's something fancier, I would think chiffon would be a good choice as it's softer than organza.

You have to make the waistline of the chiffon big enough to get over the biggest part of your waist. Then you make your ribbed waistband the same size of your waist so it's fitted. Then divide both the fitted waistband and the chiffon skirt waistline into fourths by putting in 4 straight pins to mark these areas. Pin the two pieces together at these points. When you sew them together, you'll stretch the ribbed waistband to fit the chiffon skirt between the pins. What will happen is that the chiffon will look gather when skirt is relaxed but be able to stretch when you want to put it on. If the last part is confusing, you can watch this video where I do something similar. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nLVllbCjzanSgqM.html

Thank you!

Ms KSS yup, if you have a rolled hem foot, you can definitely use it :) The nail decals I'm using are from L'oreal.

+Professor Pincushion Great!

I think another fabric would be fine, like organza

+TastyCinnamonrolls hmmm....instead of doing a rolled or regular hem, maybe just finish the raw edges with an overcast or overlock stitch. This will keep the fabric from fraying and it should add minimum weight to the edges.

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if it were me, and the hole wasn't too big, I would carefully apply fray check around the hole to keep the area from fraying any further. trim off any strands and then carefully hand sew the hole closed with matching color thread. It might not be perfect, but it'll probably be hard to notice if you're not looking for it.

Aslans Angel my sewing teacher said tissue paper is usually ok because it's so thin it shouldn't damage the blade. Or like that really thin paper they use for commercial patterns.

CitizenOfWonderland Do you mean using fire to seal the edges? I wouldn't risk it. It'll seal it but it also starts to curl the edges as well

Professor Pincushion Hmmm. I really need to avoid a visible hem. I have heard of using fraycheck but I worry if the chiffon gets wrinkled then even with a low set iron I won't be able to fix it. I have also seen people use a zigzag stitch over the side, but I worry about its durability. What do you think about these methods?

+Anjong You should be able to, but since chiffon is kind of a pain in the neck, especially when you're working on the edge, maybe spray it with some spray starch to make it more manageable and easier. Once you're finished with your hem, you can just wet it to remove the starch. Hope this helps :)

Melanie Maguire Yup, I use fray check: www.joann.com/dritz-bonus-pack-fray-check-3-4-oz-each-2-pkg/5731120.html?mkwid=Iiw3hW3R|dc&Shopping+-+Sewing&CS_003=10131488&CS_010=%5BProductId%5D&gclid=CNjepPzNpcICFYZbfgodADIAJg You want to test it on a sample piece though because some people don't like it. Clear nail polish might also work too in a pinch.

Professor Pincushion Thanks very much :)

unfortunately, it probably won't be the same even with pressing, especially if it's a polyester chiffon because it can't handle a high heat from an iron :(

Polyester will stay in the same shape if you first apply heat, then cool it off (I once made 3D shapes by tying polyester chiffon around XL marbles, boiling the fabric, then cooling it while still tied around the marbles). Of course, you can't boil, a dress, but you could try this: 1) using thin thread, baste the pleats in place. 2) sandwich the pleats between two wet pressing cloths and press for at least 30 seconds (not too hot, but with a thicker pressing cloth you can probably get away with a slightly hotter iron than indicated for poly) 3) QUICKLY cool down the pleats (put bags of frozen peas or hot/cold pads on the cloth after pressing). 4) dry flat with pleats still basted in 5) carefully remove basted stitches. NOTES: I can"t guarantee that it will work, of course, but if you would otherwise not wear the dress anymore, it's worth a try! ALso, if the fabric is silk, don't do this. The heat will probably ruin the fabric. Finally, you can also try it without the ice, but make sure you put something heavy and flat on the pleats to keep them in place. For future reference: polyester that has been pressed (ie set with heat) should be washed on cold (delicate cycle). If your washing machine has an agitator, you'll have to handwash it. Hang up to dry on a hanger immediately after washing (no soaking) and the pleats should be preserved. If the pleats are not as crisp as they were, you can press them (use a pressing cloth!) while the garment is still wet. Lots of steam.

+Christopher Nettles you can probably use most of these tips for silk tulle. Just check the care instructions to see if it's washable before using something like spray starch to help stabilize it.

exchange it. it's too big and may damage your fabric. You can use either a sharp or an universal but I'd use size 70/10.

Sonny Koufax I'm talking about how to do a french seam so that the raw edges are enclosed and no raw edges are showing. We actually have a more indepth tutorial on how to do one here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b-CYerp1lbStZZs.html sorry for the confusion and I hope this helps :)

chinewmarie it should. the chiffon I have in this tutorial is also polyester so I would apply the same tips

Lacy Grasinger I just use my regular, everyday foot