From 68fe70ac24cba1a09ba571d6800ac41b0b9e9b81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Elena ``of Valhalla'' Grandi Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2025 19:17:55 +0100 Subject: prick stitch on the skirt --- .../skirts/cartridge_pleated_skirt/index.rst | 12 +++++++----- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/historical_womenswear/skirts/cartridge_pleated_skirt/index.rst b/source/historical_womenswear/skirts/cartridge_pleated_skirt/index.rst index 2fb4b6b..bbb449f 100644 --- a/source/historical_womenswear/skirts/cartridge_pleated_skirt/index.rst +++ b/source/historical_womenswear/skirts/cartridge_pleated_skirt/index.rst @@ -69,11 +69,13 @@ seams with a running backstitch, starting from the hem and stopping at Press open; if you don't have a selvedge also press the raw edge under towards the seam. -Working from the right side, sew the raw edges down with a prick stitch, -i.e. a backstitch where the stitch in the front is much shorter than the -stitch on the back, catching just a couple of threads of the fabric; -stop this seam at some point before the top, as you will finish it after -folding down the top edge. + +If you have a selvedge on both sides pressing the seam open may be +enough, otherwise working from the right side, sew the raw edges down +with a prick stitch, i.e. a backstitch where the stitch in the front is +much shorter than the stitch on the back, catching just a couple of +threads of the fabric; stop this seam at some point before the top, as +you will finish it after folding down the top edge. .. tip:: if your edges are raw rather than selvedges, you can also sew the side seams with a mantua maker's stitch, which already encloses -- cgit v1.2.3