Jersey will not unravel, so you do not need to do anything to finish inside seams except cut them even. However, if you have a serger it does add nice polish to your item to serge the seams, before or after you construct the piece (I usually do it before, but that’s just personal...
Jersey will not unravel, so you do not need to do anything to finish inside seams except cut them even. However, if you have a serger it does add nice polish to your item to serge the seams, before or after you construct the piece (I usually do it before, but that’s just personal...
2. Before gathering or attaching the ruffle, you need to finish one of the longer raw edges with a technique of your choice. You could choose between a machine rolled hem, a baby hem (check out our tutorialHEREfor detailed instructions) or a tiny zig-zag hem. There’s also another opt...
Soak a washcloth in full strength liquid fabric softener. Wring out excess, then lay out to dry first before using–helps prevent staining garments the first time. When ready: toss in the dryer and use again and again until it no longer works. Resoak when needed (you should be able to ...
I just used my serger to do a rolled hem, which is my favorite way to hem a circle skirt. You could also serge the raw edge, fold it over a ¼ inch using the serged edge as a guide, and then straight stitch on the sewing machine, or just fold the raw edge over twice and ...
Place the sides of the pants wrong sides together; pin then sew the sides. Then serge the seams. Serge the bottom edges of the pant legs. Then turn under the desired amount (e.g. 1.25” inches) and press. Use a blind hem stitch or regular hem (or sew by hand if desired) to trac...
Its important to remember that lots of pins will be very helpful and you may want to baste if you like. Step 8: Next, once you pinned, place the wrong side of the sleeve facing the needle and start sewing. After that, sew/serge slowly especially when you reach curvy points. Step 9:...
Asergeris the fastest way to give a ruffle a decorative, colorful edge. Set up your machine for a three- or four-thread overlock stitch. Shorten the stitch length, so the stitching is dense. Serge the long edges of all the strips. ...
Repeat with the bottom width of the fabric. This will be the bottom of the dress. OPTION: Make this hem wider as shown above, so that as the child grows, the hem can be let out. Fold the fabric in half, raw edge to raw edge, with the right sides together. Serge along the length...
Serge the new sleeve seam. OPTIONAL: serge the bottom hem of the sleeve to prevent fraying. Pin the sleeves to the armholes. Sew the sleeves to the appropriate jacket. Step 4: OPTIONAL - STEP 4: ADD a COLLAR 5 More Images I decided last minute that I wanted to add a collar to this...