4/10/2023 0 Comments Hook and eye closureIf your machine does not have a specific button stitch use a zigzag and disengage your feed dogs. To do this attach the button foot on to your machine. This can be done in any order that you like. The eyes can now be inserted and fixed into the pockets. The stages to create the eye pockets in the main piece All the pockets for the eyes are now created. Repeat this for the 4th line folding down to meet the 3rd and the 6th line to meet the 5th. To do this fold the fabric under at the second line from the bottom (right sides together) then fold the bottom (small) piece of fabric back so the fold sits on the first line. With the main piece fabric side down and the blank area at the top we will start to fold the fabric to create the pockets for the eyes to sit in. The next stage is to mark up the pieces with the folding, sewing and placement lines using a fabric pencil following the notches on the pattern. For correct placement of the interfacing I mark the 1/4” seam allowance on the long edges and 3/8” fold allowance on the short edges on the main piece and 1/4” seam allowance on the short edges and 3/8” fold allowance on one long edge only on the hook pieces.Ĭut out the interfacing pieces and attach to the main fabric, inside your markings. Start by cutting out your main fabric pieces, x1 for the main/eye piece and the two hook pieces. The pattern pieces cut out and marked up ready Tweezers – I found them invaluable for picking up and placing the hooks and eyes.Fabric pencil, chalk marker and a normal lead pencil.White medium interfacing – I have specified white for a reason which I will talk about later.The tools and materials I used for the hook and eye closures are: I hope the information in this post will be sufficient for you to give it a try for yourselves but if you have any questions please ask. It is there for you to adapt and change to however works best for you. As I always say in my blogs, the method I have used is my method and is not necessarily the correct way. It took a few attempts to get to a version that I was happy with along with a method that was consistently producing a good item. I messaged the Sewcialists and offered to do a blog on how I finally got this sorted, or not.Īt the moment I am very happy with how things have gone. One comment that stood out spoke about allergies and that was it. I didn’t realise all the issues that people were having with bras and their need to make their own as their specific issues are not addressed by big brand bra makers. I became even more determined to get this project up and running when I started reading through the comments on the original #allchestswelcome post. My first attempt at a hook and eye closure Yes it looks bad, no it doesn’t quite do the job it should, yes I have tried to fix it, yes I am embarrassed and yes I really wanted to get this sorted. Here is the first, and up to that point only, hook and eye closure I had made. So two years ago I bought a pattern, I followed the instructions, I made, I wore, I was disappointed. This left a sharp edge top and bottom that drove me mad when I was wearing them. I was finding that the ones I bought were made from what appeared to be a plastic based fabric and had been heat cut in the manufacturing process. Oh my, as makers we all love that little detail that elevates our hand-mades that one little notch and for bras here was mine.Īnother issue I was having was the quality of shop bought closures. Initially my motivation for wanting to make them was seeing hook and eye closures that matched the cup fabric on a bespoke bra-making website. That is why when I saw the post on Instagram about their upcoming #allchestswelcome August I saw an opportunity to finally concentrate on one project that has been on the back burner for over 2 years – making my own hook and eye closures for my hand-made bras. I have a problem, that problem is I want to sew everything that it is possible to sew. Saying Farewell: Sewcialists Interviewsģ0.Behind the Scenes at the Sewcialists: Copy-Editing for Amplification.Saying Farewell: Highlights from the Who We Are series.Search for: Search Archives Archives Categories
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