I am always a bit wary of satin ribbon when I need to secure the ends in a garment.
It tends to fray really easy so you need to allow plenty of overlap into a seam allowance and I like to stitch it more than once in order to secure it and prevent fraying.
When I put the straps in the bodice of my petticoat from Underwear No. 4 view 1 I had a 1/2" extending past the seam line. I cut two straps 5 1/2" long and put little dots a 1/2" in from the ends.
I then stitched forward, back then forward again to secure the ends in place before adding the lining.
After securing the two fronts of the straps I curved each strap to lie correctly and pinned the back end in place then stitched each back end to secure it.
After enclosing the straps in the lining I trimmed the seam allowance around the bodice but I made sure I didn't cut off the stitching I used to secure the straps originally. This means there are two lots of stitching to prevent fraying of the ribbon if it is played with a lot.
For View 2 which isn't lined I secure the satin ribbon straps by stitching them to the wrong side first then folding the strap up and stitching them again. This also gives me two lots of stitching to keep the ribbon from fraying.
Mark the strap positions on the wrong side.
Stitch across each end 1/4" in from the end.
Pin the backs of the straps so they will lie flat on the doll and stitch across each end.
Fold the ribbon up and stitch across each end again, close to the top edge.
It is as neat as possible on my very sheer hankie fabric
Add something to cover the ends if you like. I just zig zagged across the bows the same as sewing on buttons.
I preferred my fancy trim for this design.
Happy Sewing,
Val
It tends to fray really easy so you need to allow plenty of overlap into a seam allowance and I like to stitch it more than once in order to secure it and prevent fraying.
When I put the straps in the bodice of my petticoat from Underwear No. 4 view 1 I had a 1/2" extending past the seam line. I cut two straps 5 1/2" long and put little dots a 1/2" in from the ends.
I lined up the dots with the seam line on the bodice where I had my pins to mark the position of the straps and pinned the ends in place.
I then stitched forward, back then forward again to secure the ends in place before adding the lining.
After securing the two fronts of the straps I curved each strap to lie correctly and pinned the back end in place then stitched each back end to secure it.
After enclosing the straps in the lining I trimmed the seam allowance around the bodice but I made sure I didn't cut off the stitching I used to secure the straps originally. This means there are two lots of stitching to prevent fraying of the ribbon if it is played with a lot.
For View 2 which isn't lined I secure the satin ribbon straps by stitching them to the wrong side first then folding the strap up and stitching them again. This also gives me two lots of stitching to keep the ribbon from fraying.
Mark the strap positions on the wrong side.
Place the ribbons right side up if it has different sides. Most satin ribbon is double sided. Make the ends level with the top of the bodice.
Pin the backs of the straps so they will lie flat on the doll and stitch across each end.
Fold the ribbon up and stitch across each end again, close to the top edge.
It is as neat as possible on my very sheer hankie fabric
Add something to cover the ends if you like. I just zig zagged across the bows the same as sewing on buttons.
I preferred my fancy trim for this design.
Happy Sewing,
Val
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