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Buttonhole Elastic

June 30, 2014 by Sarah J. Doyle Leave a Comment

ButtonholeElastic2Buttonhole elastic is a wonderful product. I don’t think I could do without it.

Buttonhole elastic can be used in waistbands of maternity clothing – is easy to expand the waistline as needed.

For me, I use a LOT of it for my grandchildren’s clothing.  We have quadruplet grandchildren- 8 years old.  The little boys are sooooo small around the waist that sometimes a size 5  elastic waist pants will fit, however they are waaaaay tooooo short!    It is so easy to pull in the waist bands of size 7 & 8 shorts and pants with the buttonhole elastic, while the lengths are just right.  Well, I KNOW they’re gonna catch up with their big brother soon, who is 9, so in the meantime,  we use a lot of buttonhole elastic in their waist bands.

Another use for buttonhole elastic is if you’re making fitted sheets, or repairing fitted sheets, sew buttonhole elastic around the curved areas.  The “buttonhole” part lets it fold easily to be attached to the sheets, and is perfect when putting the sheets back on the bed.

I’m sure there are many other uses for this product – once you’ve tried it, you won’t want to be without it.

The buttonhole elastic is available on ebay and I’m sure JoAnns probably carries it as well.

How To Use Fold-Over Elastic

June 23, 2014 by Sarah J. Doyle Leave a Comment

Fold over elastic has many uses, and is very easy to use.  This is a stretchy trim with a knitted-in foldline, so that it can be used as a binding and lie nice and flat. The biggest advantage is that it S-T-R-E-T-C-H-E-S! Fold-over elastic comes in a few different widths, a rainbow of colors, and in shiny or matte.   CraftStylish has a great tutorial on how to use the fold-over elastic.

If you’ve never used fold-over elastic, check out the tutorial from CraftStylish.  I get my fold over elastic on eBay – it comes in bulk – like 5 or 10 yard lengths, etc at super cheap prices!  I guarantee that you’ll be using fold-over elastic for all your trimmings – from aprons to knit tops to kids clothing and everything else you can find!  It’s super easy to use and looks great when finished!

Value Pack Sewing Notions Assortment Now Available

June 11, 2012 by Sarah J. Doyle Leave a Comment

And when we say “VALUE”, we mean “VALUE”!   $50.00 worth of retail sewing notion packs for $19.95 plus shipping!!  These value packs contain all new “off the shelf” interfacings, elastics (waistband elastic, buttonhole elastic, lingerie elastic, pajama elastic, etc),  hand sewing needles, Schmitz sewing machine needles, thread clipping scissors, pins and pin cushions, tracing wheels, bobbins, spools of thread, and much more.

 

 

 

 

You can read about the value packs and place your order at PatternsThatFitYou.com OR  you can give us a call at 850-944-7570.  Each value pack has a different assortment of notions.  These make great gifts for someone learning how to sew or just to add a few things to your own sewing room.   Order now while supplies last.

Buttonhole Elastic Tutorial

February 14, 2009 by Sarah J. Doyle 1 Comment

We’ve talked before about the many uses for buttonhole elastic, one of which is for making those pants fit for your small skinny toddlers.  Deanna at DeannasStuff blog has a short, to the point, tutorial about how to use the buttonhole elastic in a pair of children’s pants.

 How about that for a finished buttonhole elastic “made to fit” little pair of pants.  Check out her information and read the rest of the story.  

Wonder where to get buttonhole elastic?  Buttonhole elastic is available on eBay and is very cheap to buy.

And while you’re in the mood for sewing for children don’t forget to check all the kids’ patterns at Patterns2Go and NurseryRoomProjects — you’ll be sewing for days with all the neat things you’ll find!

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