Been sewing 50+ years and have never seen the facing folded over, topstitched in this manner. Still finish the facing edges, sew, understitch then either stitch in the ditch or topstitch. Or do bias binding. Going to try your way as it does look polished. Also, I never clip curves anymore. Nancy Zieman trimmed instead as shw felt notching weakened the fabric. It actually does work better. Thank you for your video.

@Mellysews

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you found this helpful!

Excellant thank you for showing the last stiching to hold down the facing ....nobody else is showing that and I am a beginner so I needed to see that ! 😃👏🏼👏🏼

@Mellysews

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Hello from west Texas. I’ve just gotten back into sewing after about a 25 year lapse. This is a great tutorial. I will be saving it for reference. Thank you so much.

@Mellysews

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it's helpful!

I truly love how neat it looks outside and inside and how clear your step by step instructions are. I just have a hard time with the line of stitches around my necklines. I wish there was a way to make those stitches invisible. I guess I could make them invisible but still...

@Mellysews

4 жыл бұрын

You could hand blind stitch the final line, instead of topstitching as I did.

Very detailed instructions on v-neck facing. Liked the fact that you used somewhat challenging material and stripes no less. I gained some different ways to finish and grade my necklines. 👍🏻

@Mellysews

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

This looks so great finished!! I can never get such a neat topstitched facing... I am going to try doing mine just like this. Thanks so much for taking time to show such great detail!

@Mellysews

4 жыл бұрын

Taking those extra steps really does help.

Absolutely excellent turorial. So informative! Answers every question at every point. New subscriber!

@Mellysews

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

Thank you so much - now I can see what ‘under-stitching’ is! 😄

@Mellysews

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it's helpful!

Just ordered both the beautifully tailored top that you are wearing (Shoreline Boatneck) as well as the Esma, which will go perfectly with a piece of lace my mom gave me... thanks!

@Mellysews

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds great!

very neat indeed. both the outside and the inside. thank you! ☺

@Mellysews

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

This is the exact neckline I am attempting this weekend so wonderful timing . Thank you

@Mellysews

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it's helpful!

The best I have watched so far. Thanks for sharing.

@Mellysews

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Excellent job! Thank you!

@Mellysews

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it's helpful!

Such a great tutorial Melly! Love your patterns :)

@Mellysews

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wow can't to try this. Looks so beautiful and professional

@Mellysews

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

love your tutorial. Very well explained and demonstrated. New subbie :)

@Mellysews

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for subbing!

Great tips.

@Mellysews

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Most of the work is in the preparation, nice finished v-neck.

@Mellysews

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, prep work helps ensure a nice finish.

Grateful for this video 🙏 thank you very much..

@Mellysews

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Very helpful. Thanks a lot!

@Mellysews

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

This is really helpful, thanks!

@Mellysews

10 ай бұрын

Glad it's helpful!

Thank you very much!!

@Mellysews

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Perfectly done and easy to follow, thank you

@Mellysews

Жыл бұрын

Glad it's helpful!

Such a helpful video!

@Mellysews

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I just love that fabric! Where did you get it from? Love your tutorial also thanks for sharing!

@Mellysews

4 жыл бұрын

Both the fabric in the thumbnail and the one I sewed in the video were remnants purchased at a fabric warehouse.

Thankyou.. Its helping me

@Mellysews

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that

The end result is so nice

@Mellysews

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Hello I love your youtube videos and I'm really learning a lot from you. I have a request I would like to know may you please do a video on how to draft a body shirt and sleeve pattern my daughter love those kind of shirts. Thank you

@Mellysews

4 жыл бұрын

I'd suggest my Abrazo Tee pattern for that blankslatepatterns.com/products/abrazo-tee

This is exactly what I was looking for. I need to draft my own facing, what width did you cut yours out? Thanks very much.

@Mellysews

4 жыл бұрын

You need to cut it at finished width you want + seam allowances.

Very helpful

@Mellysews

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

Thanks

@Mellysews

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome

Very neatly done!

@Mellysews

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Nice video, very helpful. :) But do we have to use interfacing or can we just use another layer of the same fabric? I did not purchase any interfacing and would like to know if it is needed.

@Mellysews

4 жыл бұрын

Because interfacing is a nonwoven fabric, it provides stabilization and support that just fabric can't. However, it won't likely ruin your garment to skip it if you are using a fairly stable woven fabric.

@gauritodur5776

4 жыл бұрын

@@Mellysews Ok thank you!

The Esma top on dress form has a sleeve variation that does not seem to be included in the Esma Pattern. Can you share that?

@Mellysews

4 жыл бұрын

Next week 🙂

V nice

@Mellysews

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Hi, can I use heat n bond as interfacing or from where I can buy that? Thanks

@Mellysews

3 жыл бұрын

no, heat and bond doesn’t work the same way.

Am Blessing from Ghana can, you please help me with how to stitch in a ditch on a round neckline

@Mellysews

3 жыл бұрын

mellysews.com/how-to-stitch-in-the-ditch/

The neckline of my top curled outwards after I sewed the self-fabric bias strip on the neckline. I did not under stitch the facing. Is that why it curled outwards?

@Mellysews

3 жыл бұрын

That was probably a contributing factor

Mam, I want to stick top which you wearing in this video.can you teach me? please

@Mellysews

4 жыл бұрын

The link to the pattern for the top I'm wearing is in the video description.

Maaaannnnnn 😭 I was following what you were saying not looking exactly on how you were doing it and I never heard you say pin to the front side of fabric so that late to follow to the inside... now I have to unstitched 😅😢😭😭😭🤷🏻‍♀️ dyslexic for ya 😂

@Mellysews

4 жыл бұрын

On the bright side, I bet you never repeat that mistake. Fails are the best way to learn in sewing.

What stich do you use?

@Mellysews

Жыл бұрын

? a straight stitch

Who else has problems with fusible interfacing coming off in the wash?

@Mellysews

4 жыл бұрын

This is why you want to finish edges of interfaced fabric.