I have been thinking about adding some hand knitted ribbing to some readymade items. Is this feasible or would it not work out?
It will probably depend a lot on the items, what did you have in mind?
It will be a sweat suitthat does not have ribbing on the ankle area
Could you knit the ribbing then sew it in place? I think that might work better than trying to knit it directly onto the leg. Me? I think I’d make a casing and insert elastic if I wanted to snug it up; lots of sweat pants have elastic at the bottom off the legs.
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That sounds like it would work. As far as I can tell the bottom of the legs look like they were boubnd off with bias tape
I’m interested in what you decide to do. I think you should be able to add hand knit rib. I used ready made rib on cuffs for kids PJs when I was making them or Christmas. I suppose that would be an option also.
If I could find readymade ribbing I would use that, but I am not sure about where to find it.
My local sewing and fabric store carries ready made ribbing in a small range of colors. Craft stores or variety stores sometimes have it as well.
I will check Hobby Lobby and Micheals to see if they have any. If they don’t I will try knitting some ribbing and then sew it on the bound area.
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I checked on Amazon for ribbing and I can get it off of there. I will cut the bound off area of the legs and add cuffs with the ribbing.
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It’s great hear different ideas for things. I never knew ready made ribbing existed, is it like knitted ribbing or like sweat suit fabric with elastic? It’s intriguing. I learn so much here.
I hope you show us the result.
I will show it after my new credit card gets avitvated in 8 more days.
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You cut a piece the size you want and sew it onto cuffs. It’s much finer ribs than I’ve ever seen knit by hand.
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I have used ribbing before but it was when my children were small and I made most of their clothes.
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