Sewing Gauze

**peanut** · 01-25-2009, 06:46 PM

I have a medium weight gauze I want to sew into bathroom curtains (to go over mini blinds). I am currently washing it in hot water to shrink it as much as possible. However, I am curious how I'm going to sew a rod pocket in this fabric. Any ideas? I think it's going to stretch along the stitching line...the vertical wrinkles will come out. Will they? Is there a way to do this? Maybe tissue paper either side? Or something simpler? Or am I worrying over nothing?

Jean

**Contrary Housewife** · 01-25-2009, 11:14 PM

I don't think you'll have any trouble sewing it, especially if there are multiple layers for the pocket. You can always test on scraps. I think you'll need to adjust the tension on your machine for the lighter fabric.

**Momto2Boyz** · 01-26-2009, 07:28 AM

There is a thread meant for stretchy fabrics. I can't remember exactly what it is called, but it gives a bit, so if you were to stretch it out, the thread would stretch just a bit before snapping! It might help, but you probably shouldn't have too many problems with it. Especially on a curtain, that won't be stretched all that much. Opening and closing the curtain wouldn't cause too much stress on the seam. I think you'll be okay, but I would give a test on a pieces of scrap fabric!

**peanut** · 01-26-2009, 05:58 PM

thanks everyone. I generally pressed the top 6" ...not stretching the fabric too much. I had serged the edge before washing it. So I just turned the serged edge down and sewed to lines of stitching to make a pocket for a rod. Hung the curtains. I didn't even bother to take the selvedge off the side to hem it. It just seemed like a heavy look for such light fabric. I have them hanging now...but not hemmed. I want them to hang a few days to see how they're going to stretch. Then I'll decide what length to hem them.

Jean

**peanut** · 02-10-2009, 11:55 AM

Finished hemming these last week. Nice looking light curtains for the bath...hanging over mini-blinds. Not bad at all! And you gotta like the price ... free. A friend gave me the fabric. I have to find decent tiebacks now. I think I'll use the Dollarama ones from the bedroom, and pick up more when I go to Dollarama next.

Check the photo here.