- Sun Mar 14, 2021 11:32 pm
#12648
Hi all,
Need some guidance. Working on a suspended headliner. I have watched the video in the course. Making and sewing the individual panels of the headliner is no problem. What is causing me problems is the center panel of the headliner is just one large piece of fabric with the 4 listings simply sewn to the panel. The stitch is exposed when the headliner is installed. The problem is trying to sew this stitch so it is straight and keep the listing lined up so that the listing pocket is the right dimension as original - 3/8” (I am using pre made listing). I don’t know if I should be sewing on the exposed side (side that will be seen in the car) of the fabric or on the backside (faces roof)...so far I have only tried the back side. I have tried different guide lines to line up the listing and in turn hope to get a smooth straight stitch on the exposed side but no luck. I feel my best luck might be to mark the line with chalk and sew the exposed side of the fabric but am not sure how to keep the listing in the right place as it will be on the bottom and hard to see. This seems similar to sewing pleats in concept just with the addition of the listing..
Need some guidance. Working on a suspended headliner. I have watched the video in the course. Making and sewing the individual panels of the headliner is no problem. What is causing me problems is the center panel of the headliner is just one large piece of fabric with the 4 listings simply sewn to the panel. The stitch is exposed when the headliner is installed. The problem is trying to sew this stitch so it is straight and keep the listing lined up so that the listing pocket is the right dimension as original - 3/8” (I am using pre made listing). I don’t know if I should be sewing on the exposed side (side that will be seen in the car) of the fabric or on the backside (faces roof)...so far I have only tried the back side. I have tried different guide lines to line up the listing and in turn hope to get a smooth straight stitch on the exposed side but no luck. I feel my best luck might be to mark the line with chalk and sew the exposed side of the fabric but am not sure how to keep the listing in the right place as it will be on the bottom and hard to see. This seems similar to sewing pleats in concept just with the addition of the listing..
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