We bought these beautiful woven throws in Morocco. Although I love the look of the existing frayed, natural edge, they were beginning to unravel which is not exactly in synch with my plans of our 2 boys having their cherished moroccan souvenir 10, 20, and even 30 years from now!
I searched the internet for how to deal with this, but came up empty-handed. I then realized the solution was actually quite a simple hem.
The original edge
Zigzag stitched along the frayed edge
Clipped the frayed edge close (but not too close!) to the newly zigzagged edge
Folded the cleaned up edge inward (about 1/4 inch)
Folded this same edge inward again to create a slightly rolled edge
Pinned the rolled edge in place
Straight stitched (by machine) as close to the inner fold as possible
The completed hem
Because of the weave you can't even see the stitching which works for me! Hopefully this makes for a more durable blanket.
I searched the internet for how to deal with this, but came up empty-handed. I then realized the solution was actually quite a simple hem.
Because of the weave you can't even see the stitching which works for me! Hopefully this makes for a more durable blanket.
Good job , I think they will stay nice for a long time now. What a nice useful memento!
ReplyDeleteAnd that's hand stitching?
ReplyDeleteYou are a genius!
Oh no. Machine stitched! I added that into the post. ;)
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