replacing elastic on a MA cover

bethng

Active member

• Oct 4, 2009

• #1

Any tips? A friend of mine is going to do it for me. She can sew....I cant. Anythink I need to tell her before she goes at it? Any special tricks? thanks!

 

crunchierthanthou

New member

• Oct 4, 2009

• #2

How old is it? The older covers had the elastic serged to the edge of the cover and it can be a pain to replace. Newer ones have a pocket that you just have to open and thread new elastic through.

 

jujumum

Well-known member

• Oct 4, 2009

• #3

Is it the kind of cover that has a channel sewn for the elastic to slide through loosely? Most MA covers are like this, but my dc isn't.

I don't know how it is supposed to be replaced, but what I did is:

Snip a small 1/4" cut in the channel somewhere inconspicuous (eg. behind headrest)
Pull out the elastic about 10"
Snip the in the middle, keeping both sides out
Sew a new 1/2" wide elastic to the end of one of the elastic sides
Pull the other end of the elastic out, which will pull the new elastic in
Keep pulling & working through slowly until the old elastic is all the way out
and the new elastic is all the way in making sure it doesn't twist
Test fit on seat to make sure the amount of elastic used is not too tight or loose
Snip off old elastic
Double or triple sew elastic ends together
Pull all elastic into channel
Put a couple of stitches in the snip in the channel (first line)

This took me no time at all and no real sewing skills.

 

bethng

Active member

• Oct 4, 2009

• #4

crunchierthanthou said:

How old is it? The older covers had the elastic serged to the edge of the cover and it can be a pain to replace. Newer ones have a pocket that you just have to open and thread new elastic through.

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Its a cover off a March 05 MA. Cute cover but elastic is a little loose. Need it fixed so I can use it or sell it. Cant decide which

 

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a_js

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• Oct 4, 2009

• #5

The serged-on kind are a royal pain to re-elastic. The "channel" kind is much easier. If it's the serged-on type I might have her just do the corners or something--the effect would be about the same and it would be a lot less work (ie don't take all the old stuff out, as you'll end up rehemming the entire cover).

 

bethng

Active member

• Oct 5, 2009

• #6

I will have to look at it after it gets out of the wash. Not sure I know what serged vs non serged looks like though! lol I am a sewing idiot

 

tjham

New member

• Oct 5, 2009

• #7

If she sews, she'll know by looking at it.

I redid the elastic in an older cover. What a pain! You have to stretch the elastic along the cover edge while you're actually sewing it on the machine. Mine came out fine, as long as no one looks under the cover too closely!

 

crunchierthanthou

New member

• Oct 5, 2009

• #8

bethng said:

I will have to look at it after it gets out of the wash. Not sure I know what serged vs non serged looks like though! lol I am a sewing idiot

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serged left, channel right

can you see how the Fido edge is flat and the elastic is connected directly to it? that's the serged edge and it is harder to replace. The Crocodile has a channel for the elastic, so it's easier to work with.

 

bethng

Active member

• Oct 5, 2009

• #9

ok, I think I have serged.

 

Last edited: Jan 8, 2010

jujumum

Well-known member

• Oct 5, 2009

• #10

You should be able to tell if the elastic is serged to the cover or loose inside by pulling and stretching it.

If it is connected to the cover, you should have her create remove the seams and make a channel for the elastic to be threaded to, rather than recreating the serged design (if there is enough fabric).

 

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MamaTo*My-Little-Monkeys*

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• Oct 6, 2009

• #11

My Mom had to fix our MA cover & what she decided to do instead of replacing elastic was at the top 2 corners of the cover she gathered the fabric so it made a simple triangle inside & sewed it, like gathering in the fabric when something is to big make a pleat. That was better then the elastic, the cover never slid down again!!!

If I was horrible at explaining this I can try & get some pics!

Jamie

 

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MamaTo*My-Little-Monkeys*

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• Oct 6, 2009

• #12

Oh also when you put the cover back on slip the top part on first!