Recently I bought DD one. Cheap at 25 euro but to me right now that is a lot of money.
So I went stash hunting...yes I have a fabric stash not just a yarn stash! 😄
I found some beautiful handpainted silk organza fabric. Enough for two scarves. I even found thread that was just the right shade of blue!
How to hem the stuff? I asked friends on Ravelry. Quickly they answered telling me how to do a narrow hem on slippery fabric.
First sew a straight line where the first fold will be. (After I had straightened the fabric by pulling a thread and cutting along the pulled thread line)
Fold at that, iron, and sew again near fabric edge. Then using a very sharp pair of scissors trim close to the second row of stitches.
Fold again, iron and sew final hem.
I pulled the other two rows of stitches out leaving just the final one.
Easy yes? Sure if it wasn't for the fact that it took me ages to trim that edge without cutting where I wasn't supposed to! Lol!
So after a few hours work I had a beautifully finished 50" square scarf. Pat on the back for myself!
Please note that the other one still isn't sewn! Well, no use making two identical ones is there?
Just as well I don't have to pay myself an hourly wage. 😂 It would be one expensive scarf!
Now DD has a new scarf for when she goes back to university at zero cost!
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