A few tips: OBVIOUSLY ITS HOT! Don’t burn yourself!! Try at home at your own peril. 1- if you find one, make sure it has the rods! I have no idea how to replicate or replace them. 2- heat them up HOT! Silk can take a higher heat than you think, but test on a scrap first. 3- I used a vinegar and water solution to spray on it before putting it through the machine. 4- my edges are pinked, so I haven’t tried a hemmed length yet. 5- it wants to go off center and pulls towards the right, so kept needing to readjust. 6- I found working in strips easier than a long, sewn, length. Because it likes to go off kilter. 7- you’ll need to heat them OFTEN. I bet factories had more than one set of rods. 8- I just gathered the top edge. It’s not pleats, more like wiggles, so it won’t lay flat for sewing. 9- If you wash it, it will come out! It may also come out in humidity. So you may want to consider if tacking on trimmins is better for your project so you can remove and re-flute them later. Ok, that's it!
A few tips:
OBVIOUSLY ITS HOT! Don’t burn yourself!! Try at home at your own peril.
1- if you find one, make sure it has the rods! I have no idea how to replicate or replace them.
2- heat them up HOT! Silk can take a higher heat than you think, but test on a scrap first.
3- I used a vinegar and water solution to spray on it before putting it through the machine.
4- my edges are pinked, so I haven’t tried a hemmed length yet.
5- it wants to go off center and pulls towards the right, so kept needing to readjust.
6- I found working in strips easier than a long, sewn, length. Because it likes to go off kilter.
7- you’ll need to heat them OFTEN. I bet factories had more than one set of rods.
8- I just gathered the top edge. It’s not pleats, more like wiggles, so it won’t lay flat for sewing.
9- If you wash it, it will come out! It may also come out in humidity. So you may want to consider if tacking on trimmins is better for your project so you can remove and re-flute them later.
Ok, that's it!