heat tool for hemming organza!
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craftgrrlI used this little number
to finish the bottom edge of sparkle organza petals today! A princess dress, with twirly ballgown skirt and large organza petals laid overtop. And I wasn't going to try a rolled hem on a curved organza edge, oh no. Not with the deadlines I'm working under (don't ask!).
The heat gun was fantastic! Heats up within a matter of a couple of seconds, blows nice hot air in a controlled stream (about the diameter of a quarter or fifty-cent-piece), and just sealed the edges from about 15 inches away. I laid the organza on a towel on the ironing board for the operation.
I was able to create a scalloped effect by bringing the heat gun in closer every four inches or so along the hem.
Hooray! Organza, hemmed in ten minutes!
to finish the bottom edge of sparkle organza petals today! A princess dress, with twirly ballgown skirt and large organza petals laid overtop. And I wasn't going to try a rolled hem on a curved organza edge, oh no. Not with the deadlines I'm working under (don't ask!).
The heat gun was fantastic! Heats up within a matter of a couple of seconds, blows nice hot air in a controlled stream (about the diameter of a quarter or fifty-cent-piece), and just sealed the edges from about 15 inches away. I laid the organza on a towel on the ironing board for the operation.
I was able to create a scalloped effect by bringing the heat gun in closer every four inches or so along the hem.
Hooray! Organza, hemmed in ten minutes!
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