Comments on: How to repair "shot" elastic on a serged diaper or AIO http://verybaby.com/tutorials cloth diaper sewing tutorials Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:26:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: It’s a bit sooner than I expected… at melvania http://verybaby.com/tutorials/how-to-repair-shot-elastic-on-a-serged-diaper-or-aio/comment-page-1/#comment-668 It’s a bit sooner than I expected… at melvania Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:17:15 +0000 http://verybaby.com/tutorials/how-to-repair-shot-elastic-on-a-serged-diaper-or-aio/#comment-668 [...] if anyone’s ever had to fix one? So I did. And two people were kind enough to point me to this site, which shows how to do it. So that’s what I’ll be doing as soon as I get some orange [...] [...] if anyone’s ever had to fix one? So I did. And two people were kind enough to point me to this site, which shows how to do it. So that’s what I’ll be doing as soon as I get some orange [...]

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]]> By: Raincloudmonkey http://verybaby.com/tutorials/how-to-repair-shot-elastic-on-a-serged-diaper-or-aio/comment-page-1/#comment-664 Raincloudmonkey Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:25:37 +0000 http://verybaby.com/tutorials/how-to-repair-shot-elastic-on-a-serged-diaper-or-aio/#comment-664 Thanks I'll give one of your suggestions a try just not sure which one yet. Thanks I’ll give one of your suggestions a try just not sure which one yet.

]]> By: Very Mom http://verybaby.com/tutorials/how-to-repair-shot-elastic-on-a-serged-diaper-or-aio/comment-page-1/#comment-671 Very Mom Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:25:18 +0000 http://verybaby.com/tutorials/how-to-repair-shot-elastic-on-a-serged-diaper-or-aio/#comment-671 If it were me, I'd probably unpick all the old elastic ever so carefully with a really nice, sharp seam ripper, nice and pointy so you can be careful not to snag any of the hemp. Another option would be to sew wider elastic over the shot elastic on the outside where the elastic won't touch baby. Most dipes use a 1/4 inch elastic, so you could use 3/8 inch wide and sew right over top of the old. You'd need a wider elastic so it could pull a bit tighter to take up the slack of that extra old elastic layer. It wouldn't be pretty, but it would function. I also heard once, someone sewed new elastic to the inside of the diaper right on top of the old, and then stitched a long narrow bit of microfleece over it to hide it from baby, but that seems like you'd have a lot of layers right there by the leg. If it were me, I’d probably unpick all the old elastic ever so carefully with a really nice, sharp seam ripper, nice and pointy so you can be careful not to snag any of the hemp.

Another option would be to sew wider elastic over the shot elastic on the outside where the elastic won’t touch baby. Most dipes use a 1/4 inch elastic, so you could use 3/8 inch wide and sew right over top of the old. You’d need a wider elastic so it could pull a bit tighter to take up the slack of that extra old elastic layer. It wouldn’t be pretty, but it would function.

I also heard once, someone sewed new elastic to the inside of the diaper right on top of the old, and then stitched a long narrow bit of microfleece over it to hide it from baby, but that seems like you’d have a lot of layers right there by the leg.

]]> By: Raincloudmonkey http://verybaby.com/tutorials/how-to-repair-shot-elastic-on-a-serged-diaper-or-aio/comment-page-1/#comment-670 Raincloudmonkey Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:24:57 +0000 http://verybaby.com/tutorials/how-to-repair-shot-elastic-on-a-serged-diaper-or-aio/#comment-670 I've used this method for my pocket diapers with great success but I have a few hemp fitteds where the elastic is already zig-zagged on all layers. I am afraid of pulling out the stitches and getting holes in the fabric. I've tried sewing additional elastic next to the shot elastic but then the fit was not exactly the same. Can anyone think of remedies to this situation so I can fix these dipes? Thank you. I’ve used this method for my pocket diapers with great success but I have a few hemp fitteds where the elastic is already zig-zagged on all layers. I am afraid of pulling out the stitches and getting holes in the fabric. I’ve tried sewing additional elastic next to the shot elastic but then the fit was not exactly the same. Can anyone think of remedies to this situation so I can fix these dipes? Thank you.

]]> By: Susan http://verybaby.com/tutorials/how-to-repair-shot-elastic-on-a-serged-diaper-or-aio/comment-page-1/#comment-669 Susan Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:24:17 +0000 http://verybaby.com/tutorials/how-to-repair-shot-elastic-on-a-serged-diaper-or-aio/#comment-669 Thank You for sharing this is great. Thank You for sharing this is great.

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