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- Embroidery
and Tapestry Weaving by Grace Christie, 1912.
- Handbook
of Embroidery by L. Higgin, 1880.
- Jacobean
Embroidery by Ada Wentworth Fitzwilliam and A. F. Morris Hands,
1912.
- The
Ladies' Work-Table Book by Anonymous, 1844.
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How to Align Snaps When Sewing
By
Renee Shelton
© 2011
Questions and answers to common sewing projects.
How to Easily Line Up Snaps on a Garment When Sewing
If lining up snaps is a difficult chore for you, attaching them to the garment with this method will make it easier, no matter how spaced out they are, or how evenly they are spaced.
Things You'll Need:
- Two-piece snaps, hand-sew style
- Garment needing snaps
- Needle
- Thread
- Garment Chalk
- Separate all the snaps from each other, leaving two piles of two different halves of the snaps.
- Identify where the snaps on the garmet will be and mark the spots onthe garment. Sew all the halves of the snaps with the raised centers onto the garments first.
- After sewing them on, rub chalk over the raised centers of each snap and press the garment closed firmly. The centers of the snaps with the chalk on them will mark exactly where the other half of the snaps need to be.
- Place the other half of the snaps on the opposing side of the garment, centering it on the marks made from the other half of the snaps.
- Sew the second half of the snaps on the garment, and finish sewing the rest of the garment. The snaps should fit together nicely, no matter how spaced they are on the garment.
- Tips
- Use a different colored chalk so the marks will be easier to see (for example, white chalk on a black garment).
- Use only the chalk that is approved for the fabric you are using.
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