If your sewing machine has a top-loading bobbin, then your bobbin holder will be accessed from the needle plate below or just in front of the presser foot. If your machine has a front-loading bobbin, you'll need to remove the storage compartment box to access your bobbin compartment. What...
Remove the shank builder, hold the button tightly away from the garment, and wind the thread snugly two or three times around the threads under the button. Insert the needle through to the wrong side of the garment, and push the needle under the button stitches. Pull the thread partially ...
I'll help you get started on your sewing journey - from showing you around the machine and its main parts, threading your machine and inserting the needle, to mastering the basic stitches. Including 'must-knows' and useful tips, like that thing about bobbins. LATEST VIDEOS You'll be crea...
Sewing machines are reliable appliances that can give many years of good service with minimal care. Routine lubrication is the key to a long sewing machine life if called for in the owner’s manual (see below). The electrical cord and on-off switch can fail. The bobbin or take-up lever ...
you dampen the area on the garment that you plan to remove the embroidery from before you go ahead and remove it. You don’t want a sopping wet garment, especially if using a powered tool, but just a little dampness is a great little hack to make the stitches come out a bit easier...
The easiest quilting stitch is to sew the quilt stitches along the seam of the fabric pieces. You can use a ditch quilting foot for this – this will ensure that you sew along the ditch of the seam, at all times. Do not forget to sew along the outer edges as well. This will make...
hand sewing needle thread sewing machine (zipper foot optional but oh so very useful) How to Replace the Zipper in a Pair of Pants image Step 1 – Remove the broken zipper. Use a seam ripper to remove the stitches that hold the zipper into the fly of the pants. You’ll be creating...
● Using the lockstitch machine to sew the pieces together. ● Ensuring straight, even stitches for a clean finish. This step establishes the basic structure of the pencil case, preparing it for further assembly. 7. Synchronized Sewing Machine Sewing ...
Remove Basting Stitches When all sides of each octagon are complete, remove the basting stitches from the top and bottom pieces to finish. Place your new pouf next to a chair in your living room where it can add a bit of color or stand in as an ottoman. You can also make a pair of...
Plus it has excellent stretch and recovery compared with many sewing machine stitches. For a neat finish, try to sew as close to the edge of the fabric as possible. But beware that if one needle only hits a single layer of fabric you’ll run a bigger risk of tunnelling....