I have a technical question, with embroidering a new neckline on jersey fabric. My husband has this tshirt 'thing' and I can't tell you how many colored tshirts in his closet. When he buys more, and runs out of room, he tosses 10-15 upstairs to me. I'm all for that, as they are usually almost new when he gives them to me. But....no matter how much I might like the color, they are men's tshirts. While I have some neckline designs, they are mostly to compliment an existing neckline. What I would like to do is change the round neck to a V using a cutwork design. I've got a nice cutwork corner that, when turned to the left a few degrees, becomes a 'V'. What I would like to do is have this the location and shape of the new neckline. Can I cut all the way down on the cutwork (from way up in the neck all the way to the INNER bottom edge of the cutwork area? Can the stitching from the design support the neck? This is a simple ladder type design with a small square where the two arms of the 'V' meet. Will this work? Or, do I need to have some sort of hem or border just above it? While I can do that, I don't want to cut it in advance and be off a little (so that my 'V' is off center from the 'V' on the design). If I cut it after, I don't want the hem to show through in the cutwork area. How would you handle this? Can the stitching on the design support the neckline by itself? I can cut it after and do a very narrow rolled hem that will not show through, but think the design would make a great edge if it is capable of doing so.
Thanks for all your help with us 'newbies' who throw ideas out. Without your input, I would be afraid to try most things.
THANKS!
The second pic is the inside/wrong side.
Hope this is helpful.
from Bev
I marked the T shirt pattern on the jersey fabric.Placed a small piece of iron-on Facing/"Vilene where the design would be so that it ovelapped the neck edge.
Remove the paper from the applique and pressed it to the fabric. Then sewed the flower with a small zig-zag , and some to show the petals.
Trim away next to the applique up to the fold line of the hem.
Folded the applque out of the way and serged the neckline, fold hem and sew in the usual manner.