Does setting your seams with an iron after sewing really make a difference?
#64
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Absolutely makes a difference! Try setting half of a seam line and look. You can see that the stitches are settled down in to the seam... I never used to do it til recently, now it is part of my pressing...
#65
I find that setting the seam before pressing it to one side helps. If one piece has been "eazed? in a bit to make both pieces the same size, the steam will allow that eaze to pull up. Now is that understandable?? And it also allows the seam to lie flatter when pressed to one side.
#68
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Learning about SETTING
[QUOTE=quiltinghere;4685026]Yes I set the seam and then press it open...of course noticing I didn't say the word 'iron'.
SET - put iron on fabric pieces as they were sewn (think about ironing a shirt - you'd smooth it out before really ironing it)
PRESS OPEN - open the seam and gently press the iron into the seam - don't iron it.
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Thanks for defining "set"; I wasn't familiar with the term. Good thread!
SET - put iron on fabric pieces as they were sewn (think about ironing a shirt - you'd smooth it out before really ironing it)
PRESS OPEN - open the seam and gently press the iron into the seam - don't iron it.
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Thanks for defining "set"; I wasn't familiar with the term. Good thread!
#70
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I don't always but I can tell the difference if I don't . I actually tested to see if it mattered. The seam rolled easier when I pressed from the front and even opened easier and laid flatter on seams that I pressed open.
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