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a r c ac ng at n n ng t e an etby Jan Kerton
1. Press the backing fabric.
2. Place the embroidered wrap centrally on thebacking fabric.
The backing fabric could be thesame as the wrap fabric, a cotton
print fabric orsatin batiste.
3. Pin the embroidered wrap to the backing. Startfrom the centre
and pin to the outside edgehorizontally and vertically.
4. Turn the wrap over so the backing is on top.Smooth the
backing and adjust any of the pins if necessary. Now start from the
centre and pindiagonally to the corners.
5. Tack/hand baste the embroidered wrap to thebacking around the
outside edge.
6. Trim the backing so that it is even with theembroidered
wrap.
7. The binding may come already folded or if not, press the
satin binding in half so the edgesare even.
8. Open out the binding. With the cut edge of the binding
extending 2-3cm (1) beyond theedge of the wrap, line up the fold in
the bindingwith the edge of the wrap. Pin the single layerof
binding to the wrap. Pin to the next corner.
9. Fold the binding over and tack/hand basteinto position
through all the layers right upinto the corner.
10. To turn the corner, fold the binding back so it is level
with the binding that is tacked tothe wrap. Put a pin in at the
point of the fold this is the pivot point. Fold on the pivot
pointand run the fold line along the wrap edge. Pin with 1-2
pins.
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11. Turn the wrap over and fold in theunderneath mitre and pin.
Make sure it issitting smoothly and is not pulled or too
loose.Adjust the 1-2 pins if necessary. Tack/handbaste the
underneath mitre.
12. Work the next side. Continue to line up thefold in the
binding with the edge of the wrap.Pin the single layer of binding
to the wrap. Pinto the next corner.
13. Before folding the binding over, fold theupper mitre in the
first corner. Pin and baste.Then fold over the rest of the binding
and basteinto position through all the layers right upinto the next
corner.
14. Repeat for the remaining sides but stopbasting 10cm (4)
before the last corner.
15. The binding will be joined at the corner, sotrim the last
end of the binding so it extends2-3cm (1) beyond the edge of the
wrap.
16. Fold the extension at the start of thebinding to the back of
the wrap and press withthe iron.
17. At the unfinished end of the binding mark the edge of
thewrap with a blue pen or a crease. Press the raw end underalong
this line so the fold is even with the edge of the wrap.
18. Fold in the top mitre and pin.19. Turn the wrap over and
fold under the bottom mitre makingsure that the start overhang is
folded in at the same time. Pin.
20. Tack/hand baste the mitres is position.
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