#stretch vinyl

[limoncelloclown]

Finished my take on fem!Yonko Buggy using that popular red latex bodysuit as inspiration! I wanted a big open heart in the center for a fun Valentine’s theme versus the deep V and bow. It’s the second costume I’ve made entirely from scratch and super proud at the new skills learned, and old ones I improved 😭❤️! The coat and (BEAUTIFUL, HUGE, PHENOMENAL) hat are also completed- wearing him Friday and Sunday at Katsu!

[firewolf826]

Hiya! I have a quick question. I need to put gold trim on a circle skirt a little ways in from the hem. Would the stretch vinyl only work as edge trim or can it work for my project without distorting too much? Thanks!

I think it heavily depends on how wide the trim needs to be. You’d be treating the stretch vinyl like single-fold bias tape, and it’s good that it has a bit of stretch to maneuver around the circumference of a circle.

However the problem is that the inner edge of the trim needs to travel a shorter distance than the outer edge. And in my experience it’s really hard to minimize the bunching in that case. If the trim is thin, like 1/2 inch, it should be doable.

If the trim is an inch or more, the difference is more extreme. If you stretch the “outer edge” too much it’ll probably cause bunching to the overall skirt or make the vinyl pull really bad.

I haven’t tried to do this specifically, so my guess is it may be difficult for wide trim in particular! As a side note, I know the gold stretch vinyl was impossible to top-stitch on my machine. You may need a special foot to glide over the vinyl if you need to sew over it's right side!! X'D