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[spent2much]

I have several "house dresses" that need hemming and I don't hem.  I used to sew, but no more.  (Mom, where are you when I need you?)  💖

Amazon has sooooo many pinking shears and I have no idea which ones to get.  The house dresses are a thin cotton.  I figure if I use pinking shears, the fabric won't fray.  (Hope I'm right about that.)  {*_*}  TIA

[ThinkingOutLoud]

Just get some of that hem tape you iron on.

[ThinkingOutLoud]

[I am still oxox]

Why do you think you need a pinking shears just a hem iron it and sew

[SilleeMee]

That iron-on tape never worked for me. It always comes off after a while.

If you want pinking shears, get FISKARS brand. They make 8" and 12" sizes.

[Kachina624]

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@I am still oxox wrote:

Why do you think you need a pinking shears just a hem iron it and sew

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@I am still oxox.  I believe she wants to use pinking shears instead of sewing.  Sloppy way to do a hem.

[River Song]

Cotton fabric will fray even if you use pinking shears.  You would need to apply Dritz Fray Check along the cut line to stop the fabric from fraying.  This is a liquid seam sealant that prevents fraying and withstands repeated laundering.

One of the best pinking shears is the Gingher brand, very sharp.

[debfau]

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@spent2much wrote:

I have several "house dresses" that need hemming and I don't hem.  I used to sew, but no more.  (Mom, where are you when I need you?)  💖

Amazon has sooooo many pinking shears and I have no idea which ones to get.  The house dresses are a thin cotton.  I figure if I use pinking shears, the fabric won't fray.  (Hope I'm right about that.)  {*_*}  TIA

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Unfortunately since it is a thin cotton, even with pinking shears the fabric will start to fray - you need to also get some Fray Check - it's a liquid you would put around the hem after you used the pinking shears and that will keep the hem from fraying.

[spent2much]

@Kachina624 Before you call someone sloppy, it may (or may not) interest you to know that I have had 17 surgeries and I suffer with chronic pain every hour of every day of my life.  I am looking for the easiest way to hem HOUSE dresses.  No one but my husband is going to see me in them.  I have, however, appreciated the other comments about what to use after the cut with pinking shears, etc.

[goldensrbest]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

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@I am still oxox wrote:

Why do you think you need a pinking shears just a hem iron it and sew

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@I am still oxox.  I believe she wants to use pinking shears instead of sewing.  Sloppy way to do a hem.

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@Kachina624 , Seems to like to  step on others.