I am trying to fix a silk bullion fringe onto my curtain swags and tails and am having difficulty with the ends.
The fringe came in a single length with the ends secured with cellotape. When the cellotape is removed, or if the fringe is cut, the whole thing rapidly starts unravelling and falling apart (and I guess being made of silk it is especially slippery).
What is the right way of coping with this? Should one stitch across the end several times first, before cutting? Should one wrap thread around the rope like top of the fringe, as if one was whipping a rope?
Sorry to ask such a basic question but I am self taught and my sewing book doesnt go into this level of detail.
The fringe came in a single length with the ends secured with cellotape. When the cellotape is removed, or if the fringe is cut, the whole thing rapidly starts unravelling and falling apart (and I guess being made of silk it is especially slippery).
What is the right way of coping with this? Should one stitch across the end several times first, before cutting? Should one wrap thread around the rope like top of the fringe, as if one was whipping a rope?
Sorry to ask such a basic question but I am self taught and my sewing book doesnt go into this level of detail.
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