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Scrapping the bias hose
Jun. 21st, 2012 10:48 amFinally got up the nerve to try the bias-cut cloth hose on my HB yesterday, and they did not fit. They were too tight in the thigh, and he could not pull them all the way up. There is no way I can fix them without piecing, and I really don't want to get into that since the feet twisted weirdly, too. They just didn't work and I'm ditching the whole idea.
Cut-cloth hose were a fun experiment, but I spent an incredible amount of time, thought, and work on them, and I'm just over it now. They didn't work this time. I might try again another time, but I just want to finish this outfit sometime this year.
I know part of the problem was my fabric choice. If I'd used wool, the natural stretch would have helped, but I didn't want my hubby to be too hot and uncomfortable, so I tried using linen. Another problem was the pattern's insistence that the bias line go directly down the front of the leg and over the top of the foot. My feet twisted and when I tried to force the bias line into the directed position, I got horrible wrinkles everywhere, but if I let it go and fall where it would, the bias went around the foot all crooked but the wrinkles smoothed out.
The new plan is to buy some cotton jersey in a coordinating color and sew some tights. I might use the hose pattern in order to preserve the neat-looking seam structure in the back of the leg. If all else fails, I will just go modern. Either way, I'll probably use the serger!
Cut-cloth hose were a fun experiment, but I spent an incredible amount of time, thought, and work on them, and I'm just over it now. They didn't work this time. I might try again another time, but I just want to finish this outfit sometime this year.
I know part of the problem was my fabric choice. If I'd used wool, the natural stretch would have helped, but I didn't want my hubby to be too hot and uncomfortable, so I tried using linen. Another problem was the pattern's insistence that the bias line go directly down the front of the leg and over the top of the foot. My feet twisted and when I tried to force the bias line into the directed position, I got horrible wrinkles everywhere, but if I let it go and fall where it would, the bias went around the foot all crooked but the wrinkles smoothed out.
The new plan is to buy some cotton jersey in a coordinating color and sew some tights. I might use the hose pattern in order to preserve the neat-looking seam structure in the back of the leg. If all else fails, I will just go modern. Either way, I'll probably use the serger!
