The Tailor's 'S'
Can anybody help?
I'm looking for information on the sewing geometry of the Tailor's 'S'. As I understand it, it's a method of stitching material that produces a neat turn around a right angled bend instead of leaving a fold of unwanted material. TIA. |
"Bloddy" wrote in message ... Can anybody help? I'm looking for information on the sewing geometry of the Tailor's 'S'. As I understand it, it's a method of stitching material that produces a neat turn around a right angled bend instead of leaving a fold of unwanted material. TIA. Not being a sewist grin, it appears that I have confused a couple of you.... sorry. So in answer to the your questions.. No this is not a wind up. Yes I do have a use. No I know nothing much about the art of sewing. Apologies for not answering your emails in person. However, I does seem that if somebody can answer the question then a number of us will learn something new if I keep the postings within the groups(s). Here goes. I need the information to arrange the sewing of a skirt for a hovercraft [it holds in the air to help create the air cushion that the craft 'sits' on]. Generally, smaller craft use a segmented skirt. I won't bore you with the details just let you know that I understand the geometry of the pattern involved for the segmented type. However, this is when I duck my head and feel stupid and admit that I can't work out the geometry to turn a right angle if a single piece of material is used. There is a pattern (or geometrical shape/relationship) that Tailors use to mark out a piece of material for cutting/stitching around corners that retain the loci. To the best of my knowledge it is called the Tailors' 'S'. You may know it by another name. Please, please.... If you can't answer fully, hints will help. Please post replies to the group. I'm just a 'fick ungineer wiv' a problem to solve. I'm sorry I don't speak the language of your craft, but I could do with your help. Many thanks in advance |
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I've never heard the term "tailor's S" before, but I assume you
want to make a mitered corner. Here's a way of mitering a separate binding that will go on a piece of fabric: http://www.frommarti.com/miter.html and a method that involves just the piece of fabric itself (used for hemming curtains): http://www.denverfabrics.com/pages/s...nd-curtain.htm Kay Lancaster |
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Posting another thought -- maybe you should have the skirt made with
gussets? This option would add fullness to the body of the skirt but not to the edges. A gusset is a diamond shaoped piece of fabric added that give additional fabric to the piece -- like that little funky piece of fabric they add to gloves right there where the first finger slopes down and turns into the thumb. Does that make sense?? I am sure you could find pictures online. Kate (in the UK) who quilts and does costumes and a bunch of other stuff like that has a website and she probably has some pics or links to sites that would give a visual for you. CiaoMeow ^;;^ .. PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ Queen of Kitties Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their WHISKERS!! Nothing is complete without a few cat hairs! |
This sounds like an inverted pleat to me... They do this for couch skirtings
and stuff at the corners. Like the red skirted chair about 1\2 way down: http://www.taunton.com/threads/pages/t00131.asp If you did an inverted pleat on the top and bottom, you would get the fullness to still balloon at a corner... Am I making sense? Thanks :) "Bloddy" wrote in message ... "Tia Mary-remove nekoluvr to reply " wrote in message ... From: "Bloddy" ....... There is a pattern (or geometrical shape/relationship) that Tailors use to mark out a piece of material for cutting/stitching around corners that retain the loci. ...... I am trying to picture this in my mind and am having a bit of difficulty. grin me also Obviously, you aren't making a 90 degree turn around a corner like you would if you were going around the edge of the front of a table to the side of a table -- vertically . Are you making the right angle turn within the same plane? As in going along one edge of the TOP of a table and then making the turn to go along the adjacent edge of the TOP of the table -- horizontally? If *that* is the case -- 90 degree turn in the same plane, then you need to make a mitered corner somehow. There are many different ways to do this but anyone who sews much would know what it is you need. would there be any diagrams online that you could lead us to? Might make it easier to understand just what info it is you need. CiaoMeow ^;;^ snip Lets see if I can explain this in more detail. Using your example, the top and bottom edges of the material have to follow the shape of the table in the horizontal plane. Thus in the vertical plane all distances top and bottom are the same in the perpendicular. However, and maybe the thing I've not explained properly, when air is pumped into the skirt it flares or swells to form a curve. The skirt swells up and looks like ...(I... The bracket represents the skirt filled with air and the 'I' the side of the craft. A mitre doesn't work because it removes material. I need to add material. The skirt has to retain the (I shape around the right angled turn. I hope this helps. I'll try to post a link in the next couple of days that show the detail of what I need to do. TIA Mmm... a cat lover. Thumbs up and tail high. |
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