Help! I need pinking shears!

spent2much · ‎03-10-2010

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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ThinkingOutLoud · ‎05-01-2020

Just get some of that hem tape you iron on.

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I am still oxox · ‎03-09-2010

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

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SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

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 · ‎03-10-2010

@I am still oxox wrote:
Why do you think you need a pinking shears just a hem iron it and sew

@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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River Song · ‎03-15-2010

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.

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debfau · ‎03-25-2010

@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

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 · ‎03-10-2010

@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.

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goldensrbest · ‎03-10-2010

@Kachina624 wrote:

@I am still oxox wrote:
Why do you think you need a pinking shears just a hem iron it and sew
@I am still oxox. I believe she wants to use pinking shears instead of sewing. Sloppy way to do a hem.

@Kachina624 , Seems to like to step on others.

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