I wonder if anyone out there has any good ideas for turning under a neckline. Some patterns give this direction and when I do it on knits it doesn’t seem to look all the great.
Threads Insider
Get instant access to hundreds of videos, tutorials, projects, and more.
Start Your Free TrialAlready an Insider? Log in
Sponsored Content
Replies
I have used a new method just recently on the Kwick Sew twisted top design and it worked very well . I got the idea from GIGI Sews Behind the Seams Blog Spot and from Pattern Review where GIGI also wrote about this . It works very well.It entails cutting 1/4 inch elastic which is soft and pliable, Gigi recommends lingerie elastic without the picot I didnt have any and cut down elastic which is used when making fitted sheets.This was very soft and I placed the cut edge into the fold.
This is serged onto the front neckline edge wrong side on 1: 1 ratio and the folded under and top stitched close to the edge .She does this only on the front and it gives a neckline which hugs the body but isnt tight. The shoulders are sewn together with the back turn under allowance placed over the top of the shoulder seam . This means that when it it is turned right side out the back seam allowance covers the shoulder seam making a nice neat finish.
This post is archived.